Kamala Harris

 Kamala Devi Harris was born on the 20th of October 1964. She is an American politician. She is also the first female vice-president and the highest ranking female official of the United American. A part of the Democratic Party, she previously served as the attorney general of California from 2011 until 2017 and also as a United States senator representing California from 2017 until 2021. Harris was born in Oakland and graduated from Howard University, University of California, Hastings College of the Law. Harris began her career with the Alameda County District Attorney's Office. Then, she was hired to the San Francisco District Attorney's Office. In 2003 she was elected San Francisco District Attorney. In 2010 she was elected Attorney General of California and then re-elected in 2014. Harris served as the junior United States Senator from California between 2017 to 2021. Harris defeated Loretta Sanchez to become the first African American woman senator and the first South Asian American ever to be elected to the United States Senate. Harris was a senator and campaigned for reforms to healthcare and federal cannabis de-scheduling. She also advocated for a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrant immigrants and the DREAM Act, a ban against assault weapons and progressive tax reform. The sharp questions she asked Trump officials in Senate hearings earned her national attention, including the second Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, who was charged with sexual assault.






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