• Kathryn Rathke
Bruce Harrell
Seattle City Council Member

"I was born in Seattle. I will probably die in Bellevue."

How he can win: Harrell is the most eloquent and passionate speaker in the field, when he's fired up. If he can squeeze through the crowded primary to the top two, he could very well talk his way into the job.

Greatest weakness: Given a council career without a major signature accomplishment, there's not a lot backing up all that talk.

Medium weakness: Mike McGinn's popularity in immigrant communities eats away at Harrell's Southeast Seattle base.

Spirit Animals: UW Husky.

Base supporters: Oh god, we feel uncomfortable saying it, but black and Asian voters, we guess. We mean, it's not like Harrell doesn't talk a lot about his Japanese/African American heritage on the campaign trail.

Little-known fact: A Garfield High School and University of Washington star, he was recently inducted into the Pacific Northwest Football Hall of Fame.

Vision for Seattle's future: Bellevue.

Key endorsements:Former Seattle mayor Wes Uhlman, King County Council member Larry Gossett, the Seattle Building & Construction Trades Council, 11th and 37th District Democrats.

Amount raised: $203,474.

Latest polling: 12 percent.

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