Former Congresswoman Katie Porter has announced she will run for governor according to multiple media outlets. She joins a crowded field.
Here are details: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/former-rep-katie-porter-launches-run-california-governor-rcna195721
Here’s the LA Times take on the news: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/former-rep-katie-porter-announces-run-for-california-governor/ar-AA1AGTCe?ocid=BingNewsSerp
From the LA Times:
“What California needs now is a little bit of hope and a whole lot of grit. Fresh blood and new ideas. Leaders with the backbone to fight for what’s right,” Porter said in a video announcing her campaign. “That’s why I am running for governor.”
Highlighting a theme expected to be dominant in next year’s gubernatorial contest, Porter expressed her desire to protect California from President Trump’s policies, including his threats to hold up disaster relief, attacks on the rights of state residents and cheating “working families to benefit himself and his cronies.”
The looming question over California’s 2026 race for governor is whether former vice president and Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris jumps in the race. Her decision is expected by the end of the summer. Given Harris’ name recognition and fundraising prowess, she would probably prompt some Democrats to drop out of the race, which Porter alluded to in a December postelection conference at UC Irvine.
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Other announced candidates include Democrats Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis, state Controller Betty Yee, state schools chief Tony Thurmond, former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, former state Senate President Pro Tem Toni Atkins and businessman Stephen Cloobeck, as well as Republican Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco.
What Katie has that the other candidates lack is the ability to get on national media with a phone call; she’s outspoken which makes better news than wonky policy chit-chat. It’s time to start a pool to see which Democrat drops out of the race before next year’s primary. The only remaining wild card is if former Vice President Kamala Harris decides to jump into this race.
Once they get a taste of public money, they just cant stop. Katie should consider getting a job that isn’t funded by taxpayers. She will fck things up as bad or worse than Governor Hair Gel.