[citation needed] Davison had practiced law for 15 years prior to being elected Seattle city attorney.
[3] In 2019, Davison unsuccessfully challenged 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.
[3] She made an unsuccessful bid for lieutenant governor of Washington, finishing third in the nonpartisan primary with 12 percent of the vote, behind Democrats Denny Heck and Marko Liias.
[3][2] Three former governors of Washington endorsed Davison, Democrats Christine Gregoire and Gary Locke, and Republican Dan Evans.