[csusbpeace] Katie Porter Secures First Major Endorsement From Sen. Elizabeth Warren
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Katie Porter Secures First Major Endorsement From Sen. Elizabeth Warren
“She’s smart and she has a backbone made out of steel,” Warren said of Porter
in a video posted on Twitter.
Jan 12, 2023
Sen. Elizabeth Warren <https://www.huffpost.com/news/topic/elizabeth-warren>
(D-Mass.) on Thursday endorsed Rep. Katie Porter
<https://www.huffpost.com/topic/katie-porter> (D-Calif.) in her bid to run
for the U.S. Senate <https://www.huffpost.com/news/topic/us-senate> in 2024.
Porter became the first candidate to throw her hat in the ring
<https://www.huffpost.com/entry/katie-porter-senate-california_n_63bd871ee4b0b2e1506b5dad>
for the seat currently held by 89-year-old Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.),
who has said she will announce a decision on whether she will pursue another
term “at the appropriate time.” Porter told CNN
<https://www.huffpost.com/entry/katie-porter-dianne-feinstein-senate_n_63bfd0bfe4b0d6724fca7538>
she hasn’t had the opportunity to chat with Feinstein about her bid.
Warren said the progressive California Democrat was her student in consumer
law at Harvard Law School, adding that the two have known each other long
before any of them ran for Congress.
“She’s smart and she has a backbone made out of steel,” Warren said in a
video posted on Twitter. “She stands up to Wall Street and Big Pharma. She
holds fossil fuel companies accountable.”
Warren also made reference to Porter’s use of a whiteboard during
congressional hearings to grill powerful people on Capitol Hill, which has
earned her viral clips on social media.
“We need her and her whiteboard in the United States Senate,” Warren said.
Warren’s endorsement marks Porter’s first big show of support ahead of what
is shaping up to be a tough race.
Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) has reportedly told colleagues
<https://www.huffpost.com/entry/barbara-lee-senate-candidacy-plans_n_63bf60b0e4b0fe267cb65742>
she is planning to run, while Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) is also thought to
be mulling joining the race.
Porter held out on endorsing Warren
<https://www.huffpost.com/entry/katie-porter-2020-endorsement_n_5d8e52f4e4b0ac3cdda8769f>
in her run for president for several months
<https://www.huffpost.com/entry/katie-porter-elizabeth-warren-endorsement_n_5db4cedbe4b079eb95a4aff6>
as now-Vice President Kamala Harris, whom Porter also considers a mentor,
was in the race. But the California Democrat ultimately served as a co-chair
for Warren’s 2020 presidential campaign.
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