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> [I thought running for Congress paled in comparison to being a parent and being a mom - especially a single mom of three kids.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katie-porter/i-thought-running-for-congress-paled-in-comparison-to-being-a-parent/)

[Katie Porter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katie-porter/)

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## More by Katie Porter

> [I thought running for Congress paled in comparison to being a parent and being a mom - especially a single mom of three kids.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katie-porter/i-thought-running-for-congress-paled-in-comparison-to-being-a-parent/)

[Katie Porter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katie-porter/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katie-porter/we-asked-voters-who-d-never-voted-before-who-don-t-believe-that-their/)

[Katie Porter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katie-porter/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katie-porter/when-i-went-to-law-school-i-took-a-bankruptcy-class-with-then/)

[Katie Porter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katie-porter/)

> [I just offer you proof that you can win on the policies that you believe in, and that are authentic to you and your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katie-porter/i-just-offer-you-proof-that-you-can-win-on-the-policies-that-you/)

[Katie Porter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katie-porter/)

> [The financial instability and sometimes insecurity that families feel, deeply motivates how they respond politically.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katie-porter/the-financial-instability-and-sometimes-insecurity-that-families-feel/)

[Katie Porter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katie-porter/)

> [Yeah, my parents really valued education; they were both educators. But it was definitely true that I grew up in an area where a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katie-porter/yeah-my-parents-really-valued-education-they-were-both-educators-but/)

[Katie Porter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katie-porter/)

> [We moved to South Central Iowa to the farm where my dad had grown up, where my grandfather had grown up. The house was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katie-porter/we-moved-to-south-central-iowa-to-the-farm-where-my-dad-had-grown-up/)

[Katie Porter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katie-porter/)

> [Yeah, I was born in Fort Dodge, Iowa. My parents lived in a little town called Eagle Grove. My mom taught high school and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katie-porter/yeah-i-was-born-in-fort-dodge-iowa-my-parents-lived-in-a-little-town/)

[Katie Porter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katie-porter/)

> [It is my preference that the Democratic Party leads us forward in a way that is about standing up to special interests, in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katie-porter/it-is-my-preference-that-the-democratic-party-leads-us-forward-in-a/)

[Katie Porter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katie-porter/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katie-porter/congress-wasn-t-built-for-members-like-me-for-those-of-us-who-have/)

[Katie Porter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katie-porter/)

> [I won, we won, because we grew the base of voters who share our values - not because we tried to talk Republicans into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katie-porter/i-won-we-won-because-we-grew-the-base-of-voters-who-share-our-values/)

[Katie Porter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katie-porter/)

> [I kept working during my campaign because I needed to feed my family. As a single mom of three kids, I have a lot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katie-porter/i-kept-working-during-my-campaign-because-i-needed-to-feed-my-family/)

[Katie Porter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katie-porter/)

> [I happen to love financial services.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katie-porter/i-happen-to-love-financial-services/)

[Katie Porter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katie-porter/)

> [What I did as a professor is not that different than what I do in hearings.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katie-porter/what-i-did-as-a-professor-is-not-that-different-than-what-i-do-in/)

[Katie Porter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katie-porter/)

> [I felt like there was a real opportunity to help people understand that if you're concerned about what's happening in Washington, then you have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katie-porter/i-felt-like-there-was-a-real-opportunity-to-help-people-understand/)

[Katie Porter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katie-porter/)

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