Bruce F. Dammeier (born 1961)
Early life and education
Dammeier was born in Tacoma, Washington.
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.
Political career
Dammeier served two terms on the Puyallup School Board from 2001 to 2009. In 2008, he was elected to the Washington House of Representatives from the 25th District, defeating Democrat Rob Cerqui with 54 percent of the vote.
He was re-elected in 2010 with 64 percent of the vote.
In 2012, Dammeier was elected to the State Senate, defeating Democrat Eric Herde with 62 percent of the vote.
Pierce County Executive
In 2016, Dammeier opted to run for Pierce County Executive rather than seek re-election to the State Senate.
He placed second in the primary election, receiving 30 percent of the vote to Democrat Rick Talbert's 46 percent,
and they advanced to the general election. Dammeier narrowly defeated Talbert in the general election, winning 52 percent of the vote to Talbert's 48 percent, and became the first Republican to be elected County Executive since 1996.
Dammeier was re-elected in 2020, defeating former Democratic State Representative
Larry Seaquist with 55 percent of the vote.
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