SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Southern California Senate hopeful Rep. Katie Porter, D-Irvine, made her first Sacramento-area campaign stop Wednesday at UC Davis — what she called “a little slice of heaven” — in an hour-long meet-and-greet with the Davis College Democrats.
“I see Sacramento as distinct from the Bay Area the same way that I see Orange County as different than Los Angeles,’” Porter said in an interview after the event. “I know that we often overlook everything but LA and the Bay ... but I’m really committed to making sure that I see all of California.”
Porter announced her run for Senate in January. An early L.A. Times poll showed Porter and fellow Southern California Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Burbank, in a tight race to replace Sen. Dianne Feinstein in 2024. Trailing behind them is Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Oakland, who entered the contest in February. The L.A. Times poll also showed that the UC Irvine law professor is favored highly among young voters, particularly those under 40.
