Barbara Lee
1946 (80) • Acting
Barbara Lee
Barbara Jean Lee (née Tutt; born July 16, 1946) is an American politician who has served as the 52nd mayor of Oakland since 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, Lee previously served as a U.S. representative from California from 1998 to 2025, representing California's 12th congressional district (numbered as the 9th district from 1998 to 2013 and as the 13th district from 2013 to 2023). She also served in both houses of the California State Legislature from 1990 to 1998.
Known For
The Daily Show
64%
Self
1996
Real Time with Bill Maher
60%
Self
2003
The Jim Jefferies Show
66%
Self
2017
Hidden in Plain Sight
75%
Self
2003
Barbara Lee: Speaking Truth To Power
5%
Self
2020
At This Hour with Kate Bolduan
50%
Self
2014
The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart
Self
2020
American Pot Story: Oaksterdam
100%
2023
The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart
Self
2020
Barbara Lee: Speaking Truth To Power
5%
Self
2020
The Jim Jefferies Show
66%
Self
2017
At This Hour with Kate Bolduan
50%
Self
2014
War Made Easy
72%
Self (archive footage)
2007
Hidden in Plain Sight
75%
Self
2003
Real Time with Bill Maher
60%
Self
2003
The Daily Show
64%
Self
1996