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
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2019 Report Card for Porter.
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 Jan 21, 2020. See full analysis methodology.
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
Committee Membership
Katie Porter sits on the following committees:
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Porter sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Education (27%) Government Operations and Politics (20%) Taxation (20%) Health (20%) Finance and Financial Sector (13%)
Recent Bills
Some of Porter’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 5649: Consumer Access to Grid Information Act of 2020
- H.R. 5442: Lowest Price for Patients Act
- H.R. 5433: Transparency in Executive Branch Official Finances Act
- H.R. 5425: Student Protection Act
- H.R. 5204: Student Mental Health Rights Act
- H.R. 5075: FAIR Leave Act
- H.R. 4663: Freedom from Price Gouging Act
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2019 to Jan 2020, Porter missed 18 of 723 roll call votes, which is 2.5%. 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
