Bruce Harrell
| Bruce A. Harrell | |
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Bruce Harrell, 2011
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| Member of the Seattle City Council from District 2 |
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Assumed office 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Peter Steinbrueck |
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| Born | Seattle WA |
| Spouse(s) | Joanne Harrell |
| Residence | Seattle, WA |
| Occupation | Seattle City Councilmember (District 2) |
Bruce A. Harrell (born 1958) is a member of the Seattle City Council first elected in 2007 and re-elected in 2011 and 2015. He is President of the City Council and chair of the Education, Equity, and Governance Committee, serves as vice chair of the Human Services and Public Health Committee and serves as a member of the Parks, Seattle Center, Libraries and Waterfront Committee. Between 2008-2011, he served as chair of the Energy, Technology, and Civil Rights Committee and was responsible for oversight of Seattle City Light, the city’s public power utility and the city’s Department of Information and Technology. He also sits on the Puget Sound Regional Council’s Executive Board, chairs Performance First, a partnership to support minority-owned businesses, and is the Northwest Regional Director for the National Technology Adoption Advisory Council.
Bruce is married to Joanne Harrell and they are raising their family in the Mt. Baker neighborhood.
Born and raised in Seattle, Harrell attended Garfield High School where he graduated valedictorian in 1976.
He went on to attend the University of Washington where he earned a bachelor’s degree in Political Science in 1980 and made the national Academic All-American First Team in football. Harrell earned the juris doctor degree from the University of Washington School of Law in 1984, was admitted to the Washington State Bar and practiced for 20 years, working as in-house counsel for US West, now CenturyLink, and then in private practice. In 1994, Harrell earned a Master’s degree in Organizational Design and Improvement from City University of Seattle.
In 2007, Harrell received the University of Washington Distinguished Alumni Award. In 2012, Harrell won the University of Washington's Timeless Award Winner, and in 2013 he was inducted into the NW Football Hall of Fame.
After attending law school, Harrell joined US West, now CenturyLink, in 1987. There, Harrell achieved the positions of Counsel, Senior Attorney and Chief Counsel. Harrell served as chief legal advisor to the Rainier Valley Community Development Fund, chief legal advisor to the First A.M.E. Church and First A.M.E. Housing Corporation, Chief Counsel to US West, and general counsel to the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, Zeta Pi Lambda chapter.
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