Leland Yee

ABOUT LELAND YEE

Chinese-American Democratic Party politician. He faced gun trafficking and corruption charges and was forced out of his office as District 8 California State Senator.

After graduating from the University of California-Berkeley and San Francisco State University, he earned a PhD in child psychology from the University of Hawaii.

He served two terms on the San Francisco School Board and also worked as a counselor with San Francisco's Mental Health Department.

Born in Taishan, China, he moved to the United States at the age of three and later became a full U.S. citizen. His marriage to Maxine Yee produced four children.

He joined the 2011 San Francisco mayoral race, hoping to succeed Mayor Gavin Nesom .