Bruce Harrell
Bruce Allen Harrell (born October 10, 1958)[1] is an American politician and attorney. He is the Mayor of Seattle since 2022. He was the mayor before for a short time in 2017.[2][3] He was a member of the Seattle City Council. He was first elected to the city council in 2007 and was re-elected in 2011 and 2015, and did not run again in 2019.[4][5]
Bruce Harrell | |
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| 57th Mayor of Seattle | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Jenny Durkan |
| In office Acting: September 13, 2017 – September 18, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Ed Murray |
| Succeeded by | Tim Burgess |
| President of the Seattle City Council | |
| In office January 5, 2016 – January 5, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Tim Burgess |
| Succeeded by | Lorena González |
| Member of the Seattle City Council | |
| In office January 3, 2016 – January 6, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Kshama Sawant |
| Succeeded by | Tammy Morales |
| Constituency | District 2 |
| In office January 3, 2008 – January 3, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Steinbrueck |
| Succeeded by | Kshama Sawant |
| Constituency | Position 3 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Bruce Allen Harrell October 10, 1958 Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Joanne Harrell |
| Education | University of Washington (BA, JD) City University of Seattle (MS) |
References
- Laws, Cindi (October 20, 2015). "The Case for Bruce Harrell". South Seattle Emerald. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
- Beekman, Daniel (September 13, 2017). "City Council President Bruce Harrell becomes Seattle's 54th mayor; Ed Murray steps down". The Seattle Times. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
- DeMay, Daniel (September 18, 2017). "Seattle council picks Burgess as new interim mayor". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
- King County Election Results http://your.kingcounty.gov/elections/200711/resPage17.htm
- "2011 General Election Results - November 8, 2011 - King County Elections". your.kingcounty.gov. Archived from the original on November 7, 2021. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
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