Hi John,
It’s Elizabeth Warren—and today I want to talk with you about my former student, Congresswoman Katie Porter.
Back in 2000, before either of us were in office, I was a law professor and Katie was one of my students. I taught a bankruptcy class that was held early in the morning. Katie came on the first day bright-eyed and ready to go. When the first answer she gave wasn’t her strongest, she came to my office hours and said, “Please keep calling on me. I am going to learn to do this.”
She certainly did learn, John. Years later, in 2012, then-Attorney General of California Kamala Harris secured a settlement of $18 billion from our country’s biggest banks for their predatory lending practices that spurred the 2008 housing crisis. She asked if I knew anyone who could work as an “independent monitor” to make sure the Big Banks actually paid California families the money they were now owed. It was a massive undertaking, but I knew just the person for the job: my former student Katie Porter. She held the banks’ feet to the fire and ensured families received the money they were owed.
After Donald Trump got elected in 2016, Katie knew there was more work to be done—she was going to run for office.
Since then Katie has continued to be a champion for families. With the help of her whiteboard, she’s stood up to CEOs from Big Banks and Big Oil companies, held government officials accountable, and brought attention to some of the issues that touch working people’s lives the most. She’s been relentless in the fight to lower the cost of child care and hold corporations accountable for price-gouging.
It has been such an honor to work alongside Katie for so many years. But right now, she’s facing her toughest election yet. Due to redistricting, she has to introduce herself to thousands of new voters, and her district is made up of an equal number of registered Democrats and Republicans.
I know that when these new voters hear about Katie, they’re going to be inspired to cast their ballots for her. If you can, consider pitching in $10 or $20 today to her campaign to help power their organizing efforts and keep Katie Porter in Congress. She has an important end-of-quarter fundraising deadline on September 30, and every contribution makes a real difference.
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Elizabeth Warren
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Katie is running for re-election in California’s 47th district, which includes Irvine and coastal Orange County. This purple district contains an equal number of Democrats and Republicans and is a must-win for Democrats. Consider pitching in today so we have the resources to keep Katie in Congress fighting for working people. |
