12-05-2025
Inside California Politics: May 10, 2025
(INSIDE CALIFORNIA POLITICS) — This week on Inside California Politics, Nikki Lorenzo sat down with California gubernatorial candidate Katie Porter. The former Orange County Congresswoman is one of more than a dozen candidates hoping to replace Governor Gavin Newsom in 2026 following her failed bid for the U.S. Senate last year.
'I think there's an urgency to delivering results that this moment calls for. I think part of what this governor's race is going to be about — I very much hope because I think I have a lot to offer here — is getting things done,' Porter said. 'There's this sort of impatience that I bring, frankly temperamentally, that I think is in line with where voters are.'
The interview touched on a wide range of topics effecting Californians, including homelessness, high-speed rail, sex trafficking legislation, Proposition 36 and the California Environmental Quality Act. Porter criticized state lawmakers, saying California has been dealing with the same issues for more than a decade with little results.
Citing her experience in Congress, Porter said she's better qualified to handle President Donald Trump's administration than her Democratic colleagues.
'Our next governor is going to have to be a healthcare governor. Why? Because we're going to see cuts potentially to Medicare and Medicaid coming out of Washington,' Porter said. 'I have a track record of dealing with those federal issues.'
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