A member of the Minnesota Democratic Farmer-Labor Party, she represents Senate District 55, which includes parts of Burnsville, Savage, and Lakeville in Dakota and Scott counties in the southern Twin Cities metropolitan area.

Port grew up in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, with her parents and sister.

[1] Port was elected to the Minnesota Senate in 2020 with 53% of the vote, defeating Republican incumbent Dan Hall.

[2] In 2016 she ran for the Minnesota House of Representatives in District 56B and lost to Republican incumbent Roz Peterson.

[3] She co-authored a bill banning junk fees with Representative Emma Greenman that was signed into law in May 2024.