After graduating from Binghamton University and Albany Law School, Moore worked in Brooklyn as a public defender and continued to do so after she moved back to Seattle.

[3][16] Moore continued to support Mayor Bruce Harrell plan to hire an additional 300 to 400 officers, and that the police budget was about right.

[17] Moore confirmed her support for the city ordinance that makes drug use and possession prosecutable, even though it allocated no additional funding for treatment.

[17] Moore received backing from business and real estate independent expenditure committees, which gave nearly $1.1 million in total to more "conservative" city council candidates.

[25][26] Protestors were arrested and the council chambers were cleared, with Moore stating she felt "physically threatened" and that "We need to make sure that this does not happen going forward.

[26] At a press conference on Aurora Ave with city attorney Ann Davison, Moore announced that she would introduce legislation to create "Stay Out of Areas of Prostitution" (SOAP) zones on Aurora Ave in conjunction with councilmember Robert Kettle's "Stay Out of Drugs Areas" (SODA) zone legislation.

[28][29] City council Central Staff updated a memo in regards to comments by Moore, which removed sections that raised concerns about the legislation's impact and lack of additional funding for diversion and emergency services.