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Kamala Harris | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2021 | |
| 49th Vice President of the United States | |
| In office January 20, 2021 – January 20, 2025 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Mike Pence |
| Succeeded by | JD Vance |
| United States Senator from California | |
| In office January 3, 2017 – January 18, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Barbara Boxer |
| Succeeded by | Alex Padilla |
| 32nd Attorney General of California | |
| In office January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2017 | |
| 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 | |
| Preceded by | Terence Hallinan |
| Succeeded by | George Gascón |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kamala Devi Harris[a] October 20, 1964 Oakland, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Parents | |
| Relatives | Harris family |
| Education | |
| Signature |  |
| Website | Official website |
Kamala Devi Harris (KAH-mə-lə; born October 20, 1964)[1][2] is an American politician and attorney. She was the 49th vice president of the United States under Joe Biden from 2021 to 2025. She is the first female vice president and the highest-ranking female official in U.S. history. She was also the first Black and the first South Asian vice president. Harris was the Democratic presidential candidate in the 2024 presidential election.[3]
Before becoming vice president, she was a junior U.S. senator from California from 2017 to 2021.[4] She was the 32nd attorney general of California from 2011 to 2017, and the 27th district attorney of San Francisco from 2004 to 2011.[5][6]
She was a candidate for president in the 2020 election. She suspended her campaign in December 2019 after raising low campaign funds. After Joe Biden won the nomination, he picked Harris as his running mate for vice president.[7]
In July 2024, after Biden ended his campaign for president, Harris started her own presidential campaign.[8] In November 2024, she lost the election to then-former President Donald Trump.[9][10]
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- ↑ "Kamala Harris | Biography, Policies, Family, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. 2023-11-07. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
- ↑ "Kamala Harris - Politics, Family & Age". Biography. 2021-01-20. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
- ↑ Salahieh, Antoinette Radford, Michelle Shen, Maureen Chowdhury, Elise Hammond, Jack Forrest, Zoe Sottile, Ashley R. Williams, Adrienne Vogt, Lucy Bayly, Kathleen Magramo, Tami Luhby, Nouran (2024-07-21). "July 21, 2024, presidential campaign news | CNN Politics". CNN. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ Wright, Jasmine; Duster, Chandelis (January 18, 2021). "Harris resigns from the Senate ahead of inauguration". CNN. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
- ↑ Shenkman, Kenneth (2018). "Harris, Kamala". World Book Advanced. Retrieved May 8, 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Kamala Harris". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
- ↑ "Joe Biden picks Kamala Harris as his running mate". August 11, 2020.
- ↑ "Harris says she will "earn and win" Democratic nomination". CNN. July 21, 2024. Archived from the original on July 21, 2024. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
- ↑ "Presidential Election 2024 Live Results: Donald Trump wins". www.nbcnews.com. 2024-12-17. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
- ↑ "Presidential Election Results: Trump Wins". The New York Times. 2024-11-05. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-12-26.