Bruce Harrell
Bruce Allen Harrell (born October 10, 1958) 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. He was acting mayor of Seattle from September 13 to 18, 2017. He was elected mayor in his own right in the 2021 Seattle mayoral election, becoming the second Black mayor since Norm Rice, and the first African-Asian American mayor of the city.
Bruce Harrell | |
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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) |
| Education | University of Washington (BA, JD) City University of Seattle (MS) |
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