Beyond Hollywood: Media Personality Jason Lee Is Running For Stockton City Council Tuesday

By Williamena Kwapo | OBSERVER Staff Writer Jason Lee on city council campaign event. Photo Courtesy of Jason Lee for Stockton. In the dynamic world of media and entertainment, Jason Lee stands out as a multifaceted personality and entrepreneur with a bold approach to storytelling. As the founder of Hollywood Unlocked, a popular media platform, Lee has carved a niche for himself as a host and commentator on pop culture. After years of success in media, he has his eyes set on a new venture that will have him splitting his time between the glitz and glam of Hollywood and Stockton city council politics. Lee, 46, is one of the candidates in the running for Stockton’s District 6 City Council position in the upcoming March 5 election. Jason is running against incumbent District 6 councilwoman Kimberley Warmsley, longtime politician and former councilman Ralph White, and three others. Lee was born to an Italian mother and African American father in Stockton, CA, and experienced an early life marked by challenges and adversity. While being raised in south Stockton, his mother was on drugs during the majority of his adolescent years, landing him in the foster care system at the age of...