Bruce Harrell
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Bruce Harrell | |
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| 57th Mayor of Seattle | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Jenny Durkan |
| Succeeded by | Katie Wilson (elect) |
| 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 10 October 1958 (aged 67) Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Joanne Harrell |
| 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. 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] Harrell narrowly lost re-election to activist Katie Wilson in the 2025 mayoral election.
Bruce Harrell Media
Councilman Harrell with mayor Ed Murray meeting with local African American leaders in 2017
Harrell being sworn in as acting mayor
Harrell joins other individuals that had recently won mayoral elections in meeting President Joe Biden in the Oval Office of the White House
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References
- ↑ Laws, Cindi (October 20, 2015). "The Case for Bruce Harrell". South Seattle Emerald. https://southseattleemerald.com/2015/10/20/the-case-for-bruce-harrell/. 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. http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/bruce-harrell-to-take-oath-wednesday-as-seattles-next-mayor/. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
- ↑ DeMay, Daniel (September 18, 2017). "Seattle council picks Burgess as new interim mayor". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/Seattle-council-picks-Burgess-as-new-interim-mayor-12206798.php. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
- ↑ King County Election Results http://your.kingcounty.gov/elections/200711/resPage17.htm Archived 2019-02-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ 2011 General Election Results - November 8, 2011 - King County Elections. your.kingcounty.gov. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
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