Daniel Aaron Strauss (born April 12, 1986) is an American politician who serves on the Seattle City Council from District 6.

Strauss was born in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle to a Jewish family of social workers and graduated from Nathan Hale High School.

[3] Strauss graduated with a degree in political science from Whittier College, where he was elected student body president.

[13] In the August primary, he face five challengers and came in first with 51.76% of the vote and Pete Hanning, executive director for the Fremont Chamber of Commerce, came in second with 29.34%.

[23] He would propose a "balanced package," which passed, sparring cuts to popular programs, like the Seattle Channel, but relied on pulling funds from the city's Jumpstart tax.