Julianne Elizabeth Fahey (/ˈfeɪhi/ FAY-hee; born June 18, 1978) 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

2016 Oregon State Representative, 14th district
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticJulie Fahey16,29251.9
RepublicanKathy Lamberg15,06247.9
Write-in670.2
Total votes31,421100%
2018 Oregon State Representative, 14th district
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticJulie Fahey17,26461.0
RepublicanRich Cunningham10,96938.8
Write-in640.2
Total votes28,297100%
2020 Oregon State Representative, 14th district
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticJulie Fahey21,66959.1
RepublicanRich Cunningham14,90040.6
Write-in920.3
Total votes36,661100%
2022 Oregon State Representative, 14th district
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticJulie Fahey17,88759.7
RepublicanStan Stubblefield12,01040.1
Write-in590.2
Total votes29,956100%
2024 Oregon State Representative, 14th district
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticJulie Fahey22,17694.1
Write-in1,3925.9
Total votes23,568100%

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Oregon House of Representatives
Preceded byBarbara Smith WarnerMajority Leader of the Oregon House of Representatives 2022–2024Succeeded byBen Bowman
Political offices
Preceded byDan RayfieldSpeaker of the Oregon House of Representatives 2024–presentIncumbent