Eric Fey

Director of Elections in St. Louis County 

Eric is a lifelong St. Louisan and has been serving as the Democratic Director of Elections in St. Louis County since 2015. Eric received a BA in Political Science from Webster University and a MPPA (Public Policy Administration) from the University of Missouri St. Louis. Eric’s professional life has been devoted to public service, having worked in various roles in the field of public administration since graduating from college. As a matter of fact, Eric’s first foray into the field was serving as an election judge at the age of 19 while still in college. After an initial stint with the St. Louis County Board of Elections, Eric worked as an administrative assistant for the St. Louis County Council for four years prior to his tenure as Director of Elections.

Eric currently serves as President of the Missouri Association of County Clerks and Election Authorities (MACCEA) and Secretary of the International Association of Government Officials (IGO). In those roles Eric is primarily responsible for organizing professional development opportunities for fellow election administrators. Additionally, Eric serves as co-chair of the MACCEA legislative committee which entails legislative advocacy on behalf of MACCEA and frequent testimony in relevant committees regarding legislation pertinent to election administration.

Not only is election administration Eric’s occupation, but it’s also a labor of love. In 2021 Eric began co-hosting an election administration focused podcast called “High Turnout Wide Margins” along with Boone County Clerk Brianna Lennon. The purpose of the podcast is to create a forum for election administrators to share their experiences and professional accomplishments. In 2022 Brianna and Eric received a philanthropic grant to support the podcast. With this support Brianna and Eric traveled to the national conference of the Election Center where they interviewed election officials from across the country on the significant challenges facing the field of election administration. As the challenges facing election administration aren’t just domestic, Brianna and Eric traveled to Moldova and Hungary in 2022 to interview election officials in those countries about running elections in often under resourced and conflict prone situations. High Turnout Wide Margins just finished its second season after posting its 86th episode.

In his free time Eric enjoys volunteering to serve on international election observation missions. As a volunteer, Eric has observed elections in 12 countries. Eric’s most enjoyable activity, however, is spending time with his wife and two children.