Jake Fey

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Jake Fey
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Candidate, Washington House of Representatives District 27-Position 2

Washington House of Representatives District 27-Position 2
Tenure

2013 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

12

Compensation

Base salary

$61,997/year

Per diem

$202/day

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Next election

August 4, 2026

Contact

Jake Fey (Democratic Party) is a member of the Washington House of Representatives, representing District 27-Position 2. He assumed office on January 14, 2013. His current term ends on January 11, 2027.

Fey (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the Washington House of Representatives to represent District 27-Position 2. He declared candidacy for the primary scheduled on August 4, 2026.[source]

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Fey was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Fey was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Fey was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Washington committee assignments, 2017
Environment
Technology and Economic Development
Transportation

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Fey served on the following committees:

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Fey served on the following committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2026

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on August 4, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 27-Position 2

Incumbent Jake Fey is running in the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 27-Position 2 on August 4, 2026.

Candidate
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Jake Fey (D)

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2024

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Washington House of Representatives District 27-Position 2

Incumbent Jake Fey defeated Devin Rydel Kelly in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 27-Position 2 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jake Fey
Jake Fey (D)
 
75.5
 
49,311
Devin Rydel Kelly (D) Candidate Connection
 
22.7
 
14,825
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.9
 
1,210

Total votes: 65,346
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 27-Position 2

Incumbent Jake Fey and Devin Rydel Kelly advanced from the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 27-Position 2 on August 6, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jake Fey
Jake Fey (D)
 
70.2
 
23,332
Devin Rydel Kelly (D) Candidate Connection
 
26.9
 
8,962
 Other/Write-in votes
 
2.9
 
962

Total votes: 33,256
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

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2022

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Washington House of Representatives District 27-Position 2

Incumbent Jake Fey defeated Janet Large in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 27-Position 2 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jake Fey
Jake Fey (D)
 
70.9
 
41,257
Janet Large (R)
 
28.9
 
16,842
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
96

Total votes: 58,195
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 27-Position 2

Incumbent Jake Fey and Janet Large defeated Dhaval Patel in the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 27-Position 2 on August 2, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jake Fey
Jake Fey (D)
 
69.0
 
24,203
Janet Large (R)
 
26.8
 
9,379
Dhaval Patel (Independent)
 
4.1
 
1,420
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
51

Total votes: 35,053
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2020

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Washington House of Representatives District 27-Position 2

Incumbent Jake Fey defeated Barry Knowles in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 27-Position 2 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jake Fey
Jake Fey (D)
 
71.4
 
52,081
Image of Barry Knowles
Barry Knowles (Independent)
 
27.7
 
20,177
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.0
 
695

Total votes: 72,953
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 27-Position 2

Incumbent Jake Fey and Barry Knowles advanced from the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 27-Position 2 on August 4, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jake Fey
Jake Fey (D)
 
74.7
 
32,837
Image of Barry Knowles
Barry Knowles (Independent)
 
24.3
 
10,671
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.0
 
431

Total votes: 43,939
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2018

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Washington House of Representatives District 27-Position 2

Incumbent Jake Fey defeated Donald Golden in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 27-Position 2 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jake Fey
Jake Fey (D)
 
72.3
 
39,243
Donald Golden (Independent Party of Washington Party)
 
27.7
 
14,999

Total votes: 54,242
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 27-Position 2

Incumbent Jake Fey and Donald Golden advanced from the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 27-Position 2 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jake Fey
Jake Fey (D)
 
76.7
 
21,575
Donald Golden (Independent Party of Washington Party)
 
23.3
 
6,542

Total votes: 28,117
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2016

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Washington House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on August 2, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was May 20, 2016.

Incumbent Jake Fey ran unopposed in the Washington House of Representatives, District 27-Position 2 general election.[1]

Washington House of Representatives, District 27-Position 2 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Jake Fey Incumbent (unopposed)
Source: Washington Secretary of State


Incumbent Jake Fey ran unopposed in the Washington House of Representatives District 27-Position 2 top two primary.[2][3]

Washington House of Representatives, District 27-Position 2 Top Two Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Jake Fey Incumbent (unopposed)
Source: Washington Secretary of State

2014

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Washington House of Representatives took place in 2014. A blanket primary election took place on August 5, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was May 17, 2014. Incumbent Jake Fey (D) and Steven Cook (R) defeated Micah Anderson (Framer Party) in the primary. Fey defeated Cook in the general election.[4][5][6]

Washington House of Representatives, District 27-Position 2 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJake Fey Incumbent 67.5% 22,992
     Republican Steven Cook 32.5% 11,091
Total Votes 34,083
Washington House of Representatives, District 27-Position 2 Top Two Primary, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJake Fey Incumbent 68.3% 12,223
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngSteven Cook 27.7% 4,965
     Framer Party Micah Anderson 4% 714
Total Votes 17,902

2012

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2012

Fey won election in the 2012 election for Washington House of Representatives, District 27-Position 2. Fey ran unopposed in the August 7 blanket primary election and defeated Lauren Walker (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[7][8]

Washington House of Representatives, District 27-Position 2, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJake Fey 63.3% 32,444
     Democratic Lauren Walker 36.7% 18,827
Total Votes 51,271

2010

See also: Washington State House of Representatives elections, 2010

Jake Fey ran for the Washington House of Representatives District 27-Position 1. He ran against Jessica Smeall, Janis Gbalah, Ken Nichols and Laurie Jinkins in the August 17, 2010, primary. He was defeated by Democrat Laurie Jinkins in the November 2, 2010, general election.

Washington House of Representatives, District 27-Position 1 General Election (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Laurie Jinkins (D) 19,503
Jake Fey (D) 16,611
Washington House of Representatives, District 27-Position 1 Primary (2010)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Laurie Jinkins (D) 6,818 32.90%
Green check mark transparent.png Jake Fey (D) 6,046 29.17%
Ken Nichols (I) 5,808 28.03%
Jessica Smeall (D) 1,259 6.08%
Janis Gbalah (D) 793 3.83%

Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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2022

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2020

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2012

Fey's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[9]

Creating Jobs

  • Excerpt: "Jake will continue to fight to keep jobs and large employers like DaVita here in our community."

Protecting Our Environment

  • Excerpt: "Jake is a true environmental leader, fighting to protect clean air, clean water and open space. Jake also manages a nationally recognized energy program that helps small businesses and homeowners conserve energy and save money."

Investing in Kids

  • Excerpt: "Jake knows early childhood education is the key to a bright future for our youth. Jake will continue to advocate for children in the State Legislature."

Providing Transportation Solutions

  • Excerpt: "He will continue to work hard to reduce congestion so that residents spend less time commuting and more time at home with their families."

Campaign finance summary


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Jake Fey campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Washington House of Representatives District 27-Position 2Won general$305,446 $406,557
2022Washington House of Representatives District 27-Position 2Won general$203,862 $187,470
2020Washington House of Representatives District 27-Position 2Won general$180,153 N/A**
2018Washington House of Representatives District 27-Position 2Won general$182,045 N/A**
2016Washington House of Representatives, District 27-Position 2Won $90,840 N/A**
2014Washington House of Representatives, District 27-Position 2Won $91,667 N/A**
2012Washington State House, District 27Won $191,726 N/A**
2010Washington State House, District 27Won $155,771 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Missed Votes Report

See also: Washington House of Representatives and Washington State Senate

In March 2014, Washington Votes, a legislative information website, released its annual Missed Votes Report, which provides detailed missed roll call votes on bills for every state legislator during the 2014 legislative session.[12] The 2014 regular session included a total of 515 votes in the State House and 396 in the State Senate, as well as 1,372 bills introduced total in the legislature and 237 bills passed. Out of all roll call votes, 90 individual legislators did not miss any votes. Three individual legislators missed more than 50 votes.[12] Fey missed 14 votes in a total of 1211 roll calls.

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
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Succeeded by
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Leadership
Speaker of the House:Laurie Jinkins
Majority Leader:Joe Fitzgibbon
Minority Leader:Drew Stokesbary
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