Jim Ferrell

About

James Allen Ferrell is an American lawyer and politician serving in his third term as the Mayor of Federal Way, Washington since 2014. He is a candidate for King County Prosecutor. After being a member of the Republican Party for twenty years, in 2012 he switched to the Democratic Party. Ferrell previously served ten years on the Federal Way City Council and was the prime mover behind the city's transition from a Council–Manager form of city government to a Mayor-Council or "Strong Mayor" government. Federal Way is currently the 9th largest city in the state of Washington. In the 2022 general election, Ferrell ran for the King County Prosecuting Attorney position and lost.