Bruce W. Barrows, Councilmember

Councilmember Bruce W. Barrows was unanimously appointed to the Cerritos City Council in May of 2020 to fill a declared vacancy in the office of City Councilmember and was named Mayor Pro Tem in 2022 and Mayor in 2023. Councilmember Barrows was first elected to the Cerritos City Council in April 1994 and was re-elected in 1999. After sitting out due to term limits, Councilmember Barrows was elected to the City Council again in 2007 and re-elected in 2011. He served as Mayor in 1997–1998, 2002–2003, 2009–2010, 2013–2014 and 2023–2024. Prior to his election to the City Council in 1994, Councilmember Barrows served six years on the City’s Planning Commission.

Boards and Committees

Councilmember Barrows serves on the following Internal Ad Hoc Working Groups:

Budget/Finance
City Charter Review
Community Garden
Library
MIS/Technology
Personnel
Policy and Procedure
Protocol Manual
Southeast Gateway Line Project

Councilmember Barrows serves on the following external groups:

Gateway Cities Council of Governments Board of Directors (Alternate)
Gateway Cities Council of Governments 91/605/405 Corridor Cities Committee (Alternate)
Gateway Cities Council of Governments Southeast Gateway Line Corridor Cities Committee (Alternate)
Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts Board of Directors (Districts 2, 3, 18 & 19) (Alternate)

Councilmember Barrows previously served on the following external groups:

Gateway Cities Council of Governments chairman (2000-2001)
League of California Cities - Los Angeles Division Executive Board and Legislative Committee
League of California Cities - Los Angeles Division President
League of California Cities' Annual Planning Committee
League of California Cities' Revenue and Taxation Committee
League of California Cities' Transportation, Communications & Public Works Policy Committee
Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) High Speed MagLev Task Force as Vice Chair
Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) Legislative Committee
Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) Regional Council representative for 15 years
Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) Transportation Committee
United States Conference of Mayors Transportation and Arts Committee
University of Southern California Price Executive Education Program/School of Public Policy Board of Advisors

Personal and Professional

He and his wife Teresa were married in 1972 and have resided in Cerritos since 1978. They raised their children in Cerritos, including three sons Josh (wife Yensley), Nathan (wife April) and Daniel, and one daughter, Jessica Roberts (husband Glenn), and are blessed with three granddaughters, Savannah, Berkeley and Alessandra, and five grandsons, Jason, Laird, Ethan, Owen and Liam. Councilmember Barrows' involvement in Cerritos started with coaching over 34 City sports teams between 1980 and 1989.