Kamala Harris

 Kamala Devi Harris was born on the 20th of October, 1964. She is an American politician. She is the first female vice-president and the highest-ranking female politician in U.S history. As a member of the Democratic Party, she has previously served as the attorney general of California from 2011 to 2017, and also as a United States senator representing California from 2011 to 2021. Harris was born and was raised in Oakland, California. Harris began her career at the Alameda County District Attorney's Office prior to her move to the San Francisco District Attorney's Office and then to the City Attorney of San Francisco's office. In 2003 she was elected as the district attorney of San Francisco. Harris was elected Attorney General of California in 2010, and reelected in 2014. Between 2017 and 2021, Harris was the junior United States senator for California. 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 and campaigned for reforms to healthcare as well as federal cannabis de-scheduling an opportunity to become a citizen for immigrants who are not legally documented, the DREAM Act, a ban against assault weapons, and progressive tax reform. Her most well-known accomplishments are her sharp questions to Trump administration officials in Senate hearings.






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