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

Just when you thought she was out, they pull Katie Porter back in.Gov.

Gavin Newsom has appointed the progressive ex-congresswoman from Orange County to the California Community Colleges Board of Governors — three months after Porter declared she was “done, for now, with politics and campaigning.”The position, which still requires state Senate confirmation, would pay $100 for each day Porter conducts official business.The biggest news, opinion and culture shaping California right now.

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Never miss a story 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.The defeat followed her distant third-place finish in the 2024 primary for the U.S.

Senate seat ultimately won by Adam Schiff.Democrat Xavier Becerra and Republican Steve Hilton emerged to the November runoff.After her second straight statewide election loss, Porter said she was ready to pack up her signature whiteboard and try something new.“Hi, it’s Katie Porter with a nonpolitical post,” she said in July.“I’m done for now with politics and campaigning.”Porter renamed her Instagram account “Katie Porter Turns the Page” and began posting book reviews.

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.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.

Porter disputed his broader account of their troubled marriage and made allegations of her own in court filings.During the governor’s race, leaked footage from a taped interview showed Porter berating a staffer who entered the camera frame, telling the ...