Bruce Dammeier | |
Office: | 6th Executive of Pierce County |
Term Start: | January 3, 2017 |
Predecessor: | Pat McCarthy |
State Senate1: | Washington |
District1: | 25th |
Term Start1: | January 14, 2013 |
Term End1: | December 31, 2016 |
Predecessor1: | Jim Kastama |
Successor1: | Hans Zeiger |
State House2: | Washington |
District2: | 25th |
Term Start2: | January 12, 2009 |
Term End2: | January 14, 2013 |
Predecessor2: | Rob Cerqui |
Successor2: | Dawn Morrell |
Birth Place: | Tacoma, Washington, U.S. |
Party: | Republican |
Education: | United States Naval Academy (BS) University of Washington (MS) |
Allegiance: | ![]() |
Serviceyears: | 1979–1987 |
Bruce F. Dammeier (born 1961)[1] is an American politician and engineer serving as the county executive of Pierce County, Washington. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a member of both chambers of the Washington State Legislature.
Dammeier was born in Tacoma, Washington.[2] He graduated with distinction from the United States Naval Academy, receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in ocean engineering. He received his Master of Science degree in engineering from the University of Washington.[3]
Dammeier was elected to the Washington State Senate in 2012. He formerly served in the Washington House of Representatives, representing the 25th district from 2009 to 2013. During the 2011 legislative session, Dammeier served on the House Education Committee (ranking member), House Education Appropriations & Oversight Committee (assistant ranking member), and House Ways & Means Committee (assistant ranking member).[4]
Prior to his election to the Washington State House, Dammeier served two terms on the Puyallup, Washington School Board. Since his election in 2016, Dammeier is the Pierce County Executive. He won re-election in 2020 against former State Representative Larry Seaquist by a 10% margin.