SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California has elected its youngest state lawmaker in more than eight decades. It elevated a 25-year-old progressive Democrat who already has years of legislative experience to the state Assembly. Alex Lee survived a crowded nine-candidate primary election in March, then trounced his Republican rival in a San Francisco Bay Area district that includes part of Silicon Valley. He plans to keep living with his mom in San Jose for the time being and had to take a part-time gig economy delivery job to make ends meet during his campaign. Lee has worked for five different lawmakers either as a college intern or more recently a paid aide.
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In a photo provided by Alex Lee for State Assembly 2020, Alex Lee poses for a photo at the Warm Springs Bay Area Rapid Transit station in Fremont, Calif., May 22, 2019. Voters have elected Lee, the youngest state lawmaker in more than eight decades. Lee survived a crowded nine-candidate primary election in March, then trounced his Republican rival by winning 73% of the vote in a San Francisco Bay Area district that includes part of Silicon Valley. (Vanessa Hsieh/Alex Lee for State Assembly 2020 via AP)
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