Kamala Harris
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Born in Oakland, California, Harris graduated from Howard University and the University of California, Hastings College of the Law. She began her law career in the office of the district attorney (DA) of Alameda County, before being recruited to the San Francisco DA's Office and later the city attorney of San Francisco's office. In 2003, she was elected DA of San Francisco. She was elected attorney general of California in 2010 and re-elected in 2014. Harris served as the junior U.S. senator from California from 2017 to 2021; she 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 U.S. Senate.
As a senator, Harris advocated for gun control laws, the DREAM Act, a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, federal legalization of cannabis, as well as healthcare and taxation reform. She gained a national profile for her pointed questioning of Trump administration officials during Senate hearings, including Trump's second Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh.
Harris sought the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, but withdrew from the race prior to the primaries. Biden selected her to be his running mate, and their ticket went on to defeat the then incumbent president and vice president, Donald Trump and Mike Pence, in the 2020 election. Harris and Biden were inaugurated on January 20, 2021. After the withdrawal of Biden from the 2024 presidential election, Harris launched her own campaign for president with Biden's endorsement. If elected, she would become the first female and first Asian-American president of the United States, and second Black American president after Barack Obama. Provided by Wikipedia
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14by Ross A. Hauser, Johanna B. Lackner, Danielle Steilen-Matias, David K. HarrisGet full text
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16by Daniel S. Morris, Eric C. Main, Jenine K. Harris, Abraham Moland, Curtis CudeGet full text
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