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Kimberly Yee | |
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45th State Treasurer of Arizona | |
Assumed office January 7, 2019 | |
Governor | Doug Ducey Katie Hobbs |
Preceded by | Eileen Klein |
Majority Leader of the Arizona Senate | |
In office January 9, 2017 – January 7, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Steve Yarbrough |
Succeeded by | Rick Gray |
Member of the Arizona Senate from the 20th district | |
In office January 14, 2013 – January 7, 2019 | |
Preceded by | John McComish |
Succeeded by | Paul Boyer |
Member of the Arizona House of Representatives from the 10th district | |
In office January 10, 2011 – January 14, 2013 Serving with James Weiers | |
Preceded by | Doug Quelland |
Succeeded by | Stefanie Mach |
Personal details | |
Born | Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. | February 23, 1974
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Nelson Mar |
Education | Pepperdine University (BA) Arizona State University (MPA) |
Website | Government website |
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Traditional Chinese | 余艷芬[1] | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 余艳芬 | ||||||||||
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Kimberly Yee[2] (born February 23, 1974) is an American politician serving as the 45th Arizona state treasurer. She is the first Asian-American woman elected to the Arizona State Legislature.
A member of the Republican Party, she was elected to the Arizona House of Representatives for the 10th legislative district from 2011 to 2013 and the Arizona Senate for the 20th legislative district from 2013 until 2019.[3] She was elected to the position of Arizona state treasurer on November 6, 2018. As Treasurer, Kimberly Yee is currently the highest-ranking statewide elected Republican in Arizona.
Yee announced her candidacy for Arizona governor in May 2021 but withdrew from the Republican nomination race in January 2022 to run for reelection as treasurer.[4]