Representative Jake Fey

Biography

Born and raised in Port Angeles, in the NW corner of Washington State, Jake's experience in the YMCA Youth and Government program pointed him early on toward a life of public service. He was the first in his family to graduate from college, earning a BA in Political Science from the University of Washington and then an MPA from the University of Puget Sound.

Jake served as the Director of the WSU Energy program from 2001 to 2019, providing leadership in alternative-energy and energy-efficiency. Prior to his time with WSU, Jake was the Energy Services Manager for fourteen years at Tacoma Power where he managed major energy efficiency investments for the utility. From 2006 – 2012 Jake served on the Tacoma City Council. During his time as a Councilmember, Jake also represented the City on the Sound Transit and Pierce Transit Boards as well as being the Vice Chair of the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency.

Elected into the WA State House of Representatives in 2012, Jake currently serves as Chair of the House Transportation Committee and as a member of the House Environment and Energy Committee.

One of Jake's top priorities in the legislature is ensuring a cleaner, more sustainable transportation system for our state. During the 2019 Legislative session, Jake introduced the Green Transportation bill, aimed at helping switch to electric vehicles and cleaner fuels, with incentives to buy electric vehicles and help to build the infrastructure to charge electric cars in Washington State.

During the 2022 Legislative Session, Jake led his colleagues in passage of the Move Ahead Washington transportation package- a $17 billion, 16 year package that makes unprecedented investments in transit, active transportation and highway preservation and maintenance.

Jake has lived in Tacoma for more than 30 years. He has two children and two grandkids.