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I swear : politics is messier than my minivan / Katie Porter.

Summary:
Underestimated as a single mom and first-time candidate, Katie Porter defied expectations in 2018 when she was elected to Congress, flipping a long-held Republican seat. Then, using her signature whiteboard, she began to take CEOs and corrupt government officials to task in congressional hearings. The videos went viral, introducing Americans to her no-bullshit style and making her a coveted guest on cable news and late-night television shows. I Swear is an honest, laugh-out-loud funny memoir about what it's really like to serve in Congress while carting three kids around in a messy minivan. From growing up as an Iowa farm girl to becoming a law professor who fought big banks, Porter exposes the gaps between politicians' press conferences and real people's lives and reveals how telling the truth can reenergize our politics and government. With the same clarity she demonstrates during congressional hearings, Porter makes the case for consumer protection, corporate accountability, and anti-corruption reforms. She pulls back the curtain on the political messaging machine, campaign fundraising, and congressional traditions, showing that the way things have always worked, in fact, does not work for a single mom, or for a lot of us. She gives whiteboard lessons on how to fight the corporations that cheat and how to conduct her trademark oversight to stop shenanigans in their tracks. Full of candid and inspiring stories - from an overwhelmed Porter crying at a high-stakes political meeting to her kids' lightly illegal campaign hijinks - this is a book by an exhausted, committed parent who just doesn't have the time for nonsense in her house or in the House of Representatives. -- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780593443989
  • ISBN: 0593443985
  • Physical Description: viii, 284 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Crown, [2023]

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:
Not on the ballot -- Positive campaign -- Mistakes -- Katie's guide to consumer protection -- 218 -- Flip-flops -- How to whiteboard anyone about anything -- One more word -- Twelve years old -- Katie-isms (and when to use them) -- Running shoes -- Hammer and nails -- Katie and the chipmunks -- Spam, not scam -- Show me the money -- Fresh start -- Personal funds -- Bought off -- Places I've lived -- Unpacking -- Honest stink -- Talking points -- Jobs I want after Congress -- Correct the rumors -- Ground support -- Find your supervolunteer power -- Not good enough -- An Orange County family -- The work -- How to contact your congressperson -- On calculators and cookies -- Close.
Subject: Porter, Katie, 1974-
Political culture > United States.
United States > Politics and government > 2017-2021.
United States > Politics and government > 2021-
United States. Congress. House > Biography.
Women legislators > United States > Biography.
Women legislators > California > Biography.
Genre: Biography.
Autobiographies.
Autobiographies.

Available copies

  • 12 of 14 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 14 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Albright Memorial Library 92 PORTER (Text) 50686016295128 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Alexander Hamilton Memorial Free Library 328.73 POR (Text) 37268003159480 AHMFL Biography Available -
Altoona Area Public Library 328.73 POR (Text) 33240004003730 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Annie Halenbake Ross Library 328.73 Por (Text)
Donated: A Gift From Roberta Doyle
00157966 ADULT Non-Fiction Available -
Cambria County Library 328.73 P846i (Text) 85131001881235 CACM Non-Fiction Available -
Dillsburg Area Public Library Adults 328.7 POR Nonfiction (Text) 34001001440286 Adult Area Available -
Fleetwood Area Public Library 328.73 POR (Text) 33249024378691 Non-fiction Checked Out 04/08/2024
Hollidaysburg Area Public Library 328.73092 Por 2023 (Text) 10HOL00049025/ Adult New Nonfiction Available -
Kreutz Creek Valley Library Adults Porter Biography (Text) 34261000552610 Adult Area New Checked Out 05/08/2024
Martin Library Adults 328.73 POR Life Times (Text) 33454005952056 2nd Floor Available -

Summary: Underestimated as a single mom and first-time candidate, Katie Porter defied expectations in 2018 when she was elected to Congress, flipping a long-held Republican seat. Then, using her signature whiteboard, she began to take CEOs and corrupt government officials to task in congressional hearings. The videos went viral, introducing Americans to her no-bullshit style and making her a coveted guest on cable news and late-night television shows. I Swear is an honest, laugh-out-loud funny memoir about what it's really like to serve in Congress while carting three kids around in a messy minivan. From growing up as an Iowa farm girl to becoming a law professor who fought big banks, Porter exposes the gaps between politicians' press conferences and real people's lives and reveals how telling the truth can reenergize our politics and government. With the same clarity she demonstrates during congressional hearings, Porter makes the case for consumer protection, corporate accountability, and anti-corruption reforms. She pulls back the curtain on the political messaging machine, campaign fundraising, and congressional traditions, showing that the way things have always worked, in fact, does not work for a single mom, or for a lot of us. She gives whiteboard lessons on how to fight the corporations that cheat and how to conduct her trademark oversight to stop shenanigans in their tracks. Full of candid and inspiring stories - from an overwhelmed Porter crying at a high-stakes political meeting to her kids' lightly illegal campaign hijinks - this is a book by an exhausted, committed parent who just doesn't have the time for nonsense in her house or in the House of Representatives. --

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