I'm Ann Davison, and I'm running
for Seattle City Attorney
because our city must reconcile that it is failing
to meet the needs of the most vulnerable,
as well as the basic functions
of protecting public health and safety.
When I moved to Seattle in 1996
for a job in the Sonics' front office,
our city had found a way to meet those needs.
Before my first child was born in 2008,
walking to the courthouse downtown was safe,
but by the time I had my second child in 2011,
our streets were becoming dangerous.
Now employees and jurors
are told not to use the main entrance
because it's so unsafe.
The same can be said for many of our neighborhoods.
My kids began to ask questions about
why people were living
alongside Seattle's roadways
in unconscionable conditions
less humane than in a U.N. Cambodian refugee camp
where I worked with people fleeing civil war.
Even our children know what's happening
in our city isn't right.
The City Attorney is a critical link
to public safety
downtown and in our neighborhoods,
deciding when to prosecute
many types of criminal activity.
I will provide balanced leadership
that makes us smart on crime,
proactive, not reactive.
I will be a collaborative leader,
bringing compassion, seeking progress,
and establishing working relationships
within our city and region
to restore public safety.
I'm proud to be endorsed by retired
Seattle Municipal Court Judge Ed McKenna,
former King County Prosecutor Chris Bailey,
Seattle Opera Board member Louise Miller,
and Tom Hansen, a Seattle author decades in recovery.
You can see more endorsements at
neighborsforann.com.
By fixing this critical link
of public health and safety,
we begin to see improvement
in the livability of our city.
With your vote, we can create a safer,
more compassionate city for all of us.