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Rep. Katie Porter may not have the highest polling numbers in California’s U.S. Senate race, the longest tenure in Congress, or the most RBIs. But she says she’s the only elected official running for the seat who’s never taken money from corporate PACs or federal lobbyists.
“I’m running very clearly on a platform that is willing to say that we need to shake up the Senate and do Washington differently,” she told KNX News’ Charles Feldman. “Washington needs to change. Special interests have too much power, and we as Californians don’t have enough.”
Porter pointed to her campaign’s detailed plan to change how the Senate does business, including getting rid of the filibuster and banning contributions from corporate PACs and lobbyists. She also prides herself on centering affordable housing, which she says wasn’t a major issue candidates discussed during her first campaign in 2018.