Kamala Harris
Kamala Devi Harris (born October 20th, 1964) was an American lawyer, politician, and the current vice president of the United States. She is the first woman to hold the vice presidency and the highest ranking female official in U.S history. As a part of the Democratic Party, she previously was the attorney general of California between 2011 and 2017 and also as a 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 at the Alameda County District Attorney's Office prior to her move to the San Francisco District Attorney's Office and then to the City Attorney of San Francisco's office. In 2003, she was elected San Francisco District Attorney. Harris was elected Attorney General of California in 2010, and was elected again in 2014. Harris served as the junior United States Senator from California between 2017 until 2021. Harris beat Loretta Sanchez in the 2016 Senate election, becoming the second African American woman and the first South Asian American to serve in the United States Senate. As a senator, she advocated for healthcare reform as well as federal de-scheduling cannabis, a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants as well as the DREAM Act, a ban on assault weapons, as well as progressive tax reform. Her name is well-known due to her direct questioning of Trump government officials in Senate hearings.




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