About

Lee Tu has lived in Albertson since 1993. He attended the Stern School of Business at New York University, where he received a B.S. in Accounting and Finance with a minor in Journalism. He began his professional career as an auditor for the New York City Department of Real Estate Services under the Giuliani administration, performing compliance and contract audits of one of the largest government lease portfolios. During his tenure, he was responsible for uncovering and saving taxpayers millions from audit findings. He then went into public accounting where he performed audits, SOX compliance engagements, and consulting services for private and publicly held companies. He has served as the accounting manager for a $100 million Long Island based freight forwarder, and is currently a Director at Cornick, Garber & Sandler, LLP.

Lee was the Republican and Conservative candidate for Supervisor of the Town of North Hempstead in 2009. As a first time town-wide candidate and having one-third of the funding of his opponent, in a district where Democrats outnumber Republicans by a three-to-two margin, he received more than 47% of the vote in one of the closest elections in recent town history.

He ran on a platform of reforming the town's mismanaged buildings department which was plagued by the arrests of five town employees and the convictions of three, including the commissioner of the department on charges of bribery and corruption. He called for fiscal responsibility as the general tax levy has increased over 40% since the current town supervisor took office in 2004. The current town debt is close to $300 million.

Since the 2009 election, Lee has worked with residents, businesses, and civic groups throughout the town on a variety of important local issues. He sponsored a public safety meeting with then Nassau County Police Commissioner Mulvey in Great Neck at the height of a series of home robberies plaguing the Great Neck and Manhaasset Hills communities. Lee also worked with the Port Washington community to preserve park land at Harbor Hoes and acted as a watchdog during the mismanaged Tully pool construction project in New Hyde Park.

Lee is currently serving his seventh year as the Executive Leader of the Albertson, Roslyn Heights Republican Committee. As the leader, he has helped to elect three public officials and acts as a conduit for residents of the Albertson and Roslyn Heights communities to convey any issues or concerns to county, town, and state officials. "The committee is not so much about politics but rather about how to improve our community and quality of life."

Since Lee was in high school, he has always had an affinity to be a contributing member of his community. While at Francis Lewis High School, Lee was selected to be part of the New York City Mayor's Youth Advisory Council where he was a proponent of youth benefits and participated in the "Choose to Diffuse" program, helping to bring awareness to curbing youth violence. While in college, he was selected to the prestigious Dwight Eisenhower Fellowship program in Washington, D.C. where he served on the staff of then Republican National Committee Co-Chairman Jeanie Austin. As a fellow, he was involved with helping women and minority candidates. Lee was also selected as a New York City Government Scholar, where he gained valuable experience in creating public policy.