Devin has worked as a director of data with the Foundation for Tacoma Students. He has also been involved in organizing with SEIU Local 925 and served as a leader in the University of Washington academic union. 

Devin Rydel Kelly's campaign for state representative is his first run for public office.


Wants to create a Department of Housing to investigate speculation and fight off global investors buying homes and create a statewide social housing developer to expand supply.

Supports strengthening labor law statewide, providing unemployment for striking workers, and creating Community Workforce Agreements.

- Wants to create a Department of Housing to investigate speculation and fight off global investors buying homes and create a statewide social housing developer to expand supply.
- Supports strengthening labor law statewide, providing unemployment for striking workers, and creating Community Workforce Agreements.

Economy

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Believes climate change is the "biggest existential threat" and advocates for ending fossil fuel use and their influence on politics.

Believes incumbent Jake Fey is influenced by corporate donations from "polluters" like Puget Sound Energy and Chevron, and opposes his actions that killed pro-environmental legislation to protect waste hauling corporate donors' profits.

Believes incumbent Jake Fey is influenced by corporate donations from "polluters" like Puget Sound Energy and Chevron, and opposes his actions that "killed pro-environmental legislation that would have lowered profits for waste hauling corporate donors."

Believes in advocating for sustainable environmental practices, and as an environmental organizer in Idaho, worked with local and national groups to challenge old-growth logging by the Boise Cascade Corporation.

Wants to heavily invest in green union jobs, creating future proof transportation and utility infrastructure, and form a living wage youth jobs corps.

- Believes climate change is the "biggest existential threat" and advocates for ending fossil fuel use and their influence on politics.
- Believes incumbent Jake Fey is influenced by corporate donations from "polluters" like Puget Sound Energy and Chevron, and opposes his actions that "killed pro-environmental legislation that would have lowered profits for waste hauling corporate donors."
- Believes in advocating for sustainable environmental practices, and as an environmental organizer in Idaho, worked with local and national groups to challenge old-growth logging by the Boise Cascade Corporation.
- Wants to heavily invest in green union jobs, creating future proof transportation and utility infrastructure, and form a living wage youth jobs corps.

Energy & the Environment

Supports a referendum for universal healthcare, citing initiatives like "Whole Washington."

Believes in strengthening and protecting state healthcare programs.

- Supports a referendum for universal healthcare, citing initiatives like "Whole Washington."
- Believes in strengthening and protecting state healthcare programs.

Healthcare

As of June 8, 2025, Devin Rydel Kelly’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Voting & Elections

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Supports students' calls for school systems to divest from Israeli corporations and American war profiteers.

Wants to make K-12 school funding equitable and provide free state higher education for all.

Plans to change the school funding model to drive equity throughout lower income communities and lift property tax burden on workers.

Supports free tuition at Washington’s four-year universities and two-year colleges.

Supports investing equitably in apprenticeships and other right fit pathways for career-bound youth.

Wants a robust state funded before and after school and summer programming to resolve childcare funding crisis.

- Supports students' calls for school systems to divest from Israeli corporations and American war profiteers.
- Wants to make K-12 school funding equitable and provide free state higher education for all.
- Plans to change the school funding model to drive equity throughout lower income communities and lift property tax burden on workers.
- Supports free tuition at Washington’s four-year universities and two-year colleges.
- Supports investing equitably in apprenticeships and other right fit pathways for career-bound youth.
- Wants a robust state funded before and after school and summer programming to resolve childcare funding crisis.

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Devin Rydel Kelly

Jake was born and raised in Port Angeles, Washington. He has a bachelor's degree in political science from Washington State University and a master's degree in public administration from the University of Puget Sound. He is married and lives in Pullman, Washington.

As of October 10, 2024, Jake Fey’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Ballotpedia, Jake Fey

Jake Fey currently serves as a state representative in State Legislative District 27-Position 2. He was first elected in 2012 and is serving his 6th term. He was elected to this position in 2010 and is serving his 6th term. He is a former Deputy Mayor of Tacoma and member of the Tacoma City Council 

Worked with fellow legislators to invest in transportation infrastructure and fund eco-friendly transportation.

Supported bills that provide the ability for local governments to raise additional funds for local transportation projects by increasing vehicle license fees, bring light rails to Tacoma, and establish a four-year extension to the sales tax exemption for electric vehicles.

- Worked with fellow legislators to invest in transportation infrastructure and fund eco-friendly transportation.
- Supported bills that provide the ability for local governments to raise additional funds for local transportation projects by increasing vehicle license fees, bring light rails to Tacoma, and establish a four-year extension to the sales tax exemption for electric vehicles.

Supports efforts to address climate change and protect the environment.

- Supports efforts to address climate change and protect the environment.

As of June 8, 2025, Jake Fey’s website did not contain information on this issue.

As a state representative, sponsored the 2016 Homeless Student Stability and Opportunity Gap Act to enhance educational outcomes for homeless students by providing identification services, housing support, and school counselors.

Supports expanding early learning programs for low-income children to provide more equitable educational opportunities.

Sponsored HB 1331, which provided fee exceptions for early learning facilities and made it easier to develop more high-quality early learning for low-income children . 

Believes all children should have access to a strong and equitable education regardless of background.

Supports measures to increase access to affordable childcare.

- As a state representative, sponsored the 2016 Homeless Student Stability and Opportunity Gap Act to enhance educational outcomes for homeless students by providing identification services, housing support, and school counselors.
- Sponsored HB 1331, which provided fee exceptions for early learning facilities and made it easier to develop more high-quality early learning for low-income children . 
- Believes all children should have access to a strong and equitable education regardless of background.
- Supports measures to increase access to affordable childcare.

Jake Fey

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