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Kamala Devi Harris (/ ˈ k ɑː m ə l ə ˈ d eɪ v i / ⓘ KAH-mə-lə DAY-vee, [1] born October 20, 1964) is an American politician and attorney who served as the 49th vice president of the United States from 2021 to 2025 under President Joe Biden. She was the first female U.S. vice president, making her the highest-ranking female official ...
Kamala Harris, the 49th vice president of the United States, announced her 2024 campaign for president on July 21, 2024, after incumbent President Joe Biden withdrew his bid for reelection and endorsed her earlier the same day.
Vice President Kamala Harris delivers remarks during a virtual Vaccine Month of Action in June 2021. Harris was involved in the following healthcare legislation: On August 30, 2017, Harris announced at a town hall in Oakland that she would co-sponsor Senator Bernie Sanders's "Medicare for All" bill, supporting single-payer healthcare. [146] [33]
Kamala Harris's father, Donald J. Harris, [10] arrived in the United States from Jamaica in 1961, for graduate study at UC Berkeley, and received a Ph.D. in economics in 1966. [11] Donald Harris and Shyamala Gopalan met in 1962 and were married in 1963. [12] [13] He would become a Stanford University professor of economics in 1972. [14] [15]
On March 8, 2020, Harris endorsed former vice president Joe Biden. [11] Harris was chosen by Biden to be his running mate on August 11, 2020. [12] Biden and Harris won the general election, and she became the first female vice president of the United States. [13]
List of Donald Trump 2024 presidential campaign endorsements; List of former Trump administration officials who endorsed Kamala Harris; List of Joe Biden 2024 presidential campaign endorsements
During Joe Biden's re-election campaign, Kamala Harris was presumed the Democratic Party nominee for a second term as Vice President of the United States.Biden competed in the Democratic presidential primaries facing candidates such as Minnesota US Representative Dean Phillips, and businessman Jason Palmer.
Kamala Harris was the 49th vice president of the United States from 2021 to 2025. Harris was formerly the junior United States senator from California, and prior to her election to the Senate, she served as the 32nd attorney general of California. Her family includes several members who are notable in politics and academia.