Meet Jules Bailey
Jules Kopel Bailey is completing his first term as State Representative from Oregon House District 42, representing inner Eastside Portland. Jules is the Vice-Chair of the Revenue Committee, and serves on the Sustainability and Economic Development, Environment and Water, and Oregon Fujian Sister State Committees.
In his first term, Jules was co-chief sponsor of HB 2626, the Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Technology (EEAST) Act, which passed with overwhelming bi-partisan support and was signed into law by the Governor. EEAST allows homeowners and businesses to access long term, low cost loans for energy efficiency and renewable energy and to pay the loans back on the utility bill. Jules also co-sponsored legislation to train workers in clean energy jobs, encourage renewable industries in Oregon, and build a sustainable economy in Oregon.
Jules grew up in the Sunnyside neighborhood of Southeast Portland. He graduated from Lincoln High School and Lewis and Clark College, where he majored in Environmental Studies and International Affairs. After working for Oregon Secretary of State Bill Bradbury, Jules did his graduate studies at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. He received his Master of Public Affairs and Urban and Regional Planning with a certification in Environmental Policy. He speaks Mandarin Chinese.
In 2009, Jules founded Pareto Global, LLC. Prior to founding Pareto Global, Jules was an economist and sustainable development specialist at ECONorthwest. He works at the intersection of economics, public policy, the environment, and urban development and brings a specialization in public private collaboration and stakeholder integration.
Jules has provided policy and economic analysis, stakeholder integration, and project management for a diverse set of policy and development projects with Pareto Global, ECONorthwest, and in other roles. He has completed projects, worked, and conducted research in nine states and six countries.
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