Current Council Committees

  • Chair: Land Use Transportation Committee (LUTC)
  • Member: Finance Economic Development Regional Affairs Committee (FEDRAC)

Past Governmental Experience 

2007-2011
Elected to Federal Way City Council and Served as Mayor

  • Served as Mayor 2007 to 2009
  • Chaired Lodging Tax Committee
  • Served on Land Use and Transportation Committee
  • Chaired the Score Regional Jail Group Developed the budget and capital plan to build the new south end regional jail.  Board was made up of 7 South-end Mayors.
  • Served on Board of Directors of Enterprise Seattle
  • Served on the Board of the Puget Sound Regional Council

2003 to 2007
Elected to Federal Way City Council

  • Chaired Land Use and Transportation Committee
  • Served on Finance Committee Worked on Federal Way’s budget, oversaw Federal Way’s fourth large capital project.
  • Served on the Board of Directors of Enterprise Seattle

2002 to 2003
Appointed as Federal Way City Councilman

  • Served on the Finance Committee, oversaw the building of the Federal Way City Hall
  • Served on the Human Services Public Safety Committee.

1996 to 2000 
Elected to Federal Way City Council

  • Chaired Human Services and Public Safety Committee
  • Chaired Parks and Recreation Committee
  • Served on Finance Committee
  • Active in developing the budget, forming the Police Department, and overseeing the first two large capital projects in Federal Way.

1995 to 1996
Appointed as Federal Way City Councilman

  • Served on the Finance Committee
  • Served on the Human Services Public Safety Committee

Education

  • Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon
  • Bachelor of Science - Geography, with emphasis on transportation and urban planning
  • Graduated from Decatur High School, Federal Way, Washington

Business

Jack is the founder and CEO of Innovative Intelligent Products LLC.  The company manufactures products for the telecommunications and trucking industries.

Other interests:

Ski instructor at Crystal Mountain for 13 years, cross country bicycle riding, Mentoring Federal Way students, Member of Federal Way, Rotary, Avid reader of history books, as past president of the Federal Way Caregiving Network, and an Eagle Scout.

Personal

Jack Dovey moved to Federal Way in 1968.  He and his wife Jennifer were married in 1976 and raised their 2 children in Federal Way.  Their son Jackson lives in San Jose California with his wife Alyssa and their two daughters.  Their daughter Jeneca lives in Frankfurt Germany with her husband Jared and their two sons.

Jack and Jennifer have been active in their local Federal Way church since 1984.