Julie Fahey


Julianne Elizabeth Fahey is an American Democratic politician serving as speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives. She represents the 14th district, which covers parts of Lane County, including Veneta and western Eugene.

Education and career

Fahey graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 2000. 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.
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. 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.

Electoral history