{"id":2631278,"date":"2026-07-17T16:35:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T20:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/katie-porter-done-with-politics-and-focusing-on-instagram-book-content\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T16:36:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T20:36:53","slug":"katie-porter-done-with-politics-and-focusing-on-instagram-book-content","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/katie-porter-done-with-politics-and-focusing-on-instagram-book-content\/","title":{"rendered":"Katie Porter &#8216;done&#8217; with politics and focusing on Instagram book content"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkatie-porter-done-with-politics-and-focusing-on-instagram-book-content%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2631278&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Katie Porter, a former California Democratic Representative, has announced she is stepping away from politics for now and is rebranding herself as a book reviewer on Instagram, citing her love for reading as a source of solace and joy. She expressed her intention to focus on book recommendations, ideas, and author content under the new account named &#8220;Katie Porter turns the page,&#8221; marking a fresh chapter in her life after a political setback. Porter previously ran for California governor but lost amid controversy over leaked videos and allegations of staff mistreatment, for which she apologized. She was known for her aggressive questioning in Congress and campaigned on an anti-Trump platform, advocating for issues like universal childcare and immigration reform. Despite initial polling strength, she ultimately secured onyl about 4% of the vote in her gubernatorial bid, with Xavier Becerra winning the nomination. Porter also ran for California\u2019s open Senate seat in 2025 but was defeated in the Democratic primary.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Former California Democratic Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/katie-porter\/\">Katie Porter<\/a> said she\u2019s abandoning politics \u201cfor now\u201d and instead rebranding herself as a book reviewer, since losing her bid to become the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrat\/\">Democratic<\/a> nominee for <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/california\/\">California<\/a> governor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200b\u201cHi, it\u2019s Katie Porter with a nonpolitical post,\u201d she announced in an Instagram <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Da1Lp0dxPFs\/\">video<\/a> on Thursday. \u201cI\u2019m done for now with politics and campaigning.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4653306\/katie-porter-quits-politics-book-instagram\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Katie Porter says she\u2019s \u2018done\u2019 with politics as she focuses on Instagram book content<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4650611\/democrats-sidestep-criticism-jeffries-israel-aid-vote\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Democrats sidestep criticism of Jeffries after split vote on Israel aid<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4650585\/aoc-palestinian-activist-refugee-camps-hamas-strongholds\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>AOC paid pro-Palestinian activist who fundraised for refugee camps suspected of being Hamas strongholds<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Porter cited her long-held love for reading, saying she finds \u201csolace and joy\u201d in it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200b\u201cI\u2019m rebranding this account as \u2018Katie Porter turns the page,\u2019\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019m a fast reader, so stay tuned for book recommendations, book ideas, and author content.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200bPorter said her new account name references the start of a fresh chapter in her life, after facing blowback for a leaked video that showed her telling a staffer to \u201cget out of my f***ing shot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Porter was one of the front-runners for much of the gubernatorial Democratic primary, but was unable to recover from the leaked videos and rumors about her mistreating her staff. She apologized for her treatment of her staff, as well as for walking out of an interview with CBS Sacramento.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI apologized in real time when that happened because it was inappropriate \u2014 right then and there, and I knew it,\u201d Porter said at a public forum in October. \u201cI could have done better in that situation. I know that. I really want my staff to understand that I value them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Former Health and Human Services Secretary<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/xavier-becerra\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1719\"> Xavier Becerra<\/a> gained in the polls after the incidents were revealed and eventually won the nomination, with 28% of the vote. Porter came in with just over 4% of the vote. At one point, she <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/f\/?id=00000198-c971-da96-abff-df7d91670000\">was polling<\/a> at 21%.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4653352\/gavin-newsom-hires-abbe-lowell-federal-inquiry-justice-department\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4653352\/gavin-newsom-hires-abbe-lowell-federal-inquiry-justice-department\/\">NEWSOM HIRES HIGH-PROFILE DEFENSE LAWYER TO HELP WITH FEDERAL INQUIRY INTO HIM AND HIS WIFE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Porter ran on an anti-Trump platform, accusing the president of abusing his power by having <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ice\/\">Immigration and Customs Enforcement<\/a> officers deport illegal immigrants. Her campaign also called for universal childcare and refused corporate donations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Porter, an Iowa native, was elected to represent California in the House of Representatives in 2019. She became the deputy chairwoman of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, where she was known for her fierce questioning of witnesses. In 2025, she ran for California\u2019s open Senate seat, but lost the Democratic primary to Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/adam-schiff\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"130\">Adam Schiff<\/a> (D-CA).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Katie Porter leaves politics, becomes book reviewer after governor bid<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4299,"featured_media":2631279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/katie-porter-quits-politics.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[82862,39001,7884,53356,5894],"class_list":["post-2631278","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-book-content","tag-career-change","tag-instagram","tag-katie-porter","tag-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/katie-porter-quits-politics.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2631278","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4299"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2631278"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2631278\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2631281,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2631278\/revisions\/2631281"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2631279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2631278"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2631278"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2631278"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}