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| 49th Vice President of the United States | |
| Assumed office January 20, 2021 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Mike Pence |
| United States Senator from California | |
| In office January 3, 2017 – January 18, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Barbara Boxer |
| Succeeded by | Alex Padilla |
| 32nd Attorney General of California | |
| In office January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2017 | |
| Governor | Jerry Brown |
| Preceded by | Jerry Brown |
| Succeeded by | Xavier Becerra |
| 27th District Attorney of San Francisco | |
| In office January 8, 2004 – January 3, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Terence Hallinan |
| Succeeded by | George Gascón |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kamala Devi Harris[a] October 20, 1964 Oakland, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
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| Parents | |
| Relatives | Family of Kamala Harris |
| Residence | Number One Observatory Circle |
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Kamala Devi Harris[a] (/ˈkɑːmələ ˈdeɪvi/ KAH-mə-lə DAY-vee;[2][3][4] born October 20, 1964) is an American politician and attorney who is the 49th and current vice president of the United States since 2021, under President Joe Biden. She is the first female vice president and the highest-ranking female official in U.S. history, as well as the first African American and first South Asian American vice president.[5] A member of the Democratic Party, she served as a U.S. senator from California from 2017 to 2021 and the attorney general of California from 2011 to 2017. Following the withdrawal of Joe Biden from the presidential race, Harris has been described as the presumptive nominee of the Democratic Party in the 2024 presidential election.[6][7]
Born in Oakland, California, Harris graduated from Howard University and the University of California, Hastings College of the Law. She began her law career in the office of the district attorney (DA) of Alameda County, before being recruited to the San Francisco DA's Office and later the city attorney of San Francisco's office. In 2003, she was elected DA of San Francisco. She was elected attorney general of California in 2010 and re-elected in 2014. Harris served as the junior U.S. senator from California from 2017 to 2021; she 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 U.S. Senate.[8][9]
As a senator, Harris advocated for stricter gun control laws, the DREAM Act and federal legalization of cannabis, as well as healthcare and taxation reform.[10][11] She gained a national profile for her pointed questioning of Trump administration officials during Senate hearings, including Trump's second Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh.[12]
Harris sought the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, but withdrew from the race before the primaries. Biden selected her to be his running mate, and their ticket went on to defeat the incumbent president and vice president, Donald Trump and Mike Pence, in the 2020 election. Harris and Biden were inaugurated on January 20, 2021. Presiding over an evenly split Senate upon entering office, Harris played a crucial role as president of the Senate with her power to cast tie-breaking votes, helping pass bills such as the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 stimulus package and the Inflation Reduction Act. After Biden's withdrawal from the 2024 presidential election, Harris launched her own presidential campaign with Biden's endorsement.[6] On July 22, 2024, Harris secured enough non-binding support from delegates to become the presumptive nominee of the Democratic Party.[13][6]
- ^ Debolt, David (August 18, 2020). "Here's Kamala Harris' birth certificate. Scholars say there's no VP eligibility debate". The Mercury News. San Jose, California. Archived from the original on February 17, 2021. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
- ^ Thomas, Ken (February 15, 2013). "You Say 'Ka-MILLA;' I Say 'KUH-ma-la.' Both Are Wrong". The Wall Street Journal: 1. Archived from the original on October 6, 2020. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
- ^ Woodsome, Kate. "Opinion | You don't need to like Kamala Harris. But you should say her name properly". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on October 27, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ Kamala Harris [@KamalaHarris] (May 24, 2016). "People pronounce my name many different ways. Let #KidsForKamala show you how it's done" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Kamala Harris: The Vice President". The White House. Archived from the original on January 20, 2021. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Harris Has Enough Delegates to Clinch Nomination for President". Bloomberg News. July 22, 2024. Archived from the original on July 23, 2024. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
- ^ Rogers, Kaleigh (July 23, 2024). "Is Kamala Harris the presumptive Democratic nominee? Not quite". FiveThirtyEight. Archived from the original on July 25, 2024. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
- ^ "Kamala D. Harris: US Senator from California". United States Senate. Archived from the original on October 14, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
In 2017, Kamala D. Harris was sworn in as a United States senator for California, the second African-American woman, and first South Asian-American senator in history.
- ^ Weinberg, Tessa; Palaniappan, Sruthi (December 3, 2019). "Kamala Harris: Everything you need to know about the 2020 presidential candidate". ABC News. Archived from the original on April 19, 2021. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
Harris is the daughter of an Indian mother and Jamaican father, and is the second African-American woman and first South Asian-American senator in history.
- ^ Sanchez, Chelsey (January 20, 2021). "Here's Where Kamala Harris Stands on Gun Control". Harper's BAZAAR. Archived from the original on March 22, 2024. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
- ^ deBruyn, Jason (August 12, 2020). "Kamala Harris Advocated For Stricter Gun Laws As A Candidate. What About As Joe Biden's VP?". WUNC. Archived from the original on March 22, 2024. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
- ^ Viser, Matt (January 21, 2019). "Kamala Harris enters 2020 Presidential Race". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on February 25, 2020. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
- ^ "Harris has support of enough Democratic delegates to become party's presidential nominee: AP survey". AP News. July 22, 2024. Archived from the original on July 22, 2024. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
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