Kamala Harris

Kamala Devi Harris born October 20th, 1964) is an American politician and attorney who is the 49th and current vice president of the United States. Harris is the first vice president to be female and highest-ranking female official of U.S. History, as also the first African American and second Asian American vice president. A part of the Democratic Party, she previously served as attorney general for California between 2011 and 2017 and as a United States senator representing California from 2017 until 2021. Harris was born in Oakland, California. She graduated from Howard University as well as the University of California Hastings College of the Law. Harris began her career with the Alameda County District Attorney's Office. She was then hired by the San Francisco District Attorney's Office. In 2003, she was appointed district attorney of San Francisco. In 2010 Harris was elected Attorney General of California. She was reelected in 2014. Harris served as the junior United States senator from California from 2017 until 2021. Harris beat Loretta Sánchez during the 2016 Senate elections, becoming the second African American woman, and the first South Asian American, to serve as a senator in the United States Senate. Harris was a senator who fought for healthcare and federal de-scheduling cannabis. A pathway to citizenship for immigrants who are not legally recognized. The DREAM Act bans assault weapons and progressive tax reform. Her name is well-known due to the direct questioning she conducted of Trump government officials during Senate hearings.



                               






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