Bruce F. Dammeier (born 1961) is an American politician and engineer who served as county executive of

Pierce County, Washington Pierce County is a County (United States), county in the U.S. state of Washington (state), Washington. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 921,130, up from 795,225 in 2010, making it the second-most populous ...

. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a member of both chambers of the

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Early life and education

Dammeier was born in

Tacoma, Washington Tacoma ( ) is the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States. A port city, it is situated along Washington's Puget Sound, southwest of Seattle, southwest of Bellevue, Washington, Bellevue, northeast of the state capital, Olympia ...

. He graduated with distinction from the

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, receiving a

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degree in ocean engineering. He received his

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degree in engineering from the

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Career

Dammeier was elected to the

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in 2012. He formerly served in the

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, 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). Prior to his election to the Washington State House, Dammeier served two terms on the

Puyallup, Washington Puyallup ( ) is a city in Pierce County, Washington, United States. It is on the Puyallup River about southeast of Tacoma and south of Seattle. The city had a population of 42,973 at the 2020 census. The city's name comes from the Puyallu ...

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.

References

External links

Rep. Dammeier's legislative page

Bruce Dammeier personal page

25th Legislative District

Bruce Dammeier on Facebook
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dammeier, Bruce 1961 births Living people Politicians from Tacoma, Washington County executives in Washington (state) Republican Party members of the Washington House of Representatives 21st-century members of the Washington State Legislature Republican Party Washington (state) state senators United States Naval Academy alumni University of Washington College of Engineering alumni