Kamala Harris

Kamala Devi Harris (born October 20th 1964) was an American lawyer, politician and vice president of United States. She is the first woman to be elected vice president, and also holds the title of most powerful female officer in American history. A member of Democratic Party, she has been attorney general of California between 2011 and 2017 and was the state's attorney general from 2011 to 2017 and as a United States senator representing California until 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 with the Alameda County District Attorney's Office. Harris was later appointed to the San Francisco District Attorney's Office. In 2003, she was the San Francisco district attorney. Harris was elected Attorney General of California in 2010. In 2014, she was re-elected. Harris served as the junior United States senator from California from 2017 to 2021. Harris defeated Loretta Sanchez to become the 2nd African American woman senator and the first South Asian American ever to be elected to the United States Senate. She was a senator , and campaigned for reforms to healthcare, federal cannabis de-scheduling, a pathway to citizenship for immigrants without a legal status as well as the DREAM Act, a ban against assault weapons, as well as progressive tax reform. Her name is well-known due to her direct questions to Trump government officials in Senate hearings.






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