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Biographical

Family:

Press Releases

Education

• Harvard Law School - JD, magna cum laude (1998-2001)

  Activities and notes: Final Paper: "Learning by Doing: A History of the Board of Student Advisers 1910–2000"; Board of Student Advisers; Notes Editor, Harvard Women’s Law Journal

• Yale University - BA, American studies, cum laude (1992-1996)

  Activities and notes: Norman Pearson Prize for Best Senior Essay in American Studies

• Phillips Academy (Andover, Mass.) - High School Diploma (1990-1992)

Office History

Election Results

• 2021 (Nov. 3, 2020 election)

  45th Congressional District of California
  Katherine Moore Porter (Katie), 53.46%

  Democrat
  Gregory Gerard Raths, 46.54%

  Republican

• 2019 (Nov. 6, 2018 election)

  45th Congressional District of California
  Katherine Moore Porter (Katie), 52.05%

  Democrat
  Marian Krogius Walters (Mimi), 47.95%

  Republican

Employment History

• University of California at Irvine School of Law (July 2011-2018)

  Professor of Law

• California Office of the Attorney General (March 2012-Oct. 2014)

  California Monitor

• University of Iowa College of Law (July 2010-July 2011)

  Professor

• Harvard Law School (2010-June 2011)

  Robert Braucher Visiting Professor of Law

• University of Iowa College of Law (July 2005-June 2010)

  Associate Professor

• University of California Berkeley School of Law (2009-2010)

  Visiting Associate Professor

• University of Illinois College of Law (2008)

  Visiting Associate Professor

• University of Nevada, Las Vegas William S. Boyd School of Law (2004-2005)

  Visiting Professor

• Business Bankruptcy Project Update (2004)

  Project Director

• Stoel Rives LLP (2002-2004)

  Associate Attorney

• U.S. Appeals Court, Eighth Circuit (2001-2002)

  Law Clerk to Judge Richard S. Arnold

Associated Organizations

Election campaign:

• Katie Porter for Senate (California)

• Katie Porter for Congress (California)

Bar membership:

• U.S. Appeals Court, Eighth Circuit Bar

• Iowa State Bar

• Oregon State Bar

Board membership:

• California Self-Help Credit Union and Center for Responsible Lending

  Advisory Board Member

• National Bankruptcy Conference

  Executive Committee Member

• American Bankruptcy Institute

  Commission on Consumer Bankruptcy Commissioner

Fellowship:

• American Bar Foundation

Membership:

• American Association for Justice

Youth activity:

• Boy Scouts of America

  Cubmaster

Board membership:

• Uniform Law Commission Study Committee (2015-2016)

  Reporter

• American Board of Certification (2006-2009)

Awards

• Democracy Award for Innovation and Modernization (Congressional Management Foundation) (Aug. 2021)

• Spirit of Enterprise Award (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) (June 2020)

• Southeastern Bankruptcy Law Institute Distinguished Visiting Scholar (Georgia State University College of Law) (2013)

• Hot 25 (Orange County (Calif.) Metro) (2013)

• InnovAction Award (College of Law Practice Management) (2013)

• Top 100 Lawyers in California (Daily Journal (California)) (2012)

• Champion of Consumer Rights Award (National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys) (2012)

• Editor's Prize for Best Article (American Bankruptcy Law Journal) (2009)

Publications

• I Swear: Politics Is Messier Than My Minivan (2023)

• Modern Consumer Law (2016)

• Broke: How Debt Bankrupts the Middle Class (2012)

Official Signature

Contact Information

• Email, member official contact form
• Vekeo, official
• 
  Email, press:
  katieporter.press@mail.house.gov

Privately Financed Travel

Personal Financial Disclosures

Disclosures as a member:

Congressional Staff

Committees

• House Natural Resources Committee
House Natural Resources Committee Federal Lands Subcommittee
House Natural Resources Committee Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee
• House Oversight and Accountability Committee
House Oversight and Accountability Committee Health Care and Financial Services Subcommittee, Ranking Member
House Oversight and Accountability Committee National Security, the Border and Foreign Affairs Subcommittee
• Indo-Pacific Task Force
• Joint Economic Committee

Caucuses

• Americans Abroad Caucus
• Anti-Corruption League, Chair
• Bipartisan Congressional PFAS Task Force
• Bipartisan Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease
• Bipartisan Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Task Force
• Bipartisan Women Veterans Task Force
• Black Maternal Health Caucus
• California Democratic Congressional Delegation
• College Affordability Caucus, Co-Chair and Founder
• Congressional Apprenticeship Caucus
• Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus
• Congressional Bipartisan Wildfire Caucus
• Congressional Caucus Against Foreign Corruption and Kleptocracy
• Congressional Caucus for the Equal Rights Amendment
• Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues
• Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues
• Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth
• Congressional Caucus on Vietnam
• Congressional Celiac Disease Caucus
• Congressional Colorectal Cancer Caucus
• Congressional Diabetes Caucus
• Congressional EMS Caucus
• Congressional Equality Caucus
• Congressional FinTech and Payments Caucus
• Congressional Fusion Caucus
• Congressional Labor Caucus
• Congressional Medicare for All Caucus
• Congressional Mental Health Caucus
• Congressional Multiple Sclerosis Caucus
• Congressional Oceans Caucus
• Congressional Pacific Islands Caucus
• Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus
• Congressional Progressive Caucus
• Congressional Progressive Caucus Housing and Banking Task Force, Chair
• Congressional Safe Climate Caucus
• Congressional Taiwan Caucus
• Congressional Tri-Caucus
• Congressional Voting Rights Caucus
• Congressional Wine Caucus
• Democratic Women’s Caucus
• Electrification Caucus
• End Corruption Caucus, Co-Chair and Co-Founder
• Future Forum
• Gun Violence Prevention Task Force
• House Democratic Caucus
• House General Aviation Caucus
• House Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Caucus
• House Small Brewers Caucus
• House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition, Vice Chair
• House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition Climate and National Security Task Force, Co-Chair
• Indo-Pacific Task Force
• Rare Disease Caucus
• SALT Caucus, Vice Chair
• Spent Nuclear Fuel Solutions Caucus

Caught Our Eye

• A GOP rep had the worst staff turnover of 2020. But historically, Democrats are still worse

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on March 22, 2021
  A Republican led the House in the worst staff turnover of 2020. But Democrats still hold the worst records for all-time turnover, according to a LegiStorm staffer salary analysis. read more

• End Citizens United VP lands on the Hill

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Feb. 6, 2020
  After a seven-year break from the Hill, a Democratic aide is back as a chief of staff. read more

• Rep. Porter adds rural health lobbyist

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on May 1, 2019
  Rep. Katie Porter's (D-Calif.) newest hire is a former health lobbyist. read more