I kept working during my campaign because I needed to feed my family. As a single mom of three kids, I have a lot of child care that I needed to juggle, and I was a first-time candidate. — Katie Porter Copy Share Image
I thought running for Congress paled in comparison to being a parent and being a mom - especially a single mom of three kids. — Katie Porter Copy Share Image
We asked voters who'd never voted before... who don't believe that their vote makes a difference, to turn out in races like mine, and… — Katie Porter Copy Share Image
When I went to law school, I took a bankruptcy class with then-professor, now-Senator Elizabeth Warren. And I'll never forget that first day of… — Katie Porter Copy Share Image
I just offer you proof that you can win on the policies that you believe in, and that are authentic to you and your… — Katie Porter Copy Share Image
The financial instability and sometimes insecurity that families feel, deeply motivates how they respond politically. — Katie Porter Copy Share Image
Yeah, my parents really valued education; they were both educators. But it was definitely true that I grew up in an area where a… — Katie Porter Copy Share Image
We moved to South Central Iowa to the farm where my dad had grown up, where my grandfather had grown up. The house was… — Katie Porter Copy Share Image
Yeah, I was born in Fort Dodge, Iowa. My parents lived in a little town called Eagle Grove. My mom taught high school and… — Katie Porter Copy Share Image
It is my preference that the Democratic Party leads us forward in a way that is about standing up to special interests, in a… — Katie Porter Copy Share Image
Congress wasn't built for members like me. For those of us who have young children, which is a minority, there's definitely the built-in assumption… — Katie Porter Copy Share Image
I won, we won, because we grew the base of voters who share our values - not because we tried to talk Republicans into… — Katie Porter Copy Share Image
I kept working during my campaign because I needed to feed my family. As a single mom of three kids, I have a lot… — Katie Porter Copy Share Image
