Executive Bruce Dammeier

Bruce Dammeier

County Executive

A Pierce County native, Executive Dammeier attended Curtis High School before going on to graduate with distinction from the U.S. Naval Academy and serve eight years as a Civil Engineer Corps Officer. While on active duty, he was deployed on humanitarian relief missions in the United States and across the world. At the conclusion of his military service, he returned to Washington State and became a dedicated community volunteer. Bruce and Lauren, his wife of more than 35 years, live in Puyallup. They have three grown sons.

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Pierce County approved to move to Phase 2 of Safe Start order

I’m pleased that our residents’ hard work to social distance and abide by best practices has been recognized. While we are eager to see some of the restrictions lifted, I urge our community to continue with the practices that protect themselves, their families and our community.

CARES Act Funding

The federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act passed by Congress allocated federal funds to jurisdictions across the country with populations over 500,000. The amount provided to each entity was based on population size. Pierce County received an allocation of approximately $158 million.

Through the week ending July 17, a total of $111,014,291 has been allocated.