More than a week after the midterm elections, good news keeps rolling in for Democrats. The Associated Press reports that Katie Porter won her congressional race in a Southern California district that has historically supported GOP candidates.
Porter beat out the incumbent candidate, Republican Representative Mimi Walters by over 6,000 votes. Porter ran a progressive campaign in California’s 45th congressional district, promising to fight back against President Trump and hold “the powerful special interests in Washington accountable.” Porter is a former student of Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) at Harvard Law, and the Associated Press described Porter a protege of Warren’s.
Mother Jones reports that Porter is the fifth Democrat to flip a Republican held district in California during the midterm elections. Porter is a single mother of three, and before the campaign, she was a law professor at UC Irvine, and worked as a consumer attorney.
In a video posted to her Twitter account, Porter stood in Washington D.C. as rain whipped around her, thanking voters and announcing that she was excited to get to work. “I’m here in Washington to represent you, the 45th congressional district of California,” she said. “I can’t wait to get back home to you in sunny California.”
THURSDAY UPDATE: Thank you. I can't wait to get to work for Orange County and to stand with you 100% of the time!
Katie Porter (@katieporteroc) November 16, 2018