Ann Davison (politician)
Ann Davison | |
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| Seattle City Attorney | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Pete Holmes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Texas, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican (2020–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Democratic (before 2020) |
| Residence(s) | Seattle, Washington |
| Education | Baylor University (BA) Willamette University (JD) |
| Website | City Attorney Ann Davison |
Ann Davison Sattler is an American attorney and politician who is the Seattle City Attorney. She was elected in November 2021.[1][2]
Career[]
Davison had practiced law for 15 years prior to obtaining the office of Seattle city attorney.[3] Davison is a former Democrat. In 2019, Davison unsuccessfully attempted to primary Debora Juarez, an incumbent member of the Seattle City Council.[3] She had run on a platform of removing homeless encampments from public areas and constructing emergency shelters to house them.
In 2020, Davison left the Democratic Party and became a Republican.[3] She made an unsuccessful bid for lieutenant governor of Washington, losing the nonpartisan primary with 12 percent of the vote, placing her in third place behind democrats Denny Heck and Marko Liias.[4] She promoted her status as an ex-Democrat, associating with the WalkAway campaign of Democrats-turned-Republicans.[3] In making the case for her party switch, Davison posted a video to YouTube in June 2020 outlining her belief that the Democratic Party had become “far left” and stating she had come to no longer identify with it. She later claimed she voted for Democrat Joe Biden for president that same year.[3]
In 2021, Davison ran for Seattle city attorney. She played down her party affiliation in the overwhelmingly Democratic city, instead focusing on the views of her opponent, Democrat Nicole Thomas-Kennedy, who had advocated for the abolition of the police in the past.[3] Davison was declared the winner by media outlets on November 5, 2021, having defeated Thomas-Kennedy.[2] While Thomas-Kennedy received the support of many labor unions and Democratic politicians during her campaign, her rhetoric repelled many Democratic-aligned voters who ultimately supported Davison in protest of the positions taken by Thomas-Kennedy.[3][2] Three former governors of Washington endorsed Davison in her campaign, Democrats Christine Gregoire and Gary Locke, and Republican Daniel J. Evans.[2]
Davison earned a BA in Sociology from Baylor University in 1990, and a JD from Willamette University College of Law in 2004.
References[]
- ^ Staff, King 5. "Ann Davison elected next Seattle city attorney". King 5 News. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
- ^ a b c d Carter, Mike (November 5, 2021). "Republican Ann Davison, talking law and order, wins Seattle city attorney race". The Seattle Times. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c d e f g Brunner, Jim (October 12, 2021). "Seattle city attorney rivals face blowback over anti-police tweets, Republican affiliation". The Seattle Times.
- ^ "Washington lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2020".
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