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Former Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.) announced her bid for California politician connected Tuesday, joining a increasing tract of Democratic contenders successful the contention to win Gov. Gavin Newsom (D).
In an announcement video, Porter recounts archetypal moving for bureau successful 2018 "to clasp [President] Trump accountable" and notes she feels "that aforesaid telephone to service present to halt him from hurting Californians."
"What we request is caller ideas, a willingness to instrumentality connected unsafe leaders, and their corrupt enablers," Porter says successful the spot implicit images of Trump, billionaire Elon Musk, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), erstwhile Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnel (R-Ky.) and Vice President JD Vance.
Porter highlights the economy, clime change, rising costs, housing, and wellness attraction arsenic cardinal issues.
"What California needs present is simply a small spot of anticipation and a full batch of grit," the erstwhile congresswoman says successful the spot.
Porter was archetypal elected to Congress successful 2018, ousting incumbent GOP Rep. Mimi Walters (Calif.) successful California's 45th congressional district. She was elected to correspond the state's 47th congressional territory pursuing redistricting. Porter ran for Senate successful 2024 but suffer successful the nonpartisan superior to now-Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Republican Steve Garvey.
Porter joins the state's Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis (D), erstwhile Los Angeles Mayor Antonia Villaraigosa, erstwhile authorities Senate Leader Toni Atkins (D), and erstwhile authorities Controller Betty Yee (D) successful the increasing Democratic primary.
However, 1 large origin hanging implicit the Democratic superior is whether erstwhile Vice President Harris volition leap into the race. Harris's precocious sanction ID gives her a boost successful aboriginal polling. Politico reported last week that Harris told attendees astatine a pre-Oscars enactment that she would determine connected a gubernatorial tally by the extremity of the summer.
