Kamala Harris, junior United States senator, is the first African-American, the first Asian-American, and the third female vice presidential running mate on a major party ticket.
She ran for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination and attracted national attention before ending her campaign on December 3, 2019. She was announced as former vice president Joe Biden's running mate in the 2020 election on August 11, 2020.
Joe Biden won the U.S. presidential election, Saturday Nov. 7, 2020, and Kamala Harris became United States Vice President-elect: first woman to be vice president, first woman of color to be vice president, first woman of South Asian descent, first daughter of immigrants.
| United States Senator from California | |
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Incumbent |
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| Assumed office January 3, 2017 Serving with Dianne Feinstein |
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| Preceded by | Barbara Boxer |
| 32nd Attorney General of California | |
| In office January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2017 |
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| Governor | Jerry Brown |
| Preceded by | Jerry Brown |
| Succeeded by | Xavier Becerra |
| 27th District Attorney of San Francisco | |
| In office January 8, 2004 – January 3, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Terence Hallinan |
| Succeeded by | George Gascón |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Kamala Devi Harris |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) |
Douglas Emhoff (m. 2014) |
| Parents | Donald J. Harris Shyamala Gopalan |
| Relatives | Maya Harris (sister) Meena Harris (niece) P. V. Gopalan (grandfather) |
| Education | Howard University (BA) University of California, Hastings (JD) |
| Website | Campaign website |
Kamala Harris' Full 2020 Victory Speech in Wilmington, Delaware
Harris delivered her first speech as United States Vice President-elect on Saturday night Nov. 7, 2020, in an all-white suit, paying homage to suffragettes of the 20th century who worked to get women the right to vote in the United States.