the much-predicted Democratic wave". Politico noted her support for a popular November ballot referendum. "The only reason I'm a target is because Hillary Clinton won my district", said Walters. "I got 37,000 more votes than President Trump did." In September 2018, the Congressional Leadership Fund (CLF), the largest Republican super PAC active in U.S. House races, announced a $400,000 ad buy in support of Walters' campaign. In October 2018, the Los Angeles Times reported that the CLF had not purchased advertisements for Walters in its opening round of broadcast television advertising buys in Southern California. The CLF pushed back on the Los Angeles Times report, saying they had reserved over $3 million in Walters' district and had begun advertising there in August. At the end of election night, Walters was in the lead, but over the following days, Porter gained votes and eventually overtook Walters as more ballots were counted. In fund-raising e-mails sent to supporters, Walters made unsubstantiated claims of fraud, alleging that Democrats were seeking to "steal" her seat by tampering with votes. On November 15, 2018, the Associated Press called the race for Porter. Committee assignments Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Anti-Trust Law Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation Subcommittee on Highways and Transit Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Committee on Ethics Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Republican Main Street Partnership Republican Study Committee Electoral history Political positions The American Conservative Union gave Walters an 89% evaluation in 2017. Abortion and Planned Parenthood Walters opposed abortion, but had de-emphasized the issue during her political campaigns. In 2015, during her freshman term, she served on the Select Panel to Investigate Planned Parenthood. Cannabis Walters had a "D" rating from the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, an advocacy group supporting the legalization of marijuana. Donald Trump In July 2016, FiveThirtyEight labeled Walters an "Eager Unifier", for having endorsed Trump wholeheartedly, but not until after the Indiana primary. In February 2017, Walters voted against a resolution that would have directed the House to request 10 years of Trump's tax returns, which would then have been reviewed by the House Ways and Means Committee in a closed session. FiveThirtyEight had found that Walters voted with