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Katie Porter lands new California government gig after swearing off politics — as her new salary is revealed

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Koehn, J. (2026, September 21). Katie Porter lands new California government gig after swearing off politics — as her new salary is revealed. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/21/us-news/katie-porter-lands-new-california-government-gig-after-swearing-off-politics-as-her-new-salary-is-revealed/

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Katie Porter has been selected for a new position in the California government to help oversee the state’s community college system, pending Senate confirmation. She would earn $100 per day conducting official business. Following her recent defeats in statewide races—finishing fifth in the governor's race and third in the U.S. Senate primary—Porter announced she was done with politics, but now appears to be returning to a role in government. The article highlights Porter’s past controversies, including allegations of bullying behavior and public outbursts during her political campaigns.

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Katie Porter, a former Democrat U.S. Representative from California, has taken up a new non-political role within the state government, despite her previous declaration to leave politics behind. The position pays $100 per day for official duties and requires confirmation by the California State Senate. Porter finished fifth in the crowded California gubernatorial primary this June with 4.4% of the vote, following a third-place finish in the U.S. Senate race she lost to Adam Schiff earlier this year. Despite her defeat, Porter had vowed to move on from politics and even posted about reviewing books like The Mad Wife by Meagan Church under her new non-political identity. However, she now re-enters the political sphere through a state government role that pays $100 per day for official duties.

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The position, which still requires state Senate confirmation, would pay $100 for each day Porter conducts official business. asserted

Porter → require → business

Porter finished fifth in California’s crowded top-two gubernatorial primary in June, receiving 403,908 votes, or 4.4% of the total, according to state election returns. uncertain

Porter → finish → returns

The defeat followed her distant third-place finish in the 2024 primary for the U.S. Senate seat ultimately won by Adam Schiff. asserted

defeat → follow → Schiff

Democrat Xavier Becerra and Republican Steve Hilton emerged to the November runoff. asserted

Becerra → emerge → runoff

After her second straight statewide election loss, Porter said she was ready to pack up her signature whiteboard and try something new. asserted

she → say → something

“Hi, it’s Katie Porter with a nonpolitical post,” she said in July. asserted

she → ’ → July

“I’m done for now with politics and campaigning.” asserted

I → do → politics

Her latest selection, The Mad Wife by Meagan Church, received mixed reviews from the former congresswoman, whose run for governor was dogged by bullying allegations. asserted

run → receive → allegations

Porter’s ex-husband alleged in 2013 divorce filings that she once dumped a bowl of steaming mashed potatoes on his head during an argument, burning his scalp. asserted

she → allege → scalp

Porter disputed his broader account of their troubled marriage and made allegations of her own in court filings. asserted

Porter → dispute → filings

During the governor’s race, leaked footage from a taped interview showed Porter berating a staffer who entered the camera frame, telling the aide to “get out of my f—ing shot.” asserted

who → leak → shot

Porter later apologized for yelling at the employee and acknowledged that she “could have been better” in that and other tense encounters. uncertain

she → apologize → encounters

The Harvard-trained consumer law professor nevertheless built a national profile during three terms in Congress, becoming known for wielding a whiteboard while grilling corporate executives and Trump administration officials. asserted

professor → train → executives

She left the House in 2025 after her unsuccessful Senate campaign and mounted another statewide bid this year. asserted

She → leave → bid

Now, after two consecutive statewide defeats and a brief pivot to literary influencer, Porter may have secured a quieter role helping oversee California’s sprawling community college system. uncertain

Porter → secure → system

The job will presumably have a fair amount of required reading. asserted

job → have → reading

Katie Porter lands new California government gig after swearing off politics — as her new salary is revealed

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