Bruce Harrell becomes mayor of Seattle New Year’s Day – KIRO 7 News Seattle

SEATTLE – Mayor-elect Bruce Harrell will officially become Mayor of Seattle starting Saturday.

He won’t have a public swearing-in ceremony as a spokesman confirmed that Harrell was sworn in privately at his home last week.

Harrell plans to hold a smaller event on Tuesday because of the pandemic where he will address residents of the city.

“With COVID rising, the mayor-elect has decided to forego a major public event and instead hold an opening ceremony with the press and some members of his team,” Harrell communications director Jamie Housen told The Seattle-Times on Thursday .

He will be the first elected mayor of Asian descent and the city’s second black mayor.