Re-Elect Bruce Harrell: Effective Leadership, Recognized Across Seattle

Seattle needs leaders with courage and integrity—who lead with a sense of urgency and vision. That’s why I created the Great Student Initiative to provide 16,000 Seattle Public School students with computers and high speed Internet access for less than $10 per month. With two kids in local high schools, I know how critical it is for families to have these resources. As Chair of City Light, I’ve worked overtime to achieve the lowest power rates amongst the country’s 24 largest cities.

The facts illustrate my commitment to:

Affordable, Green Energy:

Drove rates 40% lower than national average of 11.04 cents per kilowatt-hour; 53% below San Francisco’s; 71% below New York’s.
Saved $67 million by improving financial policies.
Safe Neighborhood streetlights enhance public safety and provide vibrancy. I championed the conversion of 41,000 streetlights to LEDs and required repairs to be done within 15-days. Saving taxpayers $2.4 million per year.
City Light is Carbon Neutral. I promised clean energy at low rates. Our Environment matters.

Transportation: I am a 4-year regional leader on the Puget Sound Regional Council’s Transportation Policy Board and fought for Seattle to receive over $32.5 million in federal funds for roads and transit. I’ll get us beyond the viaduct era by opening the waterfront and creating jobs.

Social Justice: I created unprecedented race and social justice legislation that requires our City to recognize both the diversity of our city—and diversity of opinion—before taking action. Every community deserves respect.

Strong Public Safety: You must feel safe. I’ve supported adding more police officers and used my expertise as an attorney and youth mentor to enhance community relations. My proposal to equip police with body cameras rebuilds confidence in officers and protects them and the community.

Seattle Times article referred to Bruce Harrell as “The New Definition of Leadership.”

“We Endorse Councilmember Harrell For Another Term!”