Katie Porter
Representative - District 45, US House of Representatives
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Representative - District 45, US House of Representatives
Pledges to defend California’s clean-air laws, opposes Trump administration climate rollbacks, and pledges to achieve 100% renewable energy output.
Supported restoring the nationwide right to abortion and voted for the Women’s Health Protection Act.
Pledges to keep high-tech jobs in California, supports good paying union jobs, and opposes Trump-era tariffs raising prices.
Supports universal background checks for gun sales, backs bans on assault-style weapons, and backed civil court accountability for gun manufacturers.
Proposes zero UC and CSU tuition.
Voted for the Equality Act, backed the Respect for Marriage Act, and supported For the People Act voting protections.
Supports sustainable good-paying union jobs and worker bargaining power.
Backed firefighter pay and first responders' mental-health care.
Maintains no money from corporations and lobbyists, voted for H.R. 1 For the People Act, and opposes billionaire and corporate political influence.
Pledges to build more housing of all types, plans to cut unnecessary red tape, and calls for more federal housing investment.
Pledges free childcare for all and backed mental-health coverage for public servants.
Opposes Medicare, Medicaid, and safety-net hospital cuts, defends premium assistance from cuts, and supports strengthening the health-care system and workforce.
Opposed forced rapid Syria troop withdrawal.
Supports federal electric-vehicle investment in California.
Voted for H.R. 1 voting protections, backed the Respect for Marriage Act, and supported the Women’s Health Protection Act.
Supports sustainable good-paying union jobs and workforce training for modern industries.
Calls for raising corporate income-tax rate and supports eliminating income tax under $100,000.
Supporters praise a record of lowering costs, taking on powerful interests, and putting working families at the center of state leadership. Endorsers also point to support for affordable health care, stronger transit and broadband, and a governing style rooted in evidence, independence, and attention to everyday Californians.
Katie Porter is largely known for two things: her aggressive questioning of CEOs using her famous whiteboard and her infamous yelling at a staffer that was caught on video. Ultimately, both are superficial reasons to support or dismiss her candidacy. Unlike our current governor, we believe Porter would be laser-focused on Californians, not on her next job. Her combination of policy smarts, political courage and independence puts her in the best position to pursue the evidence-based solutions California needs to thrive.
Childcare is more expensive than college tuition in California, yet the only candidate talking about childcare—the only candidate with a concrete plan to bring costs down—is Katie Porter. In a state with the world's fourth largest economy, there's no reason that families working full-time should struggle to make ends meet. Katie doesn't just talk about affordability; she helped families stay in their homes during the foreclosure crisis, she confronted CEOs and Trump officials in Congress to bring costs down, and she brings her lived experience as a single mom of three to write policies that will deliver real relief for families. Vote Mama is proud to endorse her to be California's first woman and first mama governor.
Katie Porter is a fighter and a strong progressive who is ready to defend California against Trump on day one. As members of Congress, we were partners together on the Oversight Committee, and I'm proud to call Katie a mentor and the first Congressmember to support me in my race for Congress. I'm excited to fight alongside her for Orange County and California families.