Katie Porter

I was the first Democrat in a long time, but I beat a woman to get there.

In the Senate race, I was running with Barbara Lee, right, an iconic woman.

And so the dynamics were – I think the gender dynamic and the discussion was different.

I also think people are really sad that we have Donald Trump as president.

and are trying to assign kind of why that might be and how to understand that.

You're seeing that pop up in discussions of who the 2028 nominee should be.

But nobody should make any mistakes.

Like, I'm tough as hell.

And that hasn't changed.

And I'm running my campaign and taking on policy issues that are tough.

We just had a back and forth about taxes in which, you know, you ask tough questions and I explain to you why I think you're wrong.

I'm running my campaign not taking corporate money.

Believe you me, in a state like California where, quote, that can't be done, quote, I'm showing that it can be done and I'm willing to be tough and say that I don't think our next governor should be bought and paid for by Chevron.

or be funding their campaign with fossil fuel money.

Do you need Chevron?

Javier Becerra should not need Chevron, just to be clear.

Like we right now need gas for cars in California, but no politician needs to be bought and paid for.

That's a choice that every one of us makes.

And I've made a different choice.

And I think that is one of the reasons Californians can trust me.