Katie PorterKatie Porter

EMILYs List endorsed candidate for Governor

I’ve spent my entire career holding those in power accountable when they lie or break the rules. As Governor, I will go toe-to-toe with Donald Trump and anyone who tries to harm California families. As a Member of Congress, I took on billionaire CEOs and incompetent Trump officials, using a whiteboard to show the facts and expose corruption and cheating. I recovered billions for California homeowners when big banks ripped them off, forced drug companies to stop overcharging taxpayers, and made the Trump Administration deliver free COVID tests for everyone. Unlike most other Democrats, I refuse donations from corporations and lobbyists. Those special interests and PACs have too much power in Sacramento and are making California unaffordable for the rest of us. I cannot be bought, so you can count on me to bring down your costs, guarantee quality healthcare, and protect the environment. As the single mom of three kids, I personally push the grocery cart, fill the minivan gas tank, and pay the monthly bills. I have watched expenses like utilities and insurance go up and dollars not stretch as far, just like so many Californians. As your Governor, I will bring down costs for families and increase wages for workers. Here’s how: I will eliminate income taxes for Californians earning less than $100,000, build housing that workers can afford, stop charging tuition at our public universities, and make childcare free for all Californians. Learn more at KatiePorter.com.

Law professor at UC Irvine and former congressmember from Orange County (2019-2025) who flipped a longtime Republican seat. She specializes in consumer protection, was mentored by Elizabeth Warren, and gained recognition for questioning corporate and healthcare executives during congressional hearings. Her campaign emphasizes cutting income taxes for middle-income earners, raising corporate taxes on large businesses, and supporting denser urban housing development near transit.

Key endorsements: EMILYs List, California Environmental Voters, Teamsters California.

As a former UC professor, consumer protection advocate, and single mother of three, she brings firsthand knowledge of the economic pressures California women navigate daily. Her policy commitments reflect that understanding concretely: universal childcare, tuition-free college, elimination of the single-parent penalty embedded in budget and tax calculations, and reproductive freedom written directly into the state budget — structural interventions, not talking points. As the federal government continues to attack the rights of women, nonbinary, and trans Californians, we need a governor who has already spent her career holding power accountable and winning.

Thirty-two U.S. states have had a woman governor. California is long overdue for representation in our highest ranking office. We strongly recommend our membership vote to support Katie Porter for Governor.

SFWPC is grateful for the opportunity to interview Betty Yee, a lifelong San Franciscan whose budgeting expertise and policy depth are among the strongest in this field. We appreciate her commitment to ensure providers of women’s healthcare are not criminalized and her recognition of immigrant communities’ essential contributions across the state. We have deep respect for her record of public service and appreciate her genuine engagement in our endorsement process.

Source (https://sfwpc.org/pac-recommendations-for-june-2026-election/)

Commitment to improve the lives of California's working families; progressive former congresswoman from Orange County endorsed by member vote

SD & Imperial Counties Labor Council endorsed