Kamala Harris
Kamala Devi Harris (born October 20, 1964) was an American lawyer, politician and vice president of United States. She is the first vice president to be female and the most powerful female politician in U.S. history, as also the first African American and first Asian American vice president. She is a part 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. Harris began her career with the Alameda County District Attorney's Office. Harris was later hired to the San Francisco District Attorney's Office. She was elected San Francisco district attorney in 2003. In 2010, Harris was elected Attorney General of California. She was re-elected in 2014. Harris was the junior United States senator from California between 2017 and 2021. Harris defeated Loretta Sanchez in the 2016 Senate election to become the second 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 legalization of cannabis as a pathway to citizenship of undocumented immigrants, and the DREAM Act which bans assault weapons. Her most well-known accomplishments are her direct questions to Trump administration officials during Senate hearings.




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