California Congresswoman Katie Porter Announces Run For U.S. Senate In 2024

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Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA) announced on Tuesday that she is running for the U.S. Senate in 2024. Porter, who has gained a media profile for her hard-hitting questioning of House committee witnesses, while often using a whiteboard to explain complicated topics, is seeking the seat currently occupied by Sen.

Dianne Feinstein (D-CA). Feinstein, who has served in the Senate since 1993, has not yet revealed her plans, but there has been widespread speculation that she will not run again. “California needs a warrior in the Senate—to stand up to special interests, fight the dangerous imbalance in our economy, and hold so-called leaders like Mitch McConnell accountable for rigging our democracy,” Porter said in an announcement video she posted on Twitter.

Porter served on the natural resources and oversight and reform committees in the last Congress. She chaired the natural resources subcommittee on oversight and investigations.

She was elected to Congress in 2018, and narrowly won her Orange County seat in the most recent cycle. Last week, she drew attention during the protracted, four-day vote for the next House speaker, as she was spotted reading The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F–k during Friday’s proceedings.California needs a warrior in the Senate—to stand up to special interests, fight the dangerous imbalance in our economy, and hold so-called leaders like Mitch McConnell accountable for rigging our democracy.Today, I'm proud to announce my candidacy for the U.S.