Kamala Harris

Quick Facts:

• American politician and attorney.
• Graduate of Howard University
• Graduate of California’s Hastings College of Law
• Started career in the Alameda County District Attorney’s office
• Moved to San Francisco District Attorney’s Office
• City Attorney of San Francisco
• Elected District Attorney of San Francisco in 2003Harris was the first woman, the first African American, and the first Asian
  American to hold that office.
• Elected Attorney General of California in 2010, and reelected in 2014.Harris was the first woman, the first African American, and the first Asian
  American to hold that office.
• US Senator from 2017 to 2021, representing CaliforniaWas the second Black woman and first South Asian American US Senator
• Ran for president in 2020, but withdrew before the primaries.
• Was selected as Biden’s running mate in 2020, and ascended to the Vice Presidency in January 2021.49th and Current Vice President of the United States, since 2021
  First woman, first African American and first Asian Vice President
  Highest ranking female official in the history of the United States.
  Harris played a crucial role as president of the Senate. She cast more tie-breaking votes than any other vice president, which helped pass bills such as the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 stimulus package and the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.
• Harris launched her campaign for president after Biden withdrew and endorsed her.She chose Tim Walz, current governor of Minnesota, as her running mate.