Julie Fahey is a Democratic politician representing House District 14 in the Oregon House of Representatives, covering West Eugene, Veneta, Bethel, and Junction City in Lane County. First elected in 2016, she served as House Majority Leader before being elected Speaker of the House on March 7, 2024. Notable achievements include chairing the Housing Committee to pass major legislation on housing affordability and homelessness, such as the 2023 Affordable Housing and Emergency Homelessness Response Package; championing 2024 campaign finance reforms limiting contributions and expanding automatic voter registration; leading the 2017 Reproductive Health Equity Act; and sponsoring the 2019 Student Success Act for education investment, Oregon's strongest Equal Pay law, paid family leave, and a child tax credit.

Education and Political Experience

• Education: Earned a B.S. in Chemistry from the University of Notre Dame in 2000.
• Professional Background: Over 20 years as a business consultant and co-founder of a human resources consulting firm for businesses and nonprofits, focusing on fair pay, workforce development, and improving workplaces.
• Political Experience: Chair of the Lane County Democratic Party and Treasurer of the Democratic Party of Oregon ; House Majority Leader; Chair of the Rules and Housing Committees; Co-Chair of the Conduct Committee; member of committees including Business & Labor, Economic Development & Trade, and Joint Ways & Means Subcommittee on General Government; Co-Chair of the Oregon Future Caucus.