Kamala Harris

Born October 20, 1964 Kamala Harris made history when she became the first female vice president of the United States. Her law career began when she took on the role of deputy district attorney in California. She then became an assistant district attorney and chief of the Career Criminal Division in San Francisco. She was the District Attorney of San Francisco from 2004 until 2011. She went on to become the Attorney General of California until 2017 and then served as a U.S. senator from California until 2021. In January of 2019, Harris announced her candidacy for president of the United States, but withdrew in December of the same year. In August of 2020, Joe Biden announced he had chosen Harris as his running mate. Kamala Harris made history at the January 2021 inauguration when she was sworn in as the first woman, the first Black American and the first Asian American vice president. In April of 2023, President Joe Biden announced his candidacy for re-election for a second term, with Harris as his running mate. In July of 2024, incumbent president Joe Biden announced he was ending his re-election campaign. Biden announced his support of Kamala Harris who, shortly after, became the official Democratic presidential nominee. In August of 2024, Vice President Harris announced her selection of Minnesota governor Tim Walz as her running mate.