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Kamala Harris | |
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 Official portrait, 2021 | |
| 49th Vice President of the United States | |
Incumbent | |
| Assumed office January 20, 2021 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Mike Pence |
| United States Senator from California | |
| In office January 3, 2017 – January 18, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Barbara Boxer |
| Succeeded by | Alex Padilla |
| 32nd Attorney General of California | |
| In office January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2017 | |
| Governor | Jerry Brown |
| Preceded by | Jerry Brown |
| Succeeded by | Xavier Becerra |
| 27th District Attorney of San Francisco | |
| In office January 8, 2004 – January 3, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Terence Hallinan |
| Succeeded by | George Gascón |
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| Born | Kamala Devi Harris[a] October 20, 1964 Oakland, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
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Doug Emhoff (m. 2014) |
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| Relatives | Family of Kamala Harris |
| Residence | Number One Observatory Circle |
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Kamala Devi Harris[a] (/ˈkɑːmələ ˈdeɪvi/ ⓘ KAH-mə-lə DAY-vee;[2][3] born October 20, 1964) is an American politician and attorney who is the 49th and current vice president of the United States under President Joe Biden. She is the first female vice president and the highest-ranking female official in U.S. history, as well as the first African-American and first Asian-American vice president.[4][5] A member of the Democratic Party, she was previously attorney general of California from 2011 to 2017 and a U.S. senator from California from 2017 to 2021.
Born in Oakland, California, Harris graduated from Howard University and the University of California, Hastings College of the Law. She began her career in the office of the district attorney (DA) of Alameda County, before being recruited to the San Francisco DA's Office and later the City Attorney of San Francisco's office. In 2003, she was elected DA of San Francisco. She was elected AG of California in 2010 and re-elected in 2014. Harris served as the junior U.S. senator from California from 2017 to 2021; she defeated Loretta Sanchez in the 2016 Senate election to become the second African-American woman and the first South Asian American to serve in the U.S. Senate.[6][7] As a senator, she advocated for healthcare reform, federal de-scheduling of cannabis, a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, the DREAM Act, strict gun control laws,[8][9] and progressive tax reform. She gained a national profile for her pointed questioning of Trump administration officials during Senate hearings, including Trump's second Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, who was accused of sexual assault.[10]
Harris sought the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, but withdrew from the race prior to the primaries. She was selected by Joe Biden to be his running mate, and their ticket went on to defeat the then incumbent president and vice president, Donald Trump and Mike Pence, in the 2020 election. Harris and Biden were inaugurated on January 20, 2021.
- ^ Debolt, David (August 18, 2020). "Here's Kamala Harris' birth certificate. Scholars say there's no VP eligibility debate". The Mercury News. San Jose, California. Archived from the original on February 17, 2021. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
- ^ Thomas, Ken (February 15, 2013). "You Say 'Ka-MILLA;' I Say 'KUH-ma-la.' Both Are Wrong". The Wall Street Journal. p. 1. Archived from the original on October 6, 2020. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
- ^ Woodsome, Kate. "You don't need to like Kamala Harris. But you should say her name properly". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on October 27, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ Kalita, S. Mitra (August 12, 2020). "Kamala Harris' Indian roots and why they matter". CNN. Archived from the original on November 20, 2021. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
- ^ Sudeep, Theres (November 21, 2020). "Indian-origin politicians around the world". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on November 22, 2020. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
- ^ "Kamala D. Harris: US Senator from California". United States Senate. Archived from the original on October 14, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
In 2017, Kamala D. Harris was sworn in as a United States senator for California, the second African-American woman, and first South Asian-American senator in history.
- ^ Weinberg, Tessa; Palaniappan, Sruthi (December 3, 2019). "Kamala Harris: Everything you need to know about the 2020 presidential candidate". ABC News. Archived from the original on April 19, 2021. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
Harris is the daughter of an Indian mother and Jamaican father, and is the second African-American woman and first South Asian-American senator in history.
- ^ "Kamala Harris Advocated For Stricter Gun Laws As A Candidate. What About As Joe Biden's VP?". WUNC. August 12, 2020. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
- ^ "Here's Where Kamala Harris Stands on Gun Control". Harper's BAZAAR. January 20, 2021. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
- ^ Viser, Matt (January 21, 2019). "Kamala Harris enters 2020 Presidential Race". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on February 25, 2020. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
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