2010 gubernatorial campaign Davis was a candidate in the
2010 New York gubernatorial election on the Anti-Prohibition line. She ran on a platform of legalizing prostitution,
marijuana and
same sex marriage, and
firearms rights. Among her unorthodox campaign strategies was the naming of her campaign committee as "Friends of Kristin Davis," which abbreviated to
FOKD. She stated a goal of raising $2 million for her campaign. She admits she knew that she was a long shot to win the race.
Roger Stone, who had worked as an operative for former presidents
Richard Nixon,
Ronald Reagan and
George H. W. Bush, was named as Davis's campaign manager, though he also cooperated with his protégé,
Michael Caputo, on a competing campaign by Buffalo developer
Carl Paladino. Stone stated that the two candidates had distinct goals – Davis was only seeking to gain the requisite 50,000 votes, while Paladino, in Stone's view, had an actual chance to win – and as such he did not believe there to be a
conflict of interest. Stone also said he accepted his position in the Davis campaign before Paladino entered the race. Caputo stated that he believed Davis would at least outdraw Conservative Party nominee
Rick Lazio. Radio personality and political activist
Frank Morano also helped lead her campaign team and aided with debate prep. Davis considered seeking the nomination along with fellow candidates
Sam Sloan and Guilderland attorney
Warren Redlich for the
Libertarian Party of New York. However, she decided not to appear at the party's convention on April 24, 2010, because the party refused to a give her and candidate Sam Sloan access to the party's mailing list so they could lobby the members prior to the convention while they gave their favored candidate, Warren Redlich, access to the list and other materials to secure the nomination. Because of this Davis chose not to seek the Libertarian nomination or attend the convention and the other candidate, Sam Sloan sued the party. Thus Davis chose to create her own party yet still continue to advocate for Libertarian ideals. Several names for the line, including "Surprise Party," "Citizens Party," "Marijuana Legalization Party," "Hookers and Pot Party," "Personal Freedom Party" and "Reform Party" were rejected by outside sources (Personal Freedom due to a conflict with
Charles Barron's "
Freedom Party" despite Barron's much later entry into the gubernatorial race, and Reform Party due to a dispute with the
national Reform Party), before settling on the name "Anti-Prohibition Party" in July 2010. Anti-Prohibition Party (APP) petitions had Linda Espejo listed as the lieutenant governor candidate, though at least one report suggests that Espejo declined the nomination, requiring a replacement to be named by a committee. The party named Jewish-Russian-American lawyer and community organizer Tanya Gendelman as Espejo's replacement.
Randy Credico, already running in the Democratic Party primary and cross-endorsed by the Libertarians, was the nominee for the
Senate seat held by Chuck Schumer. Vivia Mowagan was the candidate for
Kirsten Gillibrand's Senate seat. Davis endorsed Democrat
Kathleen Rice for
attorney general, though Rice did not appear on the APP line. along with all six other candidates on the ballot. Davis finished with 20,898 votes in the official vote tally, less than half the necessary votes to qualify as a political party and in last place overall. Her low vote count was attributed in large part to being placed on a different ballot line than the other gubernatorial candidates, thus making it harder for voters to find them. Davis's strongest showings were in Jefferson and Lewis Counties (areas in the Watertown market, suggesting that Graham's endorsement played a major role), where she finished third, behind only Andrew Cuomo and Carl Paladino.
2013 comptroller campaign Davis filed with the New York City Campaign Finance Board to run for
New York City Comptroller in 2013. However, according to various media outlets she planned on running for Mayor of New York City in 2013. On Saturday January 12, 2013, Davis received the early endorsement for mayor from the Queens Libertarian Party, the largest Libertarian chapter in New York City. She later declared that she was running for New York City Comptroller. Davis withdrew from the race before the election and did not submit petitions to appear on the ballot, in part because of her drug arrest in August 2013.
2017–2019 special counsel investigation In July 2018,
The New York Times reported that Davis was expecting a subpoena from special counsel,
Robert Mueller, who was investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election. It was then reported by
NBC News that Davis had a private meeting on August 3 with the Special Counsel's team because of her links and longterm employment by
Trump advisor Roger J. Stone Jr. In defense of Davis' subpoena, Stone issued the following statement: "Kristin Davis has been a friend of mine and has worked on and off for me for 10 years," Stone said, noting that Davis is currently in the
cosmetology business. "She is a brilliant woman who paid her debt to society and who has remade her life. I am the Godfather to her son." On August 10, 2018, Davis formally testified for the Special Counsel in DC. The next week, Davis appeared on
Good Day New York and talked about the perceived bullying she received by prosecutor
Aaron Zellinsky and how she identified comedian
Randy Credico as the "intermediary" between Stone and
WikiLeaks founder
Julian Assange. Davis has been a vocal advocate for Stone's defense, appearing on numerous TV shows after his arrest in 2019.
2022 January 6 Committee Investigation While Davis has not publicly talked about her subpoena and January 6 committee interview, the transcript of her testimony is publicly available. ==References==