Before Election Day, the Cook Political Report shifted the race from “Lean Democrat” to a toss-up. 2022 MID-TERM ELECTIONS: LIVE UPDATES California’s 47th District candidates Katie Porter, Democrat, and Scott Boe, Republican. (Mario Tama, Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times) Porter — who was first elected to Congress in 2018 — prioritized several issues during her campaign for re-election to the House, emphasizing abortion protections and “standing up to big business.” Throughout her campaign and even during her time in Congress, Porter, a former law professor who was paid more than $285,000 a year while attending the University of California, Irvine, found herself embroiled in many controversies. GET THE LATEST ELECTION RESULTS FROM FOX NEWS Porter owns a four-bedroom, three-bathroom home Orange County, California, where the typical home sells for $1 million. The residence, located in a leafy subdivision on the UC Irvine campus, was purchased by Porter in 2011 for $523,000, a price below the purchase price secured through a program the university uses to lure academics who could not otherwise afford to live in the affluent area. . The only condition of eligibility was that he continue to work for the school. Rep. Katie Porter, D-Calif., holds a town hall meeting at Mike Ward Community Park. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) As previously reported, Porter, who has campaigned on the issue of making college more affordable, earned thousands of dollars in royalties from the law textbooks she asked her students to buy for the courses she taught. Baugh, a Huntington Beach resident, is a business owner and attorney. He previously served as California assemblyman representing Orange County from 1995 to 2000. He has also served as chair of the Orange County Gang Reduction Intervention Partnership. Scott Baugh speaks while joining the Republican National Committee (RNC), California Republican Party (CAGOP) and leading Orange County Republican Candidates during a rally ahead of the November election in Newport Beach on Monday, September 26, 2022 .(Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) Ahead of Tuesday’s election, Baugh has focused his campaign messages on several issues that align with voters’ general concerns, including the economy, crime and education. As of October 19, Porter had raised more than $22 million and had nearly $9 million in cash. Baugh had raised nearly $2.7 million and had nearly $140,000 cash on hand. Bradford Betz is a reporter for Fox News Digital who covers crime, politics and more.
