Porter is the representative for California’s 45th congressional district (view map) and is a Democrat. She has served since Jan 3, 2019. Porter is next up for reelection in 2020.
![Photo of Rep. Katie Porter [D-CA45]](/static/legislator-photos/412758-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Porter is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot is a member of the House of Representatives positioned according to our liberal–conservative ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills Porter has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 6, 2015 to Nov 8, 2019. See full analysis methodology.
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
Committee Membership
Katie Porter sits on the following committees:
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House Committee on Financial Services
- Member, Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions
- Member, Subcommittee on Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship, and Capital Markets
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Porter sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Taxation (27%) Government Operations and Politics (18%) Education (18%) Health (18%) Finance and Financial Sector (18%)
Recent Bills
Some of Porter’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 4663: Freedom from Price Gouging Act
- H.R. 4662: Accountability in Student Loan Data Act
- H.R. 4320: Corporate Management Accountability Act of 2019
- H.R. 3641: Stronger Enforcement of Civil Penalties Act of 2019
- H.R. 3643: Accountability for Wall Street Executives Act
- H.R. 3165: Mental Health Parity Compliance Act
- H.R. 2878: Homecare for Seniors Act
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2019 to Oct 2019, Porter missed 9 of 609 roll call votes, which is 1.5%. This is on par with the median of 2.1% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses and major life events.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- unitedstates/congress-legislators, a community project gathering congressional information
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- Office of the Clerk, House of Representatives for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
