Kimberly Yee

Biographical Information

Rep. Doug Quelland was removed from office on May 27, 2010 for a Clean Elections violation.  He was replaced by Kimberly Yee, the first Asian American woman in the Arizona Legislature who was appointed as a Representative for Legislative District 10 on August 2, 2010 and she was sworn in August 4, 2010 (ALIS and "More Asian-Americans run for Arizona office."  The Arizona Republic, September 19, 2010; Pitzl, Mary Jo.  "Supervisors pick Kimberly Yee for vacant House seat."  The Arizona Republic, August 3, 2010, p. B 5 and and Journal of the House of Representatives, 49th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session, 2009, p. v.)  The following is from ALIS for the 50th Arizona State Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2011):

Kimberly Yee  
Republican  District 10
House of Representatives
1700 W. Washington
Room 339
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Phone Number: (602) 926-3024
Fax Number: (602) 417-3110
Email Address: [email protected]
Home City: Phoenix
Occupation: Public Policy and Government Affairs
Member Since: 2009
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Kimberly Yee, a native of Arizona, has a distinguished career in public policy and governmental service.  She represents the 10th Legislative District of Arizona, covering North Phoenix and Glendale.

Born and raised in Legislative District 10, Kimberly is the former Chairman of the Legislative District 10 Republican Committee.  In 2008, she was elected as a national delegate representing her home state of Arizona at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota.  She has served as an elected precinct committeewoman and a member of the Executive Guidance Committee of the Maricopa County Republican Committee.

A graduate of Pepperdine University, Kimberly earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science and a Bachelor’s Degree in English.  She holds a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from Arizona State University and was the recipient of the honored Scholar-Citizen Award.

She has served as Director of Communications and Government Affairs for Arizona State Treasurer Dean Martin promoting fiscal conservative principles to protect taxpayers.

In 2004, Kimberly was appointed by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger as Deputy Cabinet Secretary and was a member of Governor Schwarzenegger’s Cabinet.  She served as the Governor’s liaison to the executive branch state agencies and provided policy advisement to the Governor in the areas of K-12, vocational, and higher education, state and consumer services, and labor and workforce development.

In Arizona, Kimberly served as senior staff of the Senate Committee on Education for the Arizona Legislature from 1998 to 2003 where she established long-standing professional relationships with Arizona’s legislative leaders during her tenure, and gained first-hand experience in the legislative process where she drafted Arizona statutes, improving the state’s public education system, including charter schools, colleges and universities.

In 1997, Kimberly was appointed by Governor Pete Wilson as a policy analyst to the State Board of Education helping develop California’s academic content standards that outline what students should be able to know in various subjects by the end of each grade level.  State tests are aligned with these academic standards to measure student achievement.

Kimberly also served as a Fellow to the prestigious California Executive Fellowship Program, and worked in the office of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, specializing in child care, preschool development, and K-12 education issues.

At the federal level, Kimberly worked for the United States Department of Justice in the Fraud Section, Criminal Division in Washington, D.C. providing research and paralegal assistance. She has also provided administrative services with the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office.

Education

Masters: Public Administration, Arizona State University, 2001.

Bachelor Arts: Political Science/English, Pepperdine University, 1996.

Employment

Arizona Legislative Service

Sources

2011 Guide to the 50th Legislature 1st Regular Session (Arizona News Service) Education: 2016 Guide to the Legislature (Greenbook)