Kamala Harris

About

Politician who became the vice president of the United States alongside President Joe Biden in 2021. She became the first female vice president of the U.S. as well as the first Black vice president and the first Asian American vice president. Prior to her vice presidency, she served in the U.S. Senate for four years. 

Before Fame

She graduated from Howard University in 1986 with a degree in political science and economics. She then went on to receive her law degree from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law. 

Trivia

In July 2024, President Biden dropped out of the presidential race, endorsing her.  She was elected Attorney General of California in 2011. She also served as the District Attorney of San Francisco, where she helped create a special Hate Crimes Unit.

Family Life

In her youth, she accompanied her Stanford professor parents to civil rights marches. She married Douglas Emhoff in 2014 and became a stepmom to his children, Cole and Ella.

Associated With

She was endorsed by Barack Obama to fill the open Senate seat vacated by Barbara Boxer in 2016.