Kamala Harris

 Kamala Devi Harris is an American politician. Born October 20, 1964, she was the 49th Vice President of the United States. She is the first vice president to be female and the highest-ranking female politician in U.S. history, as also the first African American and first Asian American vice president. Harris is a member of the Democratic Party and was previously the attorney general of California between 2011 and 2017. Additionally, she served as a United States senator representing California between 2017 and 2021. Harris was born in Oakland, California. She graduated from Howard University as well as the University of California Hastings College of the Law. Her professional career started with the Alameda County District Attorney's Office. Harris was later promoted to the San Francisco District Attorney's Office. She was elected San Francisco district attorney in 2003. Harris was elected Attorney General of California in the year 2010. In 2014, she was elected to a second term. Harris was the United States junior senator from California between 2017 and 2021. Harris beat Loretta Sanchez in the 2016 Senate election, becoming the second African American woman and the first South Asian American to serve in the United States Senate. As senator, she was a vocal advocate for reforms to healthcare as well as federal de-scheduling cannabis, a path to citizenship for immigrants who are not legal and the DREAM Act, a ban on assault weapons, as well as progressive tax reform. She gained a national profile due to her sharp examination of Trump administration officials in Senate hearings, which included Trump's second Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh who was accused of sexual assault.