Gary A. Lee
Gary Alcide Lee (born August 18, 1933) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York. Lee was born in Buffalo, New York. He served in the United States Navy from 1952 until 1956. He was graduated from Colgate University in 1960. Lee later did graduate studies at Colgate and at Cornell University. After college he worked as an educational administrator and consultant, 1963–1979. He served as a member of the Corning, New York city council in 1962. From 1963 to 1967 he was a member of the town board in Dryden , New York, and he served as Dryden's town supervisor from 1967 to 1969. From 1968 to 1974, Lee served in the Tompkins County Legislature. From 1975 to 1978, Lee was a member of the New York State Assembly, sitting in the 181st and 182nd New York State Legislatures. He was elected to Congress in 1978 and represented New York's 33rd congressional district from January 3, 1979, until January 3, 1983. He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-nomination when re-districting forced him into a primary contest against fellow Republican incumbent George Wortley. After leaving Congress he resided  in Alexandria, Virginia. He later relocated to Fort Myers, Florida, where he remained active in politics, including serving as Chairman of the Lee County Republican Party.