Family of Kamala Harris

Family of Kamala Harris
Family of Kamala Harris
	Harris and her immediate family in 2024
Current region	Berkeley, California, U.S.
Place of origin	East Bay, California, U.S.; Thulasendrapuram, India; Brown's Town, Jamaica;
Members	Kamala Harris; Douglas Emhoff; Cole Emhoff; Ella Emhoff;
Connected members	Maya Harris (Kamala's sister); Meena Harris (Kamala's niece); Shyamala Gopalan (Kamala's mother)†; Donald J. Harris (Kamala's father); P. V. Gopalan (Kamala's grandfather)†; Sharada Balachandran;

Kamala Harris is the 49th vice president of the United States. Harris was formerly the junior United States senator from California, and prior to her election to the Senate, she served as the 32nd attorney general of California. Her family includes several members who are notable in politics and academia.

Harris's maternal ancestry comes from Tamil Nadu, India. Her paternal ancestry comes from Saint Ann, Jamaica. She is married to American entertainment attorney and law professor Douglas Emhoff.