Kamala Harris
Kamala Devi Harris was born on the 20th of October, 1964. She is an American politician. She is also the first vice president to be female and highest-ranking female official of U.S. History, as well the first African American and second Asian American vice president. As a member of the Democratic Party, she previously served as attorney general of California between 2011 and 2017 and as a United States senator representing California between 2017 and 2021. Harris was born in Oakland, California, Harris graduated from Howard University and the University of California, Hastings College of the Law. Harris began 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 elected San Francisco District Attorney. In 2010, she was appointed Attorney General of California and then re-elected in 2014. Harris served as the junior United States Senator from California between 2017 until 2021. Harris defeated Loretta Martinez in the 2016 Senate election to become the second African American woman and first South Asian American senator to be elected to the United States Senate. As a senator, Harris advocated for federal de-scheduling of healthcare, and legalization of cannabis which could lead to the citizenship for undocumented immigrants and the DREAM Act which bans assault weapons. Her name is well-known due to her direct questions to Trump government officials in Senate hearings.




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