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  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Kamala_HarrisKamala Harris - Wikipedia

    She won the 2016 Senate election, becoming the second Black woman and first South Asian American U.S. senator. As a senator, Harris advocated for stricter gun control laws, the DREAM Act, federal legalization of cannabis, and reforms to healthcare and taxation.

  3. www.britannica.com › biography › Kamala-HarrisKamala Harris | Biography, Policies, Family, & Facts

    4 days ago · Kamala Harris is the 49th vice president of the United States (2021– ) in the Democratic administration of Pres. Joe Biden. As the Democratic Party’s nominee in the presidential election of 2024, she was defeated by the Republican nominee, former president Donald Trump.

  4. www.politico.com › news › magazine55 Things You Need to Know About Kamala Harris - POLITICO

    Aug 11, 2020 · Kamala Harris has spent the better part of two decades in public life notching up a long list of things she was the first to achieve: the first Black woman to be elected district attorney in...

  5. newsone.com › playlist › kamala-harris-achievementsKamala Harris: 9 Historic Achievements Shaping America’s Future -...

    5 days ago · 1. First Female District Attorney of San Francisco. In 2004, Kamala Harris made history as the first woman and first African American District Attorney of San Francisco, marking the start of a ...

  6. www.bbc.com › news › articlesWho is Kamala Harris? The many identities of the first woman VP -...

    Sep 10, 2024 · The roots of Kamala Harris. Ms Harris was born in Oakland, California to two immigrant parents: an Indian-born mother and Jamaican-born father. Her parents divorced when she was five and...

  7. www.nytimes.com › 2020/11/07 › usKamala Harris Makes History as First Woman and ...

    Nov 7, 2020 · Yet what also distinguished her was her personal biography: The daughter of a Jamaican father and Indian mother, she was steeped in racial justice issues from her early years in Oakland and...

  8. www.womenshistory.org › education-resources › biographiesKamala Harris Biography - National Women's History Museum

    On January 20, 2021, Kamala D. Harris became the first woman, the first African American woman, the first Indian-American, the first person of Asian-American descent, and the first graduate of an HBCU to be sworn in as the Vice President of the United States of America.

  9. www.bbc.com › news › world-us-canada-55738741Kamala Harris becomes first female, first black and ... - BBC

    Jan 20, 2021 · Kamala Harris has made history as the first female, first black and first Asian-American US vice-president. She was sworn in just before Joe Biden took the oath of office to become the...

  10. www.bbc.com › news › election-us-2020-53728050Kamala Harris: The many identities of the first woman...

    Nov 8, 2020 · The California senator will make history as the first female, black and Asian American vice-president.

  11. www.history.com › this-day-in-history › kamala-harris-sworn-in-first-female-viceKamala Harris becomes first female vice president - HISTORY

    Jan 18, 2022 · Kamala Harris makes history when she is sworn in as the 49th U.S. vice president on January 20, 2021, becoming the first woman, the first Black American and the first Asian American to occupy...