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Katie Porter OppScore Rating: -2.87

Katie Porter is a Democrat House representative for California district 47 and holds an OppScore of -2.87. OppScore is a nonpartisan political rating system that scores politicians from -5.00 to +5.00 across the Five Points of Opportunity, using published voting records and public disclosures.

Katie Porter is a former Democratic U.S. Representative from California and a law professor specializing in consumer protection and bankruptcy law. Born in Iowa and educated at Yale and Harvard, she rose to prominence in Congress for confronting corporate executives during hearings. She later ran unsuccessfully for Senate and governor before stepping back from politics.

Katie Porter rating summary

• Party: Democrat
• Office: House
• State: California
• District: 47
• OppScore: -2.87 on a -5.00 to +5.00 scale
• Score basis: Record based, documented on 29 of 44 scored questions

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• Five Points of Opportunity score breakdown
• Voting record and legislative history
• Campaign finance and donor disclosures
• Dirt Alerts and accountability reporting
• Score trend over time

Primary sources

• Ballotpedia profile

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