Kamala Harris

 Kamala Devi Harris (born October 20 1964) was an American politician, attorney and vice president of the United States. She is the first woman elected vice president and also holds the title of most powerful female officer in American history. She is a member of the Democratic Party and was previously the attorney general of California between 2011 and 2017. Additionally, she served as an United States senator representing California between 2017 and 2021. Born in Oakland, California, Harris graduated from Howard University and the University of California, Hastings College of the Law. Her professional career started with the Alameda County District Attorney's Office. Harris was later recruited to the San Francisco District Attorney's Office. In 2003, she was the San Francisco district attorney. In 2010, Harris was appointed Attorney General for California. She was reelected in 2014. Harris was the junior United States senator from California between 2017 and 2021. Harris 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 United States Senate. As a senator, Harris advocated for federal de-scheduling of healthcare, and legalization of cannabis, a path to citizenship of undocumented immigrants, and the DREAM Act which bans assault weapons. She earned national attention for her pointed questions of Trump administration officials in Senate hearings, which included Trump's second Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and was accused of sexual assault. 






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