Bruce Harrell | |
|---|---|
_(2).jpg) Harrell in 2022 | |
| 54th and 57th Mayor of Seattle | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Jenny Durkan |
| 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, 2008 – January 6, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Steinbrueck |
| Succeeded by | Tammy Morales |
| Constituency | District 2 (2016–2020) Position 3 (2008–2016) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Bruce Allen Harrell October 10, 1958 Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Joanne Harrell (m. 1992) |
| Residence(s) | Seward Park, Washington, U.S. |
| Education | University of Washington (BA, JD) City University of Seattle (MS) |
Bruce Allen Harrell (born October 10, 1958)[1] is an American politician and attorney serving as the 57th and current mayor of Seattle, Washington. He was a member of the Seattle City Council from 2008 to 2020. From 2016 to 2020, he was president of the city council.[2] He was acting mayor of Seattle from September 13 to 18, 2017.[3][4] He was elected mayor in his own right in the 2021 Seattle mayoral election, becoming the city's second Black mayor, and its first African-Asian American mayor.
- ^ Laws, Cindi (October 20, 2015). "The Case for Bruce Harrell". South Seattle Emerald. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
- ^ Beekman, Daniel (January 4, 2016). "New Seattle City Council sworn in Monday". The Seattle Times.
- ^ 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.