Porter, Schiff and Lee make final Senate pitch across California, with Garvey nowhere to be seen
With her signature minivan ensconced in the parking lot and an “I Voted” sticker freshly affixed to her magenta dress, Rep. Katie Porter stared down the scrum of reporters and TV cameras crowded into her Irvine polling place.
“Wait,” she paused, turning back toward the woman running the vote center. “Am I able to answer these questions here, or do you want me to step outside if they’re campaign-related?”
Ever the blunt law professor, even in the final days of her Senate campaign, Porter wanted to ensure she was following applicable electioneering rules before continuing her impromptu Saturday morning news conference.
As her 18-year-old son Luke Hoffman marked his ballot for the first time a few feet away, Porter sounded the familiar notes of her campaign pitch: that Californians were frustrated with Washington, fed up with career politicians and ready for a senator like her, who would do
