Rep. Katie Porter, a protege of Sen. Elizabeth Warren, announced a bid for Sen. Dianne Feinstein's seat.
Rep. Katie Porter, a Democratic star known for her incisive questioning of corporate leaders and use of a whiteboard to distill complex concepts in congressional hearings, announced Tuesday that she is running for the U.S. Senate.
“The threat from so-called leaders like Mitch McConnell has too often made the United States Senate the place where rights get revoked, special interests get rewarded, and our democracy gets rigged,” Porter Her appearances at congressional hearings, wielding a white board and lobbing tough questions at corporate executives and Trump administration officials, repeatedly went viral. Her national notoriety became a fundraising juggernaut; she was one of the top House fundraisers this past election cycle.
Feinstein has said she does not plan to step down before her term ends, but has not announced whether she will run for reelection in 2024. SheHowever, her retirement has been expected to prompt a wild and contentious race among California Democrats. The state’s deep bench of elected officials hoping to win higher office have largely been stymied by veteran politicians.
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