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Ex-state Sen. Joe Fain to lead Bellevue Chamber of Commerce

In this Jan. 27, 2017 file photo, Senate Republican floor leader Joe Fain, R-Auburn, sits at his desk on the Senate floor in Olympia, Wash. Fain has been named the new president and CEO of the Bellevue Chamber of Commerce following a national search for a new leader. Fain lost his re-election bid in November 2018 as lawmakers agreed to launch an investigation into an allegation made by a woman who said Fain raped her in 2007. (Ted S. Warren / AP)
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BELLEVUE, Wash. – Former Washington state Sen. Joe Fain has been named the new president and CEO of the Bellevue Chamber of Commerce following a national search for a new leader.

The Seattle Times reports Fain served in the Legislature for eight years starting in 2010. He lost his re-election bid in November 2018 as lawmakers agreed to launch an investigation into an allegation made by a woman who said Fain raped her in 2007.

The Chamber of Commerce announced Thursday that Fain will start on Tuesday. He succeeds Betty Nokes Capestany, who left in 2018 after 17 years to serve as the Pierce County economic development director.

Bellevue Chamber Board Chair Josh Marti described Fain as uniquely suited to lead the chamber as it works on making a greater impact on behalf of the Eastside business community.

Neither Fain nor the chamber could be reached for comment.