rimin atory ▁police ▁conduct . ▁Her ▁client ▁received ▁a ▁$ 1 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁settlement , ▁but ▁she ▁told ▁the ▁Seattle ▁Times ▁that ▁the ▁Seattle ▁Police ▁Department ▁seemed ▁in cap able ▁adm itting ▁that ▁the ▁incident ▁was ▁an ▁example ▁of ▁bi ased ▁polic ing . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁she ▁became ▁legal ▁coun sel ▁to ▁Seattle ▁mayor ▁Ed ▁Murray . ▁ ▁Seattle ▁City ▁Council ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁González ▁ran ▁for ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁position ▁on ▁the ▁Seattle ▁City ▁Council ▁after ▁S ally ▁J . ▁Clark ▁dropped ▁her ▁re e lection ▁bid ▁for ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁remaining ▁at - large ▁seats ▁on ▁the ▁council . ▁González ▁won ▁the ▁election ▁with ▁more ▁than ▁ 7 8 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote , ▁and ▁replaced ▁John ▁Ok am oto , ▁who ▁was ▁tempor arily ▁on ▁the ▁council ▁after ▁Clark ▁res igned ▁to ▁take ▁a ▁job ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Washington . ▁González ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁Lat ina ▁to ▁be ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁council . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁González ▁was ▁re elect ed ▁to ▁office ▁with ▁more ▁than ▁ 7 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote . ▁ ▁González ▁was ▁selected ▁as ▁the ▁Council ▁President ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁succeed ing ▁Bruce ▁Har rell . ▁ ▁Att orney ▁general ▁campaign ▁ ▁On ▁August ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁González ▁announced ▁her ▁intention ▁to ▁run ▁for ▁state ▁att orney ▁general ▁in ▁the ▁ 2