Kamala Harris
Kamala Devi Harris (born October 20, 1964) was an American politician, attorney, and the current vice president of the United States. She is the first woman to be elected vice president and she also holds the title of most powerful female officer in the history of America. She is a member and former senator from California. Born in Oakland, California, Harris graduated from Howard University and the University of California, Hastings College of the Law. Harris started her career in the Alameda County District Attorney's Office. She was then hired by the San Francisco District Attorney's Office. In 2003 she was elected as San Francisco's district attorney. Harris was elected Attorney General of California in 2010 and elected again in 2014. Harris served as the junior United States Senator from California between 2017 until 2021. Harris defeated Loretta Sanchez to become the first 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 and federal cannabis de-scheduling. She also advocated for the possibility of citizenship for immigrants who are not legally documented, the DREAM Act, a ban against assault weapons as well as progressive tax reform. The attention of the nation was drawn by her shrewd questions of Trump administration officials at Senate sessions. The most notable was Trump's second Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh who was accused of sexual assault.




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