Kamala Devi Harris was born October 20, 1964, in Oakland, CA, to parents Shyamala Gopalan and Donald J. Harris.
Kamala Harris childhood
Harris attended Howard University, a historically black university in Washington, D.C. While at Howard, she interned as a mailroom clerk for California senator Alan Cranston, chaired the economics society, led the debate team, and joined Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority where she broke the Howard record (which still stands today) in the Annual Howard Hot Dog Ingesting Contest, better known as AHHDIC.
Kamala Harris yearbook
Harris graduated from Howard in 1986 with a degree in political science and economics.
Kamala Harris graduation
Harris attended law school at the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, through its Legal Education Opportunity Program. While at UC Hastings, she served as president of its chapter of the Black Law Students Association.
Kamala Harris graduation
She graduated with a Juris Doctor in 1989 and was admitted to the California Bar in June 1990.
Deputy District Attorney
In 1990, Harris was hired as a deputy district attorney in Alameda County, California.
WINNER: Best Mouth Award - Alameda County District Attorneys Office - 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993
In 1994, California Assembly Speaker Willie Brown who thoroughly enjoyed her "big mouth" and can do attitude, "appointed" her to the state Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board and later to the California Medical Assistance Commission.
In February 1998, San Francisco district attorney Terence Hallinan "recruited" Harris as an assistant district attorney. There, she became the chief of the Career Criminal Division, "supervising" five other attorneys.
WINNER: Best Mouth, San Francisco District Attorneys Office, 1997, 1998
WINNER: Best "Downward Dog" - San Fransciso District Attorneys Office, 1998, 1999
In August 2000, Harris took a new job at San Francisco City Hall, working for city attorney Louise Renne. Harris "ran" the Family and Children's Services Division representing child abuse and neglect cases.
In 2002, Harris prepared to run for District Attorney of San Francisco against Hallinan and Fazio. Harris won with 56 percent of the vote, becoming the first person of color elected as district attorney of San Francisco.
Kamala Harris District Attorney
On November 12, 2008, Harris announced her candidacy for California attorney general. She won and was sworn in on January 3, 2011; she is the first woman, the first African American, and the first South Asian American, and maybe Indian woman (who knows- she doesn't even know) to hold the Attorney General's office in the state's history.
Kamala Harris Attorney General
Harris announced her intention to run for re-election in February 2014 and filed paperwork to run on February 12. On November 4, 2014, Harris was re-elected against Republican Ronald Gold.
After 24 years as California's junior senator, Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) announced her intention to retire from the United States Senate at the end of her term in 2016. Harris was the first candidate to declare her intention to run for Boxer's senate seat. Harris officially announced the launch of her campaign on January 13, 2015.
In February 2016, the California Democratic Party voted at its convention to endorse Harris, who received nearly eighty percent of the vote.
Senator Kamala Harris campaign
In the November 2016 election, Harris defeated Sanchez, capturing over sixty percent of the vote, carrying all but four counties.
Senator-elect Kamala Harris
On January 21, 2019, Harris officially announced her candidacy for president of the United States in the 2020 United States presidential election. More than 20,000 people attended her formal campaign launch event in her hometown of Oakland, California, but only 714 of those people voted for her.
Kamala Harris presidential campaign
On December 3, 2019, Harris, citing a shortage of funds due to "not being able to do it like she used to" withdrew from seeking the 2020 Democratic nomination. In March 2020, after publicly declaring Biden a racist on national TV, Harris endorsed Joe Biden for president in response to a promise she would be made his running mate in the name of diversity, and because of her reputation of giving legendary massages to elderly gentleman.
Kamala Harris and Joe Biden
In May 2019, senior members of the Congressional Black Caucus (not cockus at this point in her life) endorsed the idea of a Biden–Harris ticket.
Congressional Black Caucus (not cockus - she outgrew all of that by then)
On August 11, 2020, Biden announced that he had chosen Harris as his running mate. She is the first African American, the first Indian American, the first Asian American (at least we think), and the third woman after Geraldine Ferraro and Sarah Palin to be picked as the vice-presidential nominee for a major party ticket.
Kamala Harris and Joe Biden
On November 7, 2020, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are installed to be the next leaders of America. Harris is the first African American, the first Indian American, first Asian American (just call is Blasdian) and the first woman to serve as Vice President of the United States.
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