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Katie Porter Enters Race That Could Pit Her Against Kamala Harris

The former congresswoman went viral for bringing a whiteboard to committee hearings.

A new candidate for California governor has entered the race as Kamala Harris decides whether she’s running—or entering the presidential race again. Former Democratic Rep. Katie Porter, who went viral for grilling Trump administration officials and using a “whiteboard of justice” to simplify their policies, is aiming to succeed Gov. Gavin Newsom. She hasn’t included Harris in her campaign calculations, saying the former vice president would have a “field-clearing effect.” Her advisers added that Porter “wouldn’t run against Kamala... and likely none of the others will either.” But if Harris decides not to enter the race, Porter think she has a shot at governor, and she’s focusing her campaign on an anti-Trump agenda. “I won’t ever back down when Trump’s hurting Californians,” she said, adding that she’s running against “Big Oil, Big Banks or Big Pharma screwing people over.” Porter represented Orange County in the U.S. House for three terms. She was taught the political ropes by Elizabeth Warren—and even named her child after the Massachusetts senator. Porter joins a crowded field.