Kamala Harris

Kamala Devi Harris (born October 20 1964) was an American lawyer, politician, and the current vice president of United States. She is the first woman to be elected vice president, and also holds the title of most powerful female officer in American history. As a member of the Democratic Party, she has previously served as attorney general for California between 2011 and 2017, and also as the state's attorney general from 2011 to 2017 and as a United States senator representing California until 2021. Harris was born in Oakland, California, Harris graduated from Howard University and the University of California, Hastings College of the Law. Harris started her career in the Alameda County District Attorney's Office. Then, she was recruited to the San Francisco District Attorney's Office. She was elected San Francisco district attorney in 2003. Harris was elected Attorney-General of California in 2010 and reelected in 2014. From 2017 to 2021, Harris was the junior United States senator for California. Harris defeated Loretta Sanchez to become the first African American woman senator and the first South Asian American ever to be elected to the United States Senate. As a senator she advocated healthcare reform, federal descheduling for cannabis, a path for undocumented immigrants to become citizens, the DREAM Act and a ban on assault weapons. She also supported progressive tax reform. She earned national attention due to her sharp questions of Trump administration officials in Senate hearings, including Trump's second Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, who was accused of sexual assault.






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