Kamala Harris

Kamala Devi Harris was born on the 20th of October, 1964. She is an American politician. She is the first woman elected vice president, and also holds the title of highest-ranking female officer in American history. As a member of the Democratic Party, she has been attorney general for California from 2011 until 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 and graduated from Howard University, University of California, Hastings College of the Law. Harris began her career at 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. She was elected Attorney general of California in 2010. In 2014, she won re-election. Harris was the junior United States Senator from California between 2017 to 2021. Harris defeated Loretta Santiago in the 2016 Senate election making her the second African American woman to serve in Congress and the first South Asian American American to do so in the United States Senate. As senator, Harris fought for health care, federal de-scheduling and the legalization of cannabis, a path to citizenship of undocumented immigrants, and the DREAM Act which bans assault weapons. Her sharp questioning of Trump officials during Senate hearings has garnered her national attention, including the second Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh who was indicted with sexual assault.

 





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