Katie Porter

Katie Porter (2019)

Katherine "Katie" Moore Porter (born January 3, 1974 in Fort Dodge , Iowa , United States ) is an American politician . As a member of the Democratic Party , she has held the 45th seat of the State of California in the United States House of Representatives since January 3, 2019 . She was elected to this office on November 6, 2018 and was sworn in on January 3, 2019.

Life

Katie Porter was born on January 3, 1974 in Fort Dodge , Iowa , and grew up in a small rural community in Iowa. Her father was a farmer and then a banker . Porter was married, but her life was marked by domestic violence on the part of her husband.

After attending the Phillips Academy , she graduated from Yale University with a major in American Studies.

She studied at Harvard Law School under Elizabeth Warren and received the Juris Doctor in 2001 .

Professional career

From 2006 she taught at the University of Iowa College of Law . In March 2012, California Attorney General Kamala Harris appointed Porter to lead an independent bank regulator for a nationwide $ 25 billion mortgage deal.

Political career

Katie Porter won the elections for the 45th seat of the State of California in the United States House of Representatives on November 6, 2018 against the previous owner of the seat, Mimi Walters of the Republican Party , with 52.1 percent of the vote.

She works in the following congress areas:

United States House Committee on Financial Services
- Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions
- Subcommittee on Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship and Capital Markets.

She is a member of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus and the Congressional Progressive Caucus .

Web links

Katie Porter in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

Individual evidence

↑ Eric A. Gordon: Katie Porter battles right-wing Republican in California's Orange County. IRVINE, Calif. - “I've lived in Orange County 35 years,” says Cherie Rabideau, waiting with her wife Michelle Evans for the University Synagogue's Friday evening service to begin which would introduce us to speaker Katie Porter. “And Mimi Walters is the worst thing that's ever happened here. She's mean. And you can quote me on that! " In: peoplesworld.org. People's World , September 11, 2018, p. 10 , accessed April 10, 2019 .
↑ Laura Bassett: Katie Porter Survived Domestic Abuse, Only To Have It Used Against Her In Her Campaign. A nasty primary race has made the congressional candidate tell the difficult story of escaping her violent ex-husband. In: huffpost.com. Huffpost , November 5, 2018, p. 16 , accessed April 10, 2019 .
^ University of California, Irvine : Katherine Porter. Professor of Law (On Leave). In: law.uci.edu. University of California, Irvine, p. 2 , accessed April 10, 2019 .
^ Tim Murphy: Elizabeth Warren's Protégée Is Running for Congress in Orange County — and Might Actually Win. Katie Porter is bringing anti-Wall Street politics to the Republican heart of California. In: motherjones.com. Mother Jones , May 29, 2018, p. 3 , accessed April 10, 2019 .
↑ Housing Wire Staff: California AG says mortgage servicers slow to adopt settlement changes. The California monitor of the $ 25 billion national mortgage servicing settlement received roughly 1,100 complaints since March from borrowers reporting a slow uptake to the new rules, according to an official in the state attorney general office. In: housingwire.com. HousingWire , August 16, 2012, p. 8 , accessed April 10, 2019 .
↑ Ballotpedia : California's 45th Congressional District election, in 2018. Elections in California, 2018. In: ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia, p. 17 , accessed April 10, 2019 .

personal data
SURNAME	Porter, Katie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Porter, Katherine Moore (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	3rd January 1974
PLACE OF BIRTH	Fort Dodge , Iowa , United States

[1] Eric A. Gordon: Katie Porter battles right-wing Republican in California's Orange County. IRVINE, Calif. - “I've lived in Orange County 35 years,” says Cherie Rabideau, waiting with her wife Michelle Evans for the University Synagogue's Friday evening service to begin which would introduce us to speaker Katie Porter. “And Mimi Walters is the worst thing that's ever happened here. She's mean. And you can quote me on that! " In: peoplesworld.org. People's World , September 11, 2018, p. 10 , accessed April 10, 2019 .

[2] Laura Bassett: Katie Porter Survived Domestic Abuse, Only To Have It Used Against Her In Her Campaign. A nasty primary race has made the congressional candidate tell the difficult story of escaping her violent ex-husband. In: huffpost.com. Huffpost , November 5, 2018, p. 16 , accessed April 10, 2019 .

[3] University of California, Irvine : Katherine Porter. Professor of Law (On Leave). In: law.uci.edu. University of California, Irvine, p. 2 , accessed April 10, 2019 .

[4] Tim Murphy: Elizabeth Warren's Protégée Is Running for Congress in Orange County — and Might Actually Win. Katie Porter is bringing anti-Wall Street politics to the Republican heart of California. In: motherjones.com. Mother Jones , May 29, 2018, p. 3 , accessed April 10, 2019 .

[5] Housing Wire Staff: California AG says mortgage servicers slow to adopt settlement changes. The California monitor of the $ 25 billion national mortgage servicing settlement received roughly 1,100 complaints since March from borrowers reporting a slow uptake to the new rules, according to an official in the state attorney general office. In: housingwire.com. HousingWire , August 16, 2012, p. 8 , accessed April 10, 2019 .

[6] Ballotpedia : California's 45th Congressional District election, in 2018. Elections in California, 2018. In: ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia, p. 17 , accessed April 10, 2019 .