Kamala Harris

 Kamala Devi Harris born October 20th, 1964) is an American politician and attorney who is the 49th and current vice-president of the United States. She is also the first female vice-president and the highest-ranking female official in U.S. History, as well the first African American and second Asian American vice president. Being a part of the Democratic Party, she was the attorney general of California in 2011-2017 and an United States senator representing California from 2017 to 2021. Harris was born and was raised in Oakland, California. Harris started her career in the Alameda County District Attorney's Office, before being recruited to the San Francisco District Attorney's Office and then the City Attorney of San Francisco's office. She was elected San Francisco district attorney in 2003. Harris was elected Attorney-General of California in 2010 and reelected in 2014. Harris served as the junior United States Senator from California between 2017 and 2021. Harris defeated Loretta Martinez in 2016's Senate election, becoming the second African American woman and first South Asian American senator to be elected to the United States Senate. She was a senator who advocated for health care and federal de-scheduling of cannabis. The path towards citizenship for migrants who aren't legal. The DREAM Act bans assault weapons and progressive tax reform. Her pointed questioning of Trump officials in Senate hearings has garnered the attention of the nation, which included the second Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, who was charged with sexual assault. 







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