Kamala Harris
Kamala Devi Harris (born October 20th, 1964) was an American lawyer, politician, and the current vice president of United States. She is also the first vice president to be female and highest-ranking female official of U.S. History, as well the first African American and second Asian American vice president. A part of the Democratic Party, she previously served as attorney general of California from 2011 until 2017 and as an United States senator representing California between 2017 and 2021. Born in Oakland, California, Harris graduated from Howard University and the University of California, Hastings College of the Law. Harris began her career with the Alameda County District Attorney's Office. Then, she was appointed by the San Francisco District Attorney's Office. In 2003 she was elected as the city's district attorney. She was appointed Attorney General of California in 2010, and then elected again in 2014. Harris was the junior United States senator from California from 2017 until 2021. Harris beat Loretta Santiago in the 2016 Senate election and became the second African American woman to serve in the Congress, and the first South Asian American American to be elected to the United States Senate. As a senator she advocated healthcare reform, federal descheduling for cannabis, a path for immigrants who are not legal citizens, the DREAM Act and a ban on assault weapons. Harris also backed progressive tax reform. Her pointed questioning of Trump officials during Senate hearings earned the attention of the nation, which included the second Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, who was charged with sexual assault.




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