Kamala Harris

 Kamala Devi Harris, born October 20, 1964 was an American politician as well as a lawyer. She is currently the 49th vice president of the United States. She is the first female vice presidency and the highest ranking female official in U.S history. She is a member of Congress and a former US senator representing California. Harris was born in Oakland and attended 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 join the San Francisco District Attorney's Office. In 2003, she was elected San Francisco District Attorney. Harris was elected Attorney General of California in 2010. In 2014, she was re-elected. From 2017 until 2021, Harris was the junior United States senator for California. Harris defeated Loretta Sanchez in the 2016 Senate election, becoming the 2nd African American woman and the first South Asian American to serve in the United States Senate. As a senator , she supported health reform, federal descholaring of cannabis, a path for undocumented immigrants to become citizens and the DREAM Act and a ban on assault weapons. She also backed progressive tax reform. Her name is well-known due to her direct questions to Trump government officials in Senate hearings.







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