1. Jules Bailey was born on November, 1979 and is an American politician who served in the Oregon House of Representatives from 2009 to 2014, representing inner Southeast and Northeast Portland.
16 Facts About Jules Bailey
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In 2016, Jules Bailey ran for mayor of Portland in 2016, losing to Ted Wheeler.
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Jules Bailey was raised in Portland, Oregon and graduated from Lincoln High School.
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Jules Bailey studied in a dual-degree graduate program at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.
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In 2008, Jules Bailey was elected to the Oregon House of Representatives to represent District 42.
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Jules Bailey earned a plurality victory in the primary election over three other candidates for the Democratic nomination.
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Jules Bailey sponsored bills to increase state funding for biking and walking facilities and to allow an Idaho stop for cyclists.
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Jules Bailey sponsored a bill to make traffic fines proportional to vehicle weight in order to recognize that heavier vehicles, when driven dangerously, are more hazardous to the people around them than small vehicles.
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From June 2014 to the end of 2016, Jules Bailey represented District 1, which includes the areas of Multnomah County west of the Willamette River and inner Southeast Portland, on the Multnomah County Commission.
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Jules Bailey was elected to the Multnomah County Commission in a special election in May 2014.
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Jules Bailey succeeded Liesl Wendt, who had been appointed to fill the seat on an interim basis when Deborah Kafoury resigned to run for County Chair.
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In November 2015, Jules Bailey announced his campaign for Portland mayor to take on Oregon State Treasurer Ted Wheeler.
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Jules Bailey ran a progressive and populist campaign compared to Wheeler's moderate campaign.
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Jules Bailey ended up losing, coming in second place with 31,955 votes compared to Wheeler's 105,562 votes.
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In September 2020, Jules Bailey filed an elections complaint against Portland mayoral candidate Sarah Iannarone alleging that she misled voters about her educational credentials.
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Jules Bailey is the board chair of the Oregon League of Conservation Voters.