Chris Lee (New York politician)
| Chris Lee | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 26th district |
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In office January 3, 2009 – February 9, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Thomas M. Reynolds |
| Succeeded by | Kathy Hochul |
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Christopher John Lee April 1, 1964 Kenmore, New York |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Michele Lee |
| Children | 1 |
| Residence | Clarence |
| Alma mater |
University of Rochester (B.A.) Chapman University (M.B.A.) |
| Religion | Protestant |
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Christopher John "Chris" Lee (born April 1, 1964) is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for New York's 26th congressional district. He served from January 2009 until he resigned February 9, 2011 after it was revealed that he had solicited a woman on Craigslist and emailed a shirtless photo of himself.
Lee was raised in Tonawanda, New York in a politically active family. His sister ran regional affairs in western New York for former Governor George Pataki, and his father was the finance chairman on several campaigns for former U.S. Rep. Jack Quinn.
Lee earned a B.A. in economics and finance from the University of Rochester and a Master of Business Administration from Chapman University in California. At Rochester, he was a member of the Psi Upsilon Fraternity.
During his campaign for Congress, it emerged that Lee was fired from a sales job in Buffalo at Ingram Micro (now in Amherst) when he was 25 years old. He had obtained his supervisor's password and accessed customer accounts to change their credit limits with the company. This meant that the customers could purchase on account more of Ingram's products, thus increasing Lee's commission. Lee and another employee were fired. During the campaign, Lee issued a statement: "At my first job out of college, I made a mistake and broke company policy and was let go. What's important is that I learned from that mistake, and have had a successful career building a business and creating jobs for families here in Western New York."
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