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PORTER, KATHERINE

D Β· senate

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FEC candidate id
S4CA00522
Internal id
04160836-1ccc-4c95-966a-a2bab866dcd4
Status
open seat

Who this candidate represents (statewide)

Who lives here β€” American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), California. Source.

CategoryMetricValue
PeoplePopulation39,287,377
PeopleMedian age38
IncomeMedian household income$99,122
IncomePer-capita income$49,513
IncomeIn poverty12.0%
IncomeUnemployed6.5%
IncomeGini inequality index0.489
RaceWhite alone39.7%
RaceBlack alone5.4%
RaceAsian alone15.5%
RaceHispanic or Latino40.2%
RaceTwo or more races19.2%
OriginForeign-born27.0%
LanguageSpeaks English only at home55.6%
LanguageSpeaks Spanish at home28.3%
EducationHigh school or higher57.5%
EducationBachelor's or higher37.1%
EducationAdvanced degree14.4%
HouseholdFamily households67.8%
HouseholdAvg household size2.84
HouseholdNever married (15+)38.2%
HousingMedian home value$734,700
HousingMedian gross rent$2,036
HousingSingle-family detached57.0%
HousingBuilt before 19405.4%
HousingOvercrowded (>1 per room)8.2%
HousingVacant units7.5%
ServiceVeterans (18+)4.3%
HealthWith a disability11.6%
ConnectivityHouseholds with broadband93.5%
ConnectivityHouseholds with no internet4.6%
CommuteDrove alone65.7%
CommutePublic transit2.9%
CommuteWorked from home17.2%

Cycle financials

Source: FEC weball bulk file (cycle summary). Numbers in USD; 0 = no activity reported.

CycleRaisedSpentCash on handDebtsIndiv. contribs.
2026$210,788$1,624,452$0$0$0
2024$32,527,821$31,114,157$1,413,664$0$19,140,784

Elections

Committees

Election prediction

Cycle 2026 Β· model baseline-v1 Β· base rate 15.1%

P(win) = 18.1%

FeatureΞ” P(win)
Base rate (historical)15.1%
D (major party)+10.0%
open seat-5.0%
senate race-2.0%

Baseline model (incumbency Γ— party Γ— office). Calibration: backtest Brier score is the reference, see npm run db:ingest -- --source=predict-backtest-election. Future model versions must beat baseline Brier on the same held-out cohort or they don't ship.

Independent expenditures

Money spent by super PACs and other non-connected committees for or against this candidate. Source: FEC Schedule E (independent_expenditure CSV bulk).

CycleSupportOpposeIEs
2024$490,000$10,044,81310

Recent (latest 25)

DateSpenderFor / againstAmountPurpose
β€”FAIRSHAKEoppose$12,275IE - Porter - Media Production (Estimate)
β€”FAIRSHAKEoppose$14,500IE - Porter - Media Production (Estimate)
β€”FAIRSHAKEoppose$10,000IE-Porter-Digital Media Production (Estimate)
2024-02-28FAIRSHAKEoppose$6,088IE-Porter-Outdoor Advertising
2024-02-27FAIRSHAKEoppose$1,950IE-Porter-Outdoor Advertising
2024-02-23FAIRSHAKEoppose$3,199,806IE-Porter-Media Buy
2024-02-15FAIRSHAKEoppose$3,199,805IE-Porter-Media Buy
2024-02-08FAIRSHAKEoppose$3,600,389IE-Porter-Media Buy
2024-02-05OVRSITE PACsupport$10,000Digital Ad Production
2024-02-05OVRSITE PACsupport$480,000Digital Ad Buy

Transfers from committees

Direct contributions from PACs and party committees. Source: FEC pas2 bulk (committee-to-candidate transactions).

DateFrom committeeTypeAmount
2026-01-26COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA - COPE POLITI…24K$-1,000
2022-10-19LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS INC24F$81
2022-10-19LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS INC24F$100
2022-10-19LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS INC24F$2,049
2022-10-19LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS INC24F$1,036
2022-10-18LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS INC24F$1,306
2022-09-30LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS INC24F$132
2022-09-30LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS INC24F$2,453
2022-09-30LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS INC24F$2,840
2022-09-30LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS INC24F$150
2022-09-30LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS INC24F$7,111
2022-09-20LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS INC24F$635
2022-08-31LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS INC24F$103
2022-08-31LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS INC24F$3,555

Connected on the graph

Inbound (24)

datefromtypeamountrolesource
β€”FAIRSHAKEopposes_independently$10,000fec_ies
β€”FAIRSHAKEopposes_independently$12,275fec_ies
β€”FAIRSHAKEopposes_independently$14,500fec_ies
2026-01-26COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA - COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEEcontributed_to$-1,000pas2
2024-02-28FAIRSHAKEopposes_independently$6,088fec_ies
2024-02-27FAIRSHAKEopposes_independently$1,950fec_ies
2024-02-23FAIRSHAKEopposes_independently$3,199,806fec_ies
2024-02-15FAIRSHAKEopposes_independently$3,199,805fec_ies
2024-02-08FAIRSHAKEopposes_independently$3,600,389fec_ies
2024-02-05OVRSITE PACsupports_independently$10,000fec_ies
2024-02-05OVRSITE PACsupports_independently$480,000fec_ies
2022-10-19LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERScontributed_to$1,036pas2
2022-10-19LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERScontributed_to$2,049pas2
2022-10-19LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERScontributed_to$100pas2
2022-10-19LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERScontributed_to$81pas2
2022-10-18LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERScontributed_to$1,306pas2
2022-09-30LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERScontributed_to$2,840pas2
2022-09-30LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERScontributed_to$132pas2
2022-09-30LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERScontributed_to$2,453pas2
2022-09-30LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERScontributed_to$150pas2
2022-09-30LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERScontributed_to$7,111pas2
2022-09-20LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERScontributed_to$635pas2
2022-08-31LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERScontributed_to$3,555pas2
2022-08-31LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERScontributed_to$103pas2

Outbound (1)

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