Katie Porter's son, 14, delivers hilariously cute speech on Election Night

[pnwmom]

https://people.com/politics/katie-porter-son-paul-funny-election-night-speech/

For just over three minutes on election night, staff, volunteers and supporters were treated to the adorable musings of Rep. Katie Porter's middle child, Paul Hoffman, 14.

In introducing his mom, Paul told a cheering crowd, "Right after Trump won in 2016, that was when my mom first told us that she was going to run for Congress. My brother Luke and I looked at each other and said, 'This hobby isn't going to last long.' We gave it a couple of months, tops. Now, six years, three elections and two terms later — oof, we really got that one wrong."

He gushed over the willingness of the group to work tirelessly on the campaign without receiving a paycheck. "When I first started canvassing, I asked my mom how much I would be paid for doing it. 'Paul,' she said, 'the volunteers aren't paid. They do this because they want us to win the election.' I couldn't believe it. All of those people giving up their free time to help strangers? In the heat? It didn't make sense," he said.

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[MagickMuffin]

1. I can see how this young man will go far. Great speech Paul

[Hermit-The-Prog]

4. Thanks. That was good! Porter's race had me the most nervous. We need her!

[NewEnglandAutumn]

6. I agree

so happy she will be back advocating for citizens

[Hermit-The-Prog]

7. See if this works ...

From before the Eloon messed things up:

Link to tweet

( Bound to be a youtube of that, but the above is all I have seen posted on DU ).

[albacore]

8. When she does that stuff... it makes my old, beat-up heart glad! nt

[Just A Box Of Rain]

2. Very touching!

Paul is a great kid.

Thanks for sharing.

[TomSlick]

3. Great speech.

He has his mom's confidence.

[kaotikross]

5. That kid

just might have a future in politics.