Julie Fahey

Julie Fahey is an American Democratic politician currently serving in the Oregon House of Representatives. She represents the 14th district, which covers parts of Lane County, including Junction City and western Eugene.

Julie Fahey
Member of the Oregon House of Representatives
from the 14th district
Assumed office
January 9, 2017
Preceded byVal Hoyle
Personal details
BornMorris, Illinois, United States
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceEugene, Oregon
Alma materUniversity of Notre Dame

Career

Fahey graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 2000.[1] 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.[2]

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.[3] She 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.[4][5]

References
  1. "Julie Fahey's Biography". Project VoteSmart. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
  2. "State Representative Julie Fahey". Democratic Party of Oregon. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
  3. O'Boyle, Desmond (October 18, 2015). "Julie Fahey Officially Announces Campaign For State Representative House District 14". KLCC 89.7. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
  4. Hubbard, Saul (May 18, 2016). "Julie Fahey wins House race". The Register-Guard. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
  5. "November 8, 2016, General Election Abstract of Votes" (PDF). Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
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