Kamala Harris
Kamala Devi Harris born October 20 1964) is an American politician and lawyer who is the 49th and current vice-president of the United States. She is also the first vice president to be female and the highest-ranking female official in U.S. History, as also the first African American and second Asian American vice president. She is a member of the Democratic Party and was previously the attorney general of California between 2011 and 2017. Additionally she was an United States senator representing California between 2017-2021. Harris was born and was raised in Oakland, California. Her first job was with the Alameda County District Attorney's Office. Harris was later recruited to join the San Francisco District Attorney's Office. In 2003 she was elected as the city's district attorney. Harris was elected Attorney-General of California in 2010, and was elected again in 2014. Harris served as the junior United States senator from California from 2017 to 2021. Harris defeated Loretta Sanchez in the 2016 Senate election, becoming the second African American woman and the first South Asian American to serve in the United States Senate. She was a senator who advocated for healthcare and federal de-scheduling cannabis. The path towards citizenship for migrants who aren't legal. The DREAM Act bans assault weapons and progressive tax reform. Her most well-known accomplishments are her pointed questions of Trump administration officials during Senate hearings.




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