Joe Fain

Joe Fain
Member of the Washington State Senate from the 47th district
Incumbent
Assumed office 2010
Personal details
Political party	Republican
Website	Official

Joe Fain is a Republican member of the Washington State Senate, representing the 47th Legislative District, which includes Auburn, Kent, Covington and Renton in South King County.

Fain, who is currently serving his first term after being elected in 2010, is the Senate majority floor leader and a member of the Majority Coalition Caucus’ leadership team.

Fain was born and raised in South King County. He received a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Washington and later earned a law degree and Masters of Business Administration from Seattle University. Fain coached high school swimming in the Renton and Highline School Districts and was recognized as the 2002 “Washington State Swim Coach of the Year.”

Fain previously served as the Chief of Staff for King County Councilmember Pete Von Reichbauer, who represents the 7th District that includes much of South and Southeast King County.

In 2008, Fain sponsored a successful initiative that sought to break through hyper-partisanship in King County government. Initiative 26 was supported by the Seattle Times, Seattle PI, Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce, and the Municipal League of King County. It passed with 56% of the vote countywide, making the offices of King County Council, Executive and Assessor nonpartisan.

Senator Fain is the youngest elected member of the Washington State Senate and serves on the Senate’s Transportation, Early Learning and K-12 Education, and Financial Institutions, Housing and Insurance committees. Fain also serves as vice-chair the Legislative Evaluations and Accountable Program which is the legislature’s source of budget data and analysis.

Prior to the 2013 session, Fain was elected as the Senate’s majority floor leader and named to the Senate majority’s leadership team, transportation budget leadership cabinet and Rules Committee.

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