The California governor’s race isn’t waiting for former Vice President Kamala Harris to make up her mind whether she’s going to run. Former Democratic Rep. Katie Porter, who represented Orange County in the US House for three terms,

A new candidate for California governor has entered the race as Kamala Harris decides whether she’s running—or entering the presidential race again. Former Democratic Rep. Katie Porter, who went viral for grilling Trump administration officials and using a “whiteboard of justice” to simplify their policies,

The former congresswoman is the most prominent candidate so far to start a campaign in the 2026 contest. But the race could be upended if former Vice President Kamala Harris decides to run.