Family of Kamala Harris

Family of Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff, at the presidential inauguration of Joe Biden in 2021
Current region	Berkeley, California, U.S.
Place of origin	East Bay, California, U.S. Thulasendrapuram, Tamil Nadu, India Brown's Town, Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica
Members	Kamala Harris Douglas Emhoff Cole Emhoff Ella Emhoff
Connected members	Maya Harris Meena Harris P. V. Gopalan † Sharada Balachandran

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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 and her father is from Saint Ann, Jamaica. She is married to American entertainment attorney and law professor Douglas Emhoff.