Kamala Harris | |
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49th Vice President of the United States | |
Assumed office January 20, 2021 | |
President | Joe Biden |
Preceded by | Mike Pence |
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 | |
Residence | Number One Observatory Circle |
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Kamala Devi Harris (KAH-mə-lə; born October 20, 1964)[2][3] is an American politician and attorney. Since 2021, she has been the 49th vice president of the United States under President Joe Biden. She is the first woman ever in U.S. history elected to this office. Before becoming vice president, she was a junior United States senator from California from 2017 to 2021.[4] A member of the Democratic Party, 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] Harris is the Democratic Party's presidential nominee in the 2024 presidential election.[7]
On January 21, 2019, Harris announced her candidacy for president in the 2020 election. She ended her campaign on December 3, 2019. After Joe Biden won the nomination, he picked Harris as his running mate for vice president.[8] They won the election on November 7 and were inaugurated on January 20, 2021. This made Harris the highest ranking elected woman in American history. Harris is also the first Asian and African American vice president.
On July 21, 2024, after Joe Biden ended his campaign for president, Harris started her own presidential campaign.[9]
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