Kamala Harris
Kamala Devi Harris born October 20th 1964) is an American politician and lawyer who is the 49th and current vice-president of the United States. She is also the first female vice-president and the highest ranking female official of the United States. A part of the Democratic Party, she previously served as attorney general of California between 2011 and 2017 and as the state's attorney general from 2011 to 2017 and as a United States senator representing California from 2017 to 2021. Harris was born and was raised in Oakland, California. She began her career in the Alameda County District Attorney's Office, before being recruited to the San Francisco District Attorney's Office and then to the City Attorney of San Francisco's office. In 2003, she was appointed district attorney of San Francisco. In 2010 Harris was appointed Attorney General for California. She was reelected in 2014. Harris served as the junior United States senator from California from 2017 until 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 who worked for healthcare reform and federal de-scheduling cannabis. A pathway towards citizenship for migrants who aren't legal. The DREAM Act bans assault weapons and progressive tax reform. Her pointed questioning of Trump officials during Senate hearings has earned the attention of the nation, which included the second Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh who was indicted with sexual assault.




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