Katie Porter’s University Housing Deal Draws Scrutiny

“In Orange County, California, where the typical house sells for $1 million, Rep. Katie Porter’s (D-CA) four-bedroom, three-bath residence in a leafy subdivision on the University of California Irvine campus is a bargain,” the AP reports.

“The progressive Democrat and law professor, who has lamented the cost of housing in her district, purchased it in 2011 for $523,000, a below-market price secured through a program the university uses to lure academics who couldn’t otherwise afford to live in the affluent area. The only eligibility requirement was that she continue working for the school.”

“For Porter, this version of subsidized housing has outlasted her time in the classroom, extending nearly four years after she took unpaid leave from her $258,000-a-year teaching job to serve in the U.S. House.”