Paul Benjamin Kraabel (February 2, 1933 – August 12, 2016) was an American politician and engineer in the state of Washington.

Kraabel was appointed to Seattle City Council in 1975, filling a seat vacated by Bruce Chapman.

Seattle Mayor Norm Rice, who served on the council with Kraabel in the 1980s, described Kraabel to the Seattle Times: "He was a very solid rudder in moving the city around issues of land use," Rice said.

When the downtown transit Tunnel was being developed he worked to meet the transit needs of the growing city while mitigating the impacts on Cascade, the International District that the 3rd and Union area downtown.

Since its establishment in 1989, the Housing Trust Fund has created or preserved more than 35,000 homes in 38 of Washington’s 39 counties.

He knows the system, he knows us and he can get up to speed quickly," said Councilwoman Jane Noland, who, along with Councilwomen Cheryl Chow and Sue Donaldson have served on the council with Kraabel.