Bruce Harrell

Who is Bruce Harrell?

Bruce A. Harrell is a member of the Seattle City Council. He was first elected in 2007 from a field of five candidates. In 2011, Councilmember Harrell was re-elected. He is chair of the Public Safety, Civil Rights, and Technology Committee, serves as vice chair of the Transportation Committee and serves as a member of the Housing, Human Services, Health and Culture 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.