Betty Yee

Betty T. Yee (born October 19, 1957) is an American politician. She was the California State Controller from 2015 to 2023. Yee won the 2014 election for Controller with 54% of the vote .Yee won reelection in 2018, winning against Republican Konstantinos Roditis by a large percentage of the vote. She was a member of the California Board of Equalization from 2004 to 2015. Yee is a member of the Democratic Party.

Betty Yee
Vice Chair of the California Democratic Party
Incumbent
Assumed office May 2, 2021
Preceded by	Alex Gallardo-Rooker (acting chair in 2019)
32nd Controller of California
In office January 5, 2015 – January 2, 2023
Governor	Jerry Brown Gavin Newsom
Preceded by	John Chiang
Succeeded by	Malia Cohen
Member of the California State Board of Equalization from the 1st district
In office December 6, 2004 – January 5, 2015
Preceded by	Carole Migden
Succeeded by	Fiona Ma
Personal details
Born	(1957-10-19) October 19, 1957 San Francisco, California, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Education	University of California, Berkeley (BA) Golden Gate University (MPA)
Chinese name
Chinese	余淑婷
Jyutping	jyu4 suk6 ting4
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Yú Shūtíng Yue: Cantonese Jyutping jyu4 suk6 ting4

Yee has been the Female Vice Chair of the California Democratic Party since May 2021. She competed for the position with party secretary Jenny Bach and Victorville councilmember Blanca Gómez.

In March 2019, Yee said she would run in the 2026 California gubernatorial election.