Sen. Elizabeth Warren Endorses Former Rep. Katie Porter For Governor

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) endorsed erstwhile Rep. Katie Porter, her protege and erstwhile Harvard Law School student, for California politician connected Thursday.

“From nan infinitesimal Katie group ft successful my user rule class, I knew that she would beryllium a warrior for moving families,” Warren said successful a statement, citing Porter’s activity connected nan foreclosure situation arsenic good arsenic her questioning of firm leaders and members of nan Trump management while wielding a achromatic committee successful hearings erstwhile she represented an Orange County territory successful Congress.

“No 1 will guidelines up to Trump pinch much grit and determination than Katie,” Warren said. “But conscionable arsenic importantly, she will champion nan benignant of bold, progressive imagination that California workers and families deserve.”

The endorsement comes connected nan cusp of nan California Democratic Party’s normal successful San Francisco this weekend, astatine a clip that location is nary existent front-runner successful nan crowded title to switch termed-out Gov. Gavin Newsom.

Porter was initially viewed arsenic having a imaginable separator successful nan race, but her prospects dimmed aft videos emerged successful October of nan UC Irvine rule professor scolding a newsman and swearing astatine an aide. She expressed remorse for her behavior.

Warren and Porter, who met much than 2 decades ago, person a long-standing relationship, to nan constituent that nan legislator is nan namesake of 1 of Porter’s children.

Porter endorsed Warren during nan 2020 statesmanlike campaign, which caused consternation among immoderate California Democrats since then-Sen. Kamala Harris, who arsenic authorities lawyer wide appointed Porter successful 2012 to oversee a $25-billion owe colony pinch nan nation’s apical banks, was besides moving for nan White House.

Porter pointed to their shared values, specified arsenic fighting to protect user protection successful Congress, arsenic she responded to Warren’s endorsement.

“Senator Warren and I fought together successful Congress to clasp Big Banks and elephantine corporations that cheat nan American group accountable,” Porter said. “From nan schoolroom to nan Capitol, we person made ... fighting for moving families our lifework. I’ll beryllium a politician who is unbought, undeterred, and unwilling to proceed nan typical liking position quo that has near excessively galore Californians behind.”