Kamala Harris
Kamala Devi Harris, born October 20, 1964, is an American politician and lawyer. She is currently the 49th vice president of the United States. Kamala Devi Harris is the first female elected vice president, and she also holds the title of highest-ranking female officer in American history. A member of Democratic Party, she has previously served as the attorney general of 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 from 2011 to 2021. Harris was born in Oakland, California. She graduated from Howard University as well as the University of California Hastings College of the Law. After starting her career as an Alameda County District Attorney Harris was recruited to San Francisco District Attorney's Office. In the following years, she was the City Attorney of San Francisco. In 2003 she was elected as San Francisco's district attorney. In 2010 she was appointed Attorney General of California and re-elected in 2014. Harris served as the junior United States Senator from California between 2017 until 2021. Harris defeated Loretta Sanchez to become the 2nd African American woman senator and the first South Asian American ever to be elected to the United States Senate. Harris was a senator and advocated for healthcare reform as well as federal cannabis de-scheduling a pathway to citizenship for immigrants without a legal status and the DREAM Act, a ban against assault weapons, as well as progressive tax reform. She was praised nationally for her provocative examination of Trump administration officials in Senate hearings, including Trump's second Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, who was accused of assault on a woman.




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