Kamala Harris

 Kamala Devi Harris is an American politician. Born on October 20, 1964, she was the 49th 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 member of the Democratic Party, she previously served as the attorney general of California from 2011 to 2017 and also as the state's attorney general from 2011 to 2017 and as a United States senator representing California between 2017 and 2021. Harris was born and raised in Oakland, California. Harris started her career at the Alameda County District Attorney's Office. Then she was recruited to the San Francisco District Attorney's Office. In 2003, she was appointed district attorney of San Francisco. In 2010 she was appointed Attorney General of California and then re-elected in 2014. Harris was the junior United States Senator from California between 2017 and 2021. Harris defeated Loretta Sanchez to become the second African American woman senator and the first South Asian American ever to be elected to the United States Senate. As senator, Harris fought for health care, federal de-scheduling and cannabis legalization which could lead to the citizenship of undocumented immigrants, as well as the DREAM Act which bans assault weapons. The sharp questions she asked Trump officials in Senate hearings has earned the attention of the nation, including the second Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh who was indicted with sexual assault.







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