Kamala Harris

 Kamala Devi Harris was born October 20 1964. She is an American politician. Harris is the first vice president to be female and the highest-ranking female official in U.S. History, as being the first African American and second Asian American vice president. Harris is a member of the Democratic Party and was previously the attorney general of California between 2011 and 2017. Additionally she was an United States senator representing California between 2017-2021. Harris was born in Oakland. Harris received her law degree from Howard University. She started her career with the Alameda County District Attorney's Office. She was then recruited to join the San Francisco District Attorney's Office. She was elected San Francisco district attorney in 2003. She was appointed Attorney General of California in 2010, and was elected again in 2014. Harris served as the junior United States senator from California between 2017 and 2021. Harris defeated Loretta Sanchez in the 2016 Senate election to become the 2nd African American woman and the first South Asian American to serve in the United States Senate. As a senator, Harris advocated for health care, federal de-scheduling and the legalization of cannabis as a pathway to citizenship for immigrants who are not legally documented, and the DREAM Act which bans assault weapons. She is best known for her direct questions to Trump administration officials in Senate hearings.







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