James Allen Ferrell was born on September 15,1966 and is an American lawyer and politician serving in his third term as the Mayor of Federal Way, Washington since 2014.
14 Facts About Jim Ferrell
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Jim Ferrell grew up in Federal Way until the age of nine when his father died.
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Jim Ferrell graduated from Yelm High School in 1985 as a multi-sport athlete and student body president.
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Jim Ferrell spent four seasons on the team, receiving the 1986 Brian Stapp Memorial Award for the most inspirational non-letterman, earning the 1988 Bob Jarvis Award for most inspirational walk-on player, and was chosen by his fellow players in 1988 to win the prestigious Guy Flaherty Medal for the team's most inspirational player, despite being primarily a scout team player for all four seasons.
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That same year Jim Ferrell won an award from the King County Sheriff's Office for performing life-saving CPR on a fellow prosecutor and, in 2003, won an award for chasing down on foot and apprehending a defendant who had fled a courtroom.
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In 2000, Jim Ferrell became the supervisor of King County's newly created domestic violence court and later served two terms as the president of the King County Prosecuting Attorneys Union.
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Jim Ferrell had risen to the position of King County Senior Deputy Prosecuting Attorney before resigning on December 31,2013 to take the position of mayor of Federal Way.
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In 2002, Jim Ferrell challenged the 30th Legislative District's two-term incumbent socially conservative Democratic Washington State Representative Mark Miloscia.
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One of Jim Ferrell's prime initiatives while on the city council was a successful transition to making Federal Way Municipal Court judges elected, instead of appointed.
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Also concerning Jim Ferrell was what he saw as the Republican party's continued preference toward tax cuts for the rich instead of policies to mitigate the jobs lost and lives upended following the Great Recession of 2008.
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On May 6,2013, Jim Ferrell announced his candidacy for Federal Way's mayor in the 2013 election, in what turned out to be a rematch of the 2010 contest between himself and Mayor Skip Priest.
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Jim Ferrell took office as Federal Way's second elected mayor on January 1,2014.
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Jim Ferrell was re-elected in 2017 and 2021, becoming the first Mayor in Federal Way to serve consecutive terms of office.
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On January 7,2022, the day that King County Prosecuting Attorney Dan Satterberg announced his retirement, Jim Ferrell filed paperwork to run for the office.