Race for Seattle City Attorney draws pair of last-minute challengers June 4, 2021 at 3:09 pm
Ann Davison (L) and Nicole Thomas-Kennedy (R). (Photo credits: Courtesy photo from Ann Davison, and Dawndra Budd)
Amid dozens of candidates for Seattle mayor and two city council seats in 2021, the race for city attorney has largely been lost in the shuffle, featuring just two challengers to three-term incumbent Pete Holmes.
Holmes announced his bid for a fourth term as Seattle City Attorney in early February, and for the months that followed, he appeared to largely be running unopposed. Then in April, former Department of Justice lawyer Steve Fortney announced his campaign to challenge Holmes, raising nearly $10,000 in contributions before abruptly dropping out less than a month later.