Kamala Harris

 Kamala Devi Harris (born October 20th 1964) was an American politician, attorney, and the current vice president of the United States. She is the first female vice president and the highest-ranking female politician in U.S. history, as being the first African American and first Asian American vice president. She is a member of the Democratic Party and was previously the attorney general of California between 2011 and 2017. Additionally, she served as the United States senator representing California between 2017 and 2021. Harris was born in Oakland and graduated from Howard University, University of California, Hastings College of the Law. Her first job was with the Alameda County District Attorney's Office. Harris was later promoted to the San Francisco District Attorney's Office. In 2003, she was elected the city's district attorney. Harris was elected Attorney General of California in 2010. In 2014, she won re-election. Harris was the United States junior senator from California, from 2017 to 2021. Harris defeated Loretta Sanchez to become the 2nd African American woman senator and the first South Asian American ever to be elected to the United States Senate. As a senator she advocated health reform, federal descheduling for cannabis, a path for immigrants who are not legal citizens, the DREAM Act and a ban on assault weapons. She also supported progressive tax reform. Her sharp questioning of Trump officials during Senate hearings earned the attention of the nation, which included the second Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, who was charged with sexual assault.