Dave Min announces bid for Porter’s California House seat, nabs her endorsement

California state Sen. Dave Min (D) introduced on Wednesday that he’s operating for the Home seat being vacated by Rep. Katie Porter (D) on account of her Senate bid and obtained Porter’s endorsement within the race. 

Min, a former enterprise legislation professor on the College of California, Irvine, who was first elected to the state Senate in 2020, stated in a launch that he has confirmed himself to be an “extremely efficient” legislative chief by way of authoring 16 payments on matters like hate crimes and reproductive rights that the governor signed into legislation. 

He stated he’s “honored” to obtain Porter’s endorsement. 

“Congresswoman Porter leaves behind an unimaginable legacy within the Home of Representatives, one I hope to attempt to proceed,” he stated. 

Porter stated within the launch that Min has been a “progressive chief” on points like gun violence prevention, reproductive rights and environmental safety. She stated he labored to finish gun reveals on California state property, pushed to finish offshore oil drilling and helped ship billions of {dollars} in reduction funds to small companies amid the COVID-19 pandemic. 

“State Senator Dave Min can be a unbelievable member of Congress, and I belief him to maintain this crucial swing seat Blue as we work to take again the Home of Representatives in 2024,” she stated. “Dave has confirmed that he can win on this space whereas delivering on a progressive agenda with actual outcomes.” 

Porter narrowly received reelection to her Home seat representing the state’s forty seventh Congressional District by about 3 factors in November. 

Min’s announcement comes every week after former Rep. Harley Rouda (D-Calif.) introduced he would search Porter’s Home seat in 2024. Rouda misplaced reelection to his former seat to Rep. Michelle Metal (R) in 2020 and determined in opposition to operating once more in 2022, as redistricting would have brought on him to must face Porter in a Democratic main. 

Republican Scott Baugh, whom Porter defeated in November, has additionally introduced he’ll run for the seat. 

Min’s launch states that he flipped his state Senate district — which incorporates greater than 80 % of the forty seventh Congressional District — from Republican to Democratic in 2020, profitable by greater than 4 factors. He argues within the launch that this demonstrates he can win in a aggressive district.

He’s the one Korean American within the state legislature, in line with the discharge.