Jake Fey

{{Short description|American politician}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Jake Fey | state_house = Washington | state = Washington | district = 27th | alongside = Laurie Jinkins | term_start = January 14, 2013 | preceded = Jeannie Darneille | party = Democratic | birth_name = Jacob Carl Fey | birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1949}} | birth_place = Port Angeles, Washington, U.S. | profession = | spouse = Janine Fey | children = 2 | education = University of Washington (BA)<br>University of Puget Sound (MPA) | signature = Jake Fey Signature.jpg }}

'''Jacob Carl Fey'''<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90928338/port-angeles-evening-news/|title=Roster of Port Angeles Senior High School graduates of 1967|work=Port Angeles Evening News|date=1967-06-08|access-date=2021-12-21}}</ref> (born 1949)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Legislative Manual 2021-2022|url=https://leg.wa.gov/LIC/Documents/Historical/Legislative%20Manuals/Legislative%20Manual%20-%20Red%20Book%202021_ONLINE.pdf|publisher=Washington State Legislature|access-date=August 10, 2021|archive-date=August 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810134505/https://leg.wa.gov/LIC/Documents/Historical/Legislative%20Manuals/Legislative%20Manual%20-%20Red%20Book%202021_ONLINE.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> is an American politician serving as a member of the Washington House of Representatives, representing the 27th district.<ref name="votesmart">{{cite web |url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/80588/jake-fey |title=Jake Fey |publisher=votesmart.org |access-date=2012-12-24 }}</ref> A member of the Democratic Party, Fey assumed office on January 14, 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://leg.wa.gov/House/Representatives/Pages/default.aspx|title=Representatives|website=leg.wa.gov|access-date=2020-04-19}}</ref>

== Early life and education == Fey was born and raised in Port Angeles, Washington. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science from the University of Washington and a Master of Public Administration from the University of Puget Sound.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Jake_Fey|title=Jake Fey|website=Ballotpedia|language=en|access-date=2020-04-19}}</ref>

== Career == Fey served as the director of the Washington State University Energy program from 2001 to 2019. He also served as a member of the Sound Transit and Pierce Transit boards. Fey was a member of the Tacoma City Council and served as deputy mayor of Tacoma, Washington.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://housedemocrats.wa.gov/fey/biography/|title=Biography – Jake Fey|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-19}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=27th District tour with Rep. Jake Fey|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVto3pNLp5s|language=en|access-date=2020-04-19}}</ref> Fey is a progressive.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://jakefey.com/|title=Committee to Elect Jake Fey – Jake Fey for State Representative of the 27th LD|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-19}}</ref>

== Awards == * 2021 City Champion Awards. Presented by Association of Washington Cities (AWC).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wacities.org/news/2021/07/28/association-of-washington-cities-recognizes-11-state-legislators-with-2021-city-champion-awards |title=Association of Washington Cities recognizes 11 state legislators with 2021 City Champion Awards |website=wacities.org |date=July 28, 2021 |accessdate=September 22, 2021}}</ref>

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