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Kimberly Yee is Appointed to Arizona Legislature

Well-known policy advisor Kimberly Yee has been appointed to replace former Rep. Doug Quelland.

The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors made the selection on Aug. 2.

Yee was one of three names that precinct committee persons from Legislative District 10 earlier submitted to the board. The other two people nominated were Francine Romesburg and Henry Grosjean.

Yee has been in the public affairs arena for more than a dozen years.

She has served as director of communications and government affairs for State Treasurer Dean Martin

She was also deputy cabinet secretary to California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, a senior research analyst in the Arizona Senate and a policy analyst for the State Board of Education in California Gov. Pete Wilson’s administration.

In a news release, Maricopa County Supervisor Max Wilson said he nominated Yee after consulting with Gov. Jan Brewer and House Speaker Kirk Adams.

Yee, who is also running for the House in a contested primary, will serve the rest of Quelland’s term. Quelland was removed from office, and his seat declared vacant, in May.

Quelland fought hard to keep his seat after the Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Commission found last year that he violated campaign finance rules during his 2008 campaign for the House by paying a consultant to do political work with money from his business.

The expenditures, the commission argued, violated rules for publicly funded candidates.

Quelland denied the allegations, arguing that any political work done by the consultant was made on a volunteer basis and that he paid only for work done for his business.

He also said he was denied due process when his office was declared vacant.

By Arizona Capitol Times Staff

Published: August 2, 2010 at 10:49 am

Supervisors name replacement for ousted lawmaker

Associated Press - August 2, 2010 2:04 PM ET

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YFT plans for 2010:

• March 6 Phoenix YFT Spring Banquet and Scholarship Awards
• March 28 China trip to visit the remodeled YFT ancestral hall in Kaiping, China (Grand Opening Celebration)
• May 1 Phoenix YFT 21st Anniversary Celebration
• July 4 4th of July Phoenix Chinese Community celebration
• October 24 Annual Phoenix YFT Family picnic 

Phoenix YFT extends their best wishes for everyone. May the Year of the Tiger bring good fortune, good health and happiness! Gung Hay Fat Choy!!

Krystin Yee & Eddie Yue

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