Ethics Complaint Filed Against California Rep. Katie Porter Claims She Misused Official Resources in 2022 Reelection Campaign

A nonprofit government ethics watchdog claims that Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.), who is running to succeed Sen. Diane Feinstein in the 2024 election, illegally used official congressional resources in her reelection campaign.
“In 2022, Rep. Porter’s congressional office used taxpayer funds to run ads that are overtly political. These ads contained identical messaging or images to ads that her campaign ran and were often times completely indistinguishable from her campaign ads,” Kendra Arnold, executive director of the Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust (FACT), told the Office of Congressional Ethics in a complaint filed on Feb. 22.
The FACT complaint alleges that Porter used official funds to pay for virtually identical ads that were used for both official and campaign purposes and that were produced and distributed by the same company….}