Julie Fahey

Julianne Elizabeth Fahey (/ˈfeɪhi/ FAY-hee; born June 18, 1978) is an American Democratic politician serving as speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives.^[1] She represents the 14th district, which covers parts of Lane County, including Veneta and western Eugene.

Julie Fahey
Fahey in 2022
69th Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office March 7, 2024
Preceded by	Dan Rayfield
Majority Leader of the Oregon House of Representatives
In office January 16, 2022 – March 7, 2024
Preceded by	Barbara Smith Warner
Succeeded by	Ben Bowman
Member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 14th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 9, 2017
Preceded by	Val Hoyle
Personal details
Born	(1978-06-18) June 18, 1978 (age 47) Morris, Illinois, U.S.
Party	Democratic
Education	University of Notre Dame (BS)
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Education and career

Fahey graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 2000.^[2] Fahey served as Treasurer of the Democratic Party of Oregon from 2015 to 2017, and was chair of the Lane County Democratic Party from 2012 to 2014.^[3]

In October 2015, Fahey announced her candidacy for the House seat vacated by Val Hoyle, who retired in order to run for Oregon Secretary of State.^[4] Fahey defeated James Manning Jr. in the Democratic primary with 60% of the vote, and in the general election defeated Republican Kathy Lamberg with 52% of the vote.^[5][6]

Electoral history

2016 Oregon State Representative, 14th district^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Julie Fahey	16,292	51.9
	Republican	Kathy Lamberg	15,062	47.9
	Write-in		67	0.2
Total votes			31,421	100%

2018 Oregon State Representative, 14th district^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Julie Fahey	17,264	61.0
	Republican	Rich Cunningham	10,969	38.8
	Write-in		64	0.2
Total votes			28,297	100%

2020 Oregon State Representative, 14th district^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Julie Fahey	21,669	59.1
	Republican	Rich Cunningham	14,900	40.6
	Write-in		92	0.3
Total votes			36,661	100%

2022 Oregon State Representative, 14th district^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Julie Fahey	17,887	59.7
	Republican	Stan Stubblefield	12,010	40.1
	Write-in		59	0.2
Total votes			29,956	100%

2024 Oregon State Representative, 14th district^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Julie Fahey	22,176	94.1
	Write-in		1,392	5.9
Total votes			23,568	100%