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State Representative Jake Fey

Jake Fey is a Democratic state representative representing Washington's 27th Legislative District. They have prime-sponsored 165 bills, of which 23 died without a public hearing.

  • Democratic
  • House
  • Legislative District 27
  • 2 sessions on record
email
jake.fey@leg.wa.gov
phone
(360) 786-7974

Source Washington State Legislature web services: member roster, roll calls, sponsorship and committee records · as of 2026-09-16

01

Says vs does

What this member said while seeking the office, set against how they voted once they held it. We state only whether the two records differ — never why.

No stated positions have been collected for this member yet. This comparison needs a quote with a citation — a candidate guide, a town hall transcript, a floor video — found and recorded by a person. There is no feed of things politicians said, so an empty section here means nobody has done that reading, not that the member has never contradicted themselves and not that they have.

Last checked 2026-09-16

02

Voting record

Recorded floor votes across every session we hold. Committee votes are not included — those are recorded per committee, not per member.

8,823

recorded votes

8,060

yea

591

nay

172

absent or excused

Recorded floor votes, most recent first
Date Bill Subject Motion This member Roll call
2026-03-12 ESHB 1295 Reading and writing literacy Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 95–0
2026-03-12 HB 1376 Capital gains tax prepayment Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 96–0
2026-03-12 HB 1526 Snack bar liquor licenses Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 87–9
2026-03-12 2SHB 1701 Liquor licensee premises Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 89–7
2026-03-12 ESHB 1795 Student restraint, isolation Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 58–37
2026-03-12 EHB 1941 Agricultural coops/cannabis Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 69–26
2026-03-12 E2SHB 2034 LEOFF 1 restatement Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 50–46
2026-03-12 SHB 2114 Defective license plates Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 96–0
2026-03-12 EHB 2179 Port workers PERS membership Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 96–0
2026-03-12 E2SHB 2215 Fuels/climate commitment act Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 57–38
2026-03-12 SHB 2239 Family burial grounds Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 96–0
2026-03-12 ESSB 6005 Transportation budget, supp. Final Passage as Recommended by the Conference Committee YEA 69–26
2026-03-12 SSB 6003 Capital budget, supplemental Final Passage as Amended by the House YEA 96–0
2026-03-12 ESSB 5998 Operating budget, supp. Final Passage as Recommended by the Conference Committee YEA 54–43
2026-03-12 SSB 6170 Highway construction 3rd Reading & Final Passage YEA 95–0
2026-03-12 ESSB 6231 Data center equipment/taxes 2663 Orcutt Pg 2 Ln 25 NAY 47–50
2026-03-12 ESSB 6231 Data center equipment/taxes 3rd Reading & Final Passage YEA 51–46
2026-03-12 SB 6244 Ag. crop products/tax ex. 3rd Reading & Final Passage YEA 79–18
2026-03-11 E2SHB 1170 AI content notices Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 55–38
2026-03-11 ESHB 1500 CIC resale certificates Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 61–34
2026-03-11 E3SHB 1710 Voting rights act compliance Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 57–39
2026-03-11 E2SHB 1750 Voting rights act claims Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 58–38
2026-03-11 HB 1796 School construction debt Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 95–2
2026-03-11 E2SHB 1903 Low-income energy assistance Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 70–26
2026-03-11 2SHB 1906 Water system rates Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 94–2
2026-03-11 2SHB 1909 Court unification task force Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 57–38
2026-03-11 ESHB 1916 Voter registrations Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 58–38
2026-03-11 E3SHB 1960 Renewable energy Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 86–9
2026-03-11 E2SHB 1974 Land banking authorities Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 59–37
2026-03-11 2SHB 2105 Immigrant workers Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 58–38
2026-03-11 EHB 2156 AGO investigator authority Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 54–33
2026-03-11 EHB 2156 AGO investigator authority Final Passage as Amended by the Senate on Reconsideration YEA 54–41
2026-03-11 EHB 2211 Medically tailored meals Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 95–0
2026-03-11 ESHB 2225 AI companion chatbots Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 74–21
2026-03-11 ESHB 2247 Veterinarian relationship Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 95–0
2026-03-11 E2SHB 2251 Climate commit. act accounts Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 54–40
2026-03-11 SHB 2296 Distributed energy resources Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 95–1
2026-03-11 ESHB 2320 Firearm manufacturing Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 58–38
2026-03-11 E2SHB 2325 Tourism assessment Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 91–5
2026-03-11 SHB 2334 Cash transactions/pennies Final Passage as Amended by the Senate YEA 80–15

Showing the 40 most recent of 8,823 recorded votes. Each tally links to the roll call itself, which names every member.

The tally is what the chamber recorded, not a verdict. Final passage needs a majority of the members elected, an amendment a majority of those voting, and some motions two-thirds; which rule governed a given motion is not in the record we hold.

Votes against their own party’s majority

70

of 8,823 recorded votes went against the majority of Democratic colleagues

Counted only where their party had a clear majority on that roll call. A tied party is not a position to diverge from.

Votes against the member’s own party majority
Date Bill Motion They voted Their party
2026-03-11 SHB 2689 Final Passage as Amended by the Senate Nay Yea (51-8 yea-nay)
2026-03-09 ESSB 6346 2542 Marshall Pg 106 Ln 13 Yea Nay (7-50 yea-nay)
2026-03-03 ESSB 6200 Final Passage as Amended by the House Nay Yea (55-1 yea-nay)
2026-02-14 ESHB 2303 1720 Walsh Pg 1 Ln 5 Nay Yea (35-22 yea-nay)
2025-04-14 E2SSB 5284 1074 Fey Pg 1 Ln 3 Yea Nay (10-49 yea-nay)
2025-04-14 E2SSB 5284 Final Passage as Amended by the House Nay Yea (51-8 yea-nay)
2024-02-24 ESSB 5950 1109 Caldier Pg 1 Ln 2 Yea Nay (2-56 yea-nay)
2024-02-13 SHB 2296 3rd Reading & Final Passage Nay Yea (57-1 yea-nay)
2024-01-08 ESHB 1245 3rd Reading & Final Passage Nay Yea (54-4 yea-nay)
2023-04-11 SSB 5353 3rd Reading & Final Passage Nay Yea (54-3 yea-nay)
2023-03-04 HB 1421 Final Passage on Reconsideration Nay Yea (54-3 yea-nay)
2023-03-01 ESHB 1245 3rd Reading & Final Passage Nay Yea (56-1 yea-nay)
2021-03-02 ESHB 1214 300 Klippert Pg 7 Ln 40 Nay Yea (64-33 yea-nay)
2020-03-06 2SSB 6281 2131 Walen Pg 21 Ln 16 Yea Nay (46-51 yea-nay)
2020-03-05 SB 6119 3rd Reading & Final Passage Nay Yea (95-2 yea-nay)
2020-02-27 SSB 5097 3rd Reading & Final Passage Nay Yea (89-9 yea-nay)
2020-02-17 HB 2396 3rd Reading & Final Passage Nay Yea (70-28 yea-nay)
2019-04-27 ESB 6016 Final Passage as Amended by the House Nay Yea (76-22 yea-nay)
2019-04-26 SHB 1195 Final Passage as Amended by the Senate Nay Yea (92-5 yea-nay)
2019-04-16 SSB 5380 707 Gildon Pg 39 Ln 29 Nay Yea (61-37 yea-nay)
2019-04-16 SSB 5380 708 Stokesbary Pg 39 Ln 29 Nay Yea (60-38 yea-nay)
2019-04-16 SSB 5380 The House is AT EASE Subject to the call of the Speaker Nay Yea (60-38 yea-nay)
2019-03-04 SHB 1764 Final Passage Nay Yea (95-1 yea-nay)
2018-03-06 ESSB 6095 Final Passage as Amended by the House Nay Yea (96-2 yea-nay)
2018-02-23 ESB 6617 Final Passage Nay Yea (83-14 yea-nay)

Showing the 25 most recent of 70. The full list is in the roll call records linked below.

Source WA Legislature roll-call archive · as of 2026-09-16 · rows 8,823 votes across every session held · key committee votes are not in the archive and are not counted here

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Bills sponsored — and where they stopped

Bills where this member was the prime sponsor. Co-sponsorship is not included; the record we hold names only the prime sponsor.

165

bills prime-sponsored

53

became law

23

died without a public hearing

Introduced, referred, and the session ended without testimony taken. Ordinary rather than exceptional — 44% of all bills that die in Washington die this way.

Bills prime-sponsored by this member
Session Bill Subject Outcome Heard
2025-26 HB 1071 Recycling rates pending yes
2025-26 HB 1226 Transportation budget, supp. pending yes
2025-26 HB 1227 Transportation budget pending yes
2025-26 SHB 1264 Ferry system salaries became law yes
2025-26 HB 1519 Vehicle subagent fees pending yes
2025-26 HB 1605 State patrol longevity bonus became law yes
2025-26 SHB 1774 Lease of unused highway land became law yes
2025-26 HB 1804 Community solar projects pending yes
2025-26 HB 1921 Transportation revenue pending yes
2025-26 HB 1924 Manufacturing/sales tax pending no
2025-26 HB 1937 Industrial stormwater permit pending no
2025-26 SHB 1958 Interstate bridge toll bonds became law yes
2025-26 HB 2043 Transportation resources pending yes
2025-26 HB 2111 I-5 bridge account earnings pending yes
2025-26 HB 2185 Homeless youth committee pending yes
2025-26 HB 2287 Pupil transp. safety net pending no
2025-26 HB 2306 Transportation budget, supp. pending yes
2025-26 SHB 2410 Commercial truck council became law yes
2025-26 HB 2551 School district solvency pending yes
2025-26 ESHB 2711 Transportation resources became law yes
2025-26 HJM 4001 Russ Blount memorial bridge pending yes
2023-24 SHB 1084 Freight mobility priority became law yes
2023-24 SHB 1103 Capital vessel rep. account became law yes
2023-24 ESHB 1125 Transportation budget became law yes
2023-24 HB 1126 Transportation budget, supp. died yes
2023-24 SHB 1163 Leasehold tax/arenas became law yes
2023-24 HB 1619 Renewable energy resources died yes
2023-24 SHB 1620 Incorporation/population became law yes
2023-24 HB 1622 Students/homelessness became law yes
2023-24 SHB 1638 State trooper recruitment became law yes
2023-24 ESHB 1791 Commercial aviation services became law yes
2023-24 HB 1807 Speed safety cameras died yes
2023-24 HB 1829 LeMay special license plate died yes
2023-24 HB 1832 Vehicle per mile charge died yes
2023-24 ESHB 1838 Transp. revenue forecast became law yes
2023-24 HB 1842 Ferry system salary comps. died no
2023-24 EHB 1846 Ferry vessel procurement became law yes
2023-24 ESHB 1853 Transportation resources became law yes
2023-24 HB 1900 Recycling rates died yes
2023-24 ESHB 2134 Transportation budget, supp. became law yes
2023-24 HB 2356 Speed safety cameras died yes
2023-24 SHB 2357 State patrol longevity bonus became law yes
2023-24 HB 2364 Baseball players/employment died no
2023-24 HB 2491 Lease of unused highway land died yes
2021-22 HB 1115 Credit card costs recovery became law yes
2021-22 HB 1135 Transp. budget 2021-2023 died yes
2021-22 HB 1136 Supp. transportation budget died yes
2021-22 HB 1376 Registration of land titles became law yes
2021-22 SHB 1446 Utility acquisition targets became law yes
2021-22 HB 1488 Plastic packaging materials died yes
2021-22 HB 1564 Transportation spending died yes
2021-22 HB 1785 WSP minimum salary became law yes
2021-22 HB 1786 Transportation budget, supp. died yes
2021-22 EHB 1931 Hydropower license fees became law yes
2021-22 HB 1932 Recyclability died no
2021-22 HB 1934 Tribal exchange agreements became law yes
2021-22 HB 1969 Traffic cameras/speed died yes
2021-22 HB 2024 SR 520 sales tax deferral became law yes
2021-22 HB 2063 Incorporation/population died yes
2021-22 HB 2108 Historic auto museums/tax died no
2021-22 HB 2118 Additive transp. funding died yes
2021-22 HB 2119 Transportation resources died yes
2019-20 HB 1092 Metro. park district comm'rs became law yes
2019-20 ESHB 1160 Transportation budget became law yes
2019-20 HB 1161 Supp. transportation budget died no
2019-20 SHB 1254 Vehicle regist./marine cargo became law yes
2019-20 HB 1263 Homeless student support died yes
2019-20 HB 1410 Impounded vehicles/military died yes
2019-20 SHB 1480 Dredged material disposal became law yes
2019-20 SHB 1512 Transp. electrification became law yes
2019-20 HB 1581 Local housing trust funds died yes
2019-20 HB 1710 HOV lane penalties died yes
2019-20 SHB 1746 Commercial office space dev. became law yes
2019-20 EHB 1789 Vehicle service fees became law yes
2019-20 HB 1899 Tolling/I-405, SR 167 & 509 died no
2019-20 E2SHB 2042 Green transportation became law yes
2019-20 HB 2125 Local stormwater charges died no
2019-20 HB 2132 Construction completion died yes
2019-20 ESHB 2161 Ferry vessel procurement became law yes
2019-20 ESHB 2322 Transp. budget, supplemental became law yes
2019-20 HB 2640 Private detention/GMA became law yes
2019-20 HB 2641 Passenger-only ferry service became law yes
2019-20 HB 2745 Neuropsychiatric disorders died no
2019-20 HB 2913 Transportation revenue died yes
2019-20 HB 2914 Transportation funding bonds died yes
2017-18 HB 1114 Performing arts/leasehold tx died yes
2017-18 SHB 1218 Towing fees termination became law yes
2017-18 HB 1286 Vehicle service fees died yes
2017-18 HB 1332 Dangerous objects on roads died yes
2017-18 HB 1345 Vehicle filing fees died yes
2017-18 SHB 1490 Preservation rating info. became law yes
2017-18 HB 1495 Commercial office space died yes
2017-18 HB 1577 Historic auto. museums tax died yes
2017-18 ESHB 1809 Alt. fuel comm. vehicles tax became law yes
2017-18 HB 1860 Public trans benefit areas died yes
2017-18 SHB 1867 Ext. foster care transitions became law yes
2017-18 HB 1942 Unemployment overpayments died no
2017-18 HB 2019 Overwater residences died no
2017-18 HB 2204 Registration of land titles died no
2017-18 HB 2315 Registration of land titles died yes
2017-18 HB 2330 Ext. foster care eligibility died yes
2017-18 HB 2476 Vehicle service transactions died yes
2017-18 HB 2601 Port trucking air emissions died yes
2017-18 HB 2602 Toxic air pollutants died yes
2017-18 HB 2603 Emissions sources/port ops. died yes
2017-18 HB 2628 Metro. park district comm'rs died yes
2017-18 HB 2653 Alt fuel vehicle tax exmptns died yes
2017-18 SHB 2692 WSP minimum salary became law yes
2017-18 HB 2813 Commercial office space dev. died yes
2017-18 HB 2880 Redevelop./adjacent cities died yes
2017-18 HB 2925 Abandoned RV disposal died yes
2017-18 HB 2945 Transp. network companies died yes
2017-18 HB 2981 Commercial office space dev. died yes
2017-18 SHB 2990 Narrows bridge debt service became law yes
2015-16 HB 1007 Traffic safety cameras died yes
2015-16 SHB 1130 Water power license fees became law yes
2015-16 HB 1180 High-capacity trans service died yes
2015-16 HB 1265 Local revital. finan. proj's died yes
2015-16 HB 1318 Deficit reimbursemnt/ferries died yes
2015-16 HB 1487 Clean car stds and program died yes
2015-16 HB 1580 State patrol officers died no
2015-16 HB 1581 30 dollar vehicle lic. fee died yes
2015-16 HB 1582 Traffic violation penalties died no
2015-16 3SHB 1682 Homeless students became law yes
2015-16 HB 1757 Local transportation options died yes
2015-16 HB 1891 Stage II gas vapor control died yes
2015-16 HB 1892 Vehicle fuel handling losses died yes
2015-16 HB 1927 Distributed generation died no
2015-16 HB 1928 Homeless youth population died yes
2015-16 HB 1966 Transit agencies/natural gas died yes
2015-16 HB 1971 Charter schools died yes
2015-16 HB 1990 Vehicle transfer/debt relief died yes
2015-16 HB 2029 Public trans benefit areas died yes
2015-16 HB 2073 Energy independence act died no
2015-16 HB 2074 Petition-based annexing T.O. died yes
2015-16 HB 2087 Clean altern. fuel vehicles died yes
2015-16 HB 2648 Retirement info. disclosure died yes
2015-16 HB 2758 Public trans. benefit areas died yes
2015-16 HB 2762 Vehicle fees died no
2015-16 HB 2763 Development/growth plans died yes
2015-16 2ESHB 2778 Clean alt. fuel vehicles became law yes
2015-16 E2SHB 2872 WSP recruitment & retention became law yes
2015-16 HJM 4015 SR 529 bridge naming died yes
2015-16 HR 4675 Joan Earl/Sound Transit died no
2013-14 HB 1046 Water company rates died yes
2013-14 HB 1210 Capital projects review brd died yes
2013-14 SHB 1256 Freight mobility invest. brd became law yes
2013-14 HB 1447 Heavy haul corridors became law yes
2013-14 HB 1485 Transp benefit district fees died yes
2013-14 HB 1535 Community college faculty died yes
2013-14 ESHB 1643 Energy conservation became law yes
2013-14 HB 1644 Transportation planning became law yes
2013-14 HB 1746 Municipal officers died yes
2013-14 HB 1898 Enhanced public trans zones died yes
2013-14 HB 1974 Commute trip reduction died no
2013-14 HB 2184 Counties owning ferry system died no
2013-14 HB 2227 Ski area conveyance safety died yes
2013-14 HB 2425 Local integrating orgs died no
2013-14 HB 2426 Traffic safety cameras died yes
2013-14 SHB 2448 Insur & finan responsibility became law yes
2013-14 HB 2487 State patrol officer salary died no
2013-14 HB 2488 Vehicle license fees died no
2013-14 EHB 2558 Tax foreclosed property died yes
2013-14 HB 2610 Homeless youth population died yes
2013-14 HB 2745 Used oil recycling died no

Source WA Legislature bill status + committee agendas · as of 2026-09-16 · n 165 prime-sponsored bills across every session held · What died in committee

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Committee seats

2025-26

  • House Committee on Environment & Energy
  • House Committee on Transportation

We cannot say which of these they chair. A committee chair decides what gets a hearing, which makes the role the single most consequential fact in this section — and the roster export records membership without it. Every seat above is shown as an equal membership because that is all the record supports.

Last checked 2026-09-16

Source WA Legislature committee membership records · as of 2026-09-16 · seats 2

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Who funds this seat

Campaign finance reported to the Public Disclosure Commission. The record and the PDC share no identifier, so this is a join — on surname, given name, chamber and district for a legislator, and on the office won and the county it was won in for everyone else. Only where one person fits.

$148K

raised, 2026 cycle

$18,862

spent

$1,232

average contribution

Total divided by 120 reported contributors.

$1.6M

raised across 9 campaigns

Every cycle we hold for this filer, not a career total — earlier campaigns may predate our coverage.

By campaign

Reported campaign finance by cycle
Cycle Raised Spent Contributors
2026 $147,845 $18,862 120
2024 $306,927 $377,455 325
2022 $205,158 $187,970 269
2020 $206,499 $222,261 231
2018 $181,626 $101,236 311
2016 $108,721 $119,460 185
2014 $90,197 $76,945 204
2012 $171,726 $166,138 428
2010 $146,571 $157,402 389

Largest reported contributors

Largest reported contributors
Contributor City Amount
Puyallup Tribe of Indians Tacoma $4,800
NW Marine Trade Association PAC Seattle $3,000
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC Washington $2,400
Associated General Contractors of WA / BUILD PAC Seattle $2,400
Nisqually Indian Tribe Olympia $2,400
NW Regional Council of Smart SSF Everett $2,400
Pacific Merchant Shipping Association (PMSA) Oakland $2,400

Individual contributors, by stated employer

Private individuals are not named here unless their own public conduct already makes them a public figure; their giving appears aggregated by the employer they stated. The full itemised record is public at the PDC.

Individual contributors, grouped by stated employer
Employer stated by contributors Contributors Amount
Microsoft Corporation 1 $2,400
No employer stated 7 $19,800

Colleagues who gave on the same day

Three or more people sharing an employer, giving to one of this member’s campaigns on a single date. Money arriving together is the pattern; a shared employer on its own is not. Across every campaign we hold, not just the most recent.

Same-day contributions from colleagues at one employer
Date Cycle Employer Donors Total
2012-10-11 2012 SOUND TRANSIT 4 $375

This shows money arriving together, not who arranged it. An office collection, a fundraiser one colleague hosted, a firm’s partners each writing a cheque on the day they were asked — all three look identical in the filings, and all three are legal. Nothing here says the employer knew, still less that it directed anyone. The record gives the date and the shared workplace; the reason is not in it.

Last checked 2026-09-16

Only 10.9% of named donors stated an employer. The field is filled in by the donor and left blank more often than not, so both tables show what we can see rather than everything that exists. Treat the counts as a floor. Occupations reported in the employer box — “retired”, “self-employed”, “homemaker” — are excluded, because they are not a shared workplace.

Last checked 2026-09-16

This filing was matched, not looked up. The Legislature and the PDC share no identifier. We matched Jake Fey to PDC filer FEY J 422 because the surname, the given name, the office (State Representative) and the district (27) all agree, and because only one person fits. If that is the wrong person, tell us at corrections@washingtonindependents.org and we will unpublish this section while we check — see Corrections.

Last checked 2026-09-16

Spent independently, for and against · not their money

Money spent about this member by committees that are barred by law from coordinating with them. It is not their money, they cannot return it, and it is not in the total above. Spending for someone is not money from them, and the two sides are never subtracted from each other.

  1. Spent supporting

    stance filed as “for”

    $49,369

  2. Spent opposing

    stance filed as “against” · not subtracted from the row above

    none filed
  • JACKSON LEGACY FUND for · $29,627 · 2024
  • WASHINGTON STATE DENTAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE for · $17,592 · 2022, 2020
  • THE LAMAR COMPANY LLC for · $1,217 · 2024
  • Fuse Votes for · $934 · 2026, 2024, 2022, 2020

Sources WA PDC C-3 contribution reports · C-6 independent expenditure and electioneering communication reports · as of 2026-09-16 · filer FEY J 422 · key surname + given name + chamber + district — refused where more than one person fits · n 18 independent-expenditure filings name this candidate id · note independent expenditures are joined on the PDC candidate id, not on a name; they are a separate ledger, never netted against each other and never added to the committee’s own total

The original filing at the PDC

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How the seat was won

Every certified general election this member won, from the Secretary of State canvass. The canvass names winners by printed name and the Legislature issues member ids, so each row is a stated join of the two records — never a guess.

Certified election wins for State Representative Jake Fey
Election Seat Contest Record
November 4, 2014 State House seat 2, Legislative District 27 contested WA Secretary of State certified general election results, 2014
November 8, 2016 State House seat 2, Legislative District 27 unopposed WA Secretary of State certified general election results, 2016
November 6, 2018 State House seat 2, Legislative District 27 contested WA Secretary of State certified general election results, 2018
November 3, 2020 State House seat 2, Legislative District 27 contested WA Secretary of State certified general election results, 2020
November 8, 2022 State House seat 2, Legislative District 27 contested WA Secretary of State certified general election results, 2022
November 5, 2024 State House seat 2, Legislative District 27 contested WA Secretary of State certified general election results, 2024

Sources Secretary of State certified results + PDC candidate filings · as of 2026-09-16 · key joined on surname + given name + chamber + district; refused where more than one member fits · note — = value absent from source export

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Member response

This page is built from public records, and the member it describes gets space to respond to it.

No response process exists yet. When one does, anything this member sends about this page will be published here verbatim — dated, unedited, and clearly theirs. Nothing has been solicited yet, so the absence of a response here says nothing about the member.

Last checked 2026-09-16

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Connected records

Everything below is a link some document draws for us. Nothing here is our inference. Grouped by how well the record supports it, always in this order, never sorted by interest.

On the record · 23

One document states the relation in its own words.

Showing 8 of 23. Every edge for this record, as JSON

Joined by us, on a stated key · 6

Two documents joined on a key, and the key is named on every row.

Nothing on file

Votes are in the graph but render as vote-history tables above, not as rows here. Testimony and committee referrals are not in the graph yet — no sign-in sheet or chamber journal has been read into an edge for this member, which is not the same as none existing.

Checked 2026-09-16

Source one query on the edge table, grouped by tier · as of 2026-09-16 · edges 23 filed, 6 composite, 0 adjacency · how edges are built

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How to run for this office

This is an office, not a possession. Every seat here is filled by whoever files for it and wins, and the requirements are the same for everyone.

Filing requirements and next election by seat
Seat Term Next election Filing opens
State Representative, District 27 2 years 2026 May 2026

1 form

declaration of candidacy

Filed with the Secretary of State, online or on paper. It states your name as it will appear on the ballot, the office, and that you are qualified.

1 week

the filing window, every May

Monday to Friday, closing at 4:00pm. There is no late filing: miss it and the seat is decided without you.

0

signatures, endorsements, prior offices

You must be a registered voter living in the district on the day you file. That is the entire qualification, and no party is asked about you.

C-1

only once money moves

A campaign committee and PDC reporting are required within two weeks of raising or spending anything. Raise nothing and you file nothing.

What the job is. The Legislature sits for 105 days in odd-numbered years and 60 days in even ones, and the work does not stop when the session does — committee days, constituent casework and district meetings run through the interim. Someone deciding whether to file needs that more than they need anyone’s opinion of the incumbent.

Reporting follows money, not candidacy. Registering with the Public Disclosure Commission and filing contribution reports is triggered by raising and spending, not by putting your name in. A campaign that stays under the mini-reporting threshold files a short form and nothing more.

We cannot yet tell you what filing costs. The fee is one percent of the office’s annual salary (RCW 29A.24.091 — one percent of the annual salary of the office), which makes it a specific dollar amount rather than a rule — and a page that makes you compute your own filing fee has not told you the filing fee. Legislative salaries are set by the Citizens’ Commission on Salaries for Elected Officials and we do not hold that schedule, so the figure is missing rather than estimated. A candidate who cannot pay it may file a petition of signatures instead.

This section appears on every office page on this site, contested or not, filled or vacant. Its presence is not a comment on whoever holds the seat, and we do not say whether a seat is winnable — that would be a prediction, and this page carries records.

Source Election cycle derived from past regular elections in PDC candidate filings; requirements from RCW 29A.24 — candidate filing · as of 2026-09-16

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What this page will not compute

Each of these is a number a reader might reasonably expect. None of them follow from the records we hold, so we do not publish them.

What the money bought
Where a filing is matched we show what was raised and from whom. Connecting that to how the member voted would be a causal claim from two records that were never linked, and campaign money is not the only thing that moves a vote.
A complete funding career
Cycles are shown back to 2009. A member who served before that has earlier campaigns we do not hold, so the career total is a floor rather than a lifetime figure.
Employers we cannot see
The employer field is filled in by the donor and left blank more often than not, so the bundling table shows employers we can see rather than every one that exists.
Whether a difference was a broken promise
Where a stated position and a vote differ we show both records and say only that they differ. Why is not in either one — an amendment, a procedural vote, or a bill that changed under the member all produce the same pair.
A complete set of statements
Positions are found and cited one at a time by a person. An empty or short list means nobody has done that reading, not that a member has said little.
Advertising
Meta’s ad library and PDC independent expenditures targeting this member are both public and neither is loaded.
What a divergent vote means
We can say a member voted against their party’s majority on a given roll call. Whether that was principle, a local interest, a drafting objection or a trade is not in the record, and the count is not a measure of independence.
Committee influence
Chair and ranking-member roles decide which bills get heard. The roster gives membership without role, so every seat here looks alike.
A member’s response
The design reserves space for one. We have no process yet for soliciting or publishing it, so the section is absent rather than empty.

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Common questions

Which Legislative District does Jake Fey represent?
Jake Fey is a Democratic state representative representing Washington’s 27th Legislative District.
How often does Jake Fey break with their party?
Across 8,823 recorded floor votes we hold, Jake Fey voted against the majority of their own party 70 times. That count is a description of the record, not a measure of independence — the record does not say why any single vote diverged.
How many bills has Jake Fey sponsored?
Jake Fey has prime-sponsored 165 bills, of which 53 became law. Co-sponsorship is not in the record we hold. 23 of them died without ever getting a public hearing.
How long has Jake Fey served in the Legislature?
Jake Fey appears in the member roster for 2 biennia, most recently 2025-26. This counts biennia on record, not continuous years.
How many state legislators represent each Washington district?
Three — one state senator and two state representatives, elected to Position 1 and Position 2. All three represent the same geography; the positions are not sub-areas.
When are Washington legislative elections held?
In even-numbered years. All 98 House seats are up every two years; Senate seats run on staggered four-year terms.

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Where this page comes from

Every figure above is read from a primary source and rebuilt on a schedule. Nothing here is modelled or inferred; where a source is silent the page says so rather than filling the gap.

WA Legislature member roster
Name, party, district, chamber and contact details, per session served.
WA Legislature roll call service
Every recorded floor vote. Committee votes are recorded per committee rather than per member and are not included.
Party divergence
Derived, not published by the Legislature. For each roll call we take the majority position of the member’s own party and flag votes against it, counting only roll calls where that party had a clear majority.
WA Legislature legislation records
Prime sponsorship, and each bill’s outcome and hearing status. Co-sponsorship is not in the record we hold.
Public Disclosure Commission candidate filings
Contributions, expenditures, the largest reported contributors and their stated employers, for every cycle back to 2007. Matched on surname and given name plus chamber and district for a legislator, or the office won and the county it was won in for everyone else — never on name alone — and only published where one person fits. Across the record that resolves 1,938 of 13,879 officials over 3,548 cycles, with 45 refused as ambiguous; the rest say why they did not match.
Not loaded
Public statements, advertising, committee roles, and committee votes by member.