Kamala Harris
Kamala Devi Harris (born October 20th 1964) was an American lawyer, politician and vice president of the United States. Kamala Devi Harris is the first female vice president and the most powerful female official in U.S. history, as well as the first African American and first Asian American vice president. She is a member of the Democratic Party and was previously the attorney general of California between 2011 and 2017. In addition, she served as the 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. Her first job was in the Alameda County District Attorney's Office. Harris was later promoted to 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, and reelected in 2014. Harris was the junior United States Senate from California from 2017 to 2021. Harris defeated Loretta Sánchez during the 2016 Senate elections, becoming the 2nd African American woman, and the first South Asian American, to be a senator in the United States Senate. As a senator, Harris advocated for federal de-scheduling of healthcare, and legalization of cannabis, a path to citizenship for immigrants who are not legally documented, as well as the DREAM Act which bans assault weapons. Her sharp questioning of Trump officials in Senate hearings has garnered the attention of the nation, which included the second Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, who was charged with sexual assault.




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