The mark consists of Kamala Devi Harris (b. October 20, 1964, in Oakland, California) is the 49th vice president of the United States. She took office on January 20, 2021, alongside President Joe Biden (D). Harris is the first woman, Black person, and person of South Asian descent to serve as vice president.Harris ran in the 2024 presidential election. She declared her candidacy on July 21, 2024, following Joe Biden's (D) withdrawal from the race.[1] Harris won the Democratic nomination during a virtual roll call vote on August 2, 2024.[2] She selected Minnesota Governor Tim Walz (D) as her running mate on August 6.[3]In an interview with The New York Times, Harris said, "There are certain opportunities that come only with a position like being vice president of the United States to uplift the voices of the people in a way that I think matters and makes a difference."[4] Harris chose to work in the area of voting reforms at the start of her tenure.[5] The Biden administration also tasked her with focusing on easing immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border and abortion access.[6][7][8] As vice president, Harris has served as the chairwoman of the White House Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment and the White House Task Force to Address Online Harassment and Abuse.[9][10]As vice president, Harris serves as the president of the Senate. In this capacity, she casts the deciding vote when there is a tie in the Senate. In December 2023, Harris cast her 32nd tie-breaking vote, making her the vice president who has cast the most tie-breaking votes in U.S. history.Harris ran for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, entering the race in January 2019.[11] She ended her presidential campaign in December 2019, and endorsed Biden in March 2020.[12][13] Biden announced Harris as his running mate on August 11, 2020.[14][15]Harris was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2016, defeating Loretta Sanchez (D) 62% to 38%, and served in that role until 2021.[16] Before serving in the Senate, Harris served as the attorney general of California from 2011 to 2017. She was first elected to the position in 2010, defeating Steve Cooley (R) 46% to 45.5%.[17] From 2004 to 2011, Harris was San Francisco's district attorney.[18]In the U.S. Senate, Harris served on the Select Intelligence, Budget, Environment and Public Works, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and Judiciary Committees. As attorney general, Harris' work included defending the use of the death penalty in court, refusing to defend California's 2008 ballot measure eliminating legal same-sex marriage, and helping to secure a $25 billion mortgage debt relief settlement from mortgage lenders after the 2008 recession.[19][20] Politico's Jeremy B. White and Emily Schultheis wrote that Harris supported bills in California "to fortify penalties for truancy and crack down on international criminal networks."[21]See Harris' presidential campaign overview and Presidential candidates, 2024, for more information about the 2024 presidential election.BiographyHarris was born in Oakland, California, in 1964. Her mother, Shyamala Gopalan, is a biologist from India. Her father, Donald J. Harris, is an economist from Jamaica. From the age of twelve, Harris lived in Montreal, Quebec, with her mother and sister until she returned to the U.S. to attend Howard University in Washington, D.C. She earned a bachelor's degree in political science and economics from Howard in 1986. Harris attended law school at the University of California, Hastings, serving as president of the school's chapter of the Black Law Students Association. She graduated with a J.D. in 1989.[22][23]After graduating from law school, Harris joined the office of the Alameda County district attorney, where she worked for eight years as a prosecutor. Then-state assemblyman Willie Brown (D) appointed Harris to positions on the California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board and the Medical Assistance Commission in 1994.[24][25] In 1998, Harris was hired as managing attorney for the San Francisco District Attorney's Career Criminal Unit. She transferred to head the Division on Families and Children in 2000. In 2003, Harris was elected San Francisco District Attorney. She won re-election in 2007.[26]In 2010, was elected California attorney general. She was re-elected in 2014. In 2016, Harris was elected to the U.S. Senate seat formerly held by Barbara Boxer (D). Harris was the first South Asian American to serve in the U.S. Senate.In 2009, Harris authored Smart on Crime: A Career Prosecutor's Plan to Make Us Safer, where she discussed potential changes to the criminal justice system. She wrote The Truths We Hold: An American Journey, a memoir, and Superheroes Are Everywhere, a picture book, in 2018.[27]OUR FIGHTCONTINUESStar iconNOV 6, 2024Star iconMy heart is full. Full of gratitude for the trust that you have placed in me, full of love for our country, and full of resolve.I know you gave so much of yourselves to this fight. And I am so grateful to you.The outcome of this election is not what we wanted. And it is not what we fought for. But the light of America’s promise will always burn bright – as long as we never give up and keep fighting.While I concede this election, I do not concede the fight that fueled this campaign.The fight for the ideals that reflect America at its best: Freedom, opportunity, fairness, and dignity. That is a fight I will never give up.I will never give up the fight for a future where every American can pursue their dreams. Where the women of America have the freedom to make decisions about their own bodies. The fight to protect our students and our streets from gun violence. The fight for our democracy.Because the fight for our country is always worth it. And we cannot give up now.This is not the time to throw up our hands. This is a time to roll up our sleeves.You can and will make a difference.Kamala Harris signatureKamala HarrisNovember 6, CareerBelow is an abbreviated outline of Harris' academic, professional, and political career:[28]2021-Present: Vice president of the United States2017-2021: U.S. senator from California2011-2016: Attorney general of California2004-2011: District attorney of San Francisco1990-1998: Deputy district attorney, Alameda County, Calif.1989: Graduated from the University of California, Hastings with a J.D.1986: Graduated from Howard University with a B.A.Committee assignmentsU.S. Senate2017-2018At the beginning of the 115th Congress, Harris was assigned to the following committees:[29]Committee on Intelligence (Select)Committee on the BudgetCommittee on Environment and Public WorksCommittee on Homeland Security and Governmental AffairsCommittee on the JudiciaryKey votesSee also: Key votesKey votes: 116th Congress, 2019-2021The 116th United States Congress began on January 9, 2019, and ended on January 3, 2021. At the start of the session, Democrats held the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives (235-200), and Republicans held the majority in the U.S. Senate (53-47). Donald Trump (R) was the president and Mike Pence (R) was the vice president. We identified the key votes below using Congress' top-viewed bills list and through marquee coverage of certain votes on Ballotpedia.Key votes: 116th Congress, 2019-2021Vote Bill and description StatusYes check.svg Yea [show]CARES Act Yes check.svg Passed (96-0)Not Voting [show]National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 Yes check.svg Passed (86-8)Yes check.svg Yea [show]Families First Coronavirus Response Act Yes check.svg Passed (90-8)Not Voting [show]Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 Yes check.svg Passed (71-23)Yes check.svg Yea [show]Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 Yes check.svg Passed (96-1)Red x.svg Nay [show]Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 Yes check.svg Passed (83-16)Yes check.svg Yea [show]John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act Yes check.svg Passed (92-8)Not Voting [show]William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (passage) Yes check.svg Passed (84-13)Yes check.svg Yea [show]William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (overcoming veto) Yes check.svg Passed (81-13)Red x.svg Nay [show]Strengthening America's Security in the Middle East Act of 2019 Yes check.svg Passed (77-23)Not Voting [show]Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act Yes check.svg Passed (84-10)Not Voting [show]Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 Yes check.svg Passed (81-11)Not Voting [show]Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Further Health Extenders Act of 2019 Yes check.svg Passed (74-20)Yes check.svg Yea [show]Never Forget the Heroes: James Zadroga, Ray Pfeifer, and Luis Alvarez Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act Yes check.svg Passed (97-2)Yes check.svg Guilty [show]Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors. (article 1) Red x.svg Not Guilty (52-48)Yes check.svg Guilty [show]Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors. (article 2) Red x.svg Not Guilty (53-47)Red x.svg Nay [show]United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act Yes check.svg Passed (89-10)Yes check.svg Yea [show]Pallone-Thune Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act Yes check.svg Passed (97-1)Not Voting [show]Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 Yes check.svg Passed (84-8)Yes check.svg Yea [show]Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act, 2019 Yes check.svg Passed (85-8)Yes check.svg Yea [show]Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on February 15, 2019. Yes check.svg Passed (59-2024https://kamalaharris.com/#:~:text=Our%20Fight%20Continues,November%206%2C%202024“PENGUIN BOOKS An imprint of Penguin Random House LLC penguinrandomhouse.com First published in the United States of America by Penguin Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2019 Published in Penguin Books 2020 Copyright © 2019 by Kamala D. Harris 1, 2, and 3: Justin Sullivan via Getty Images; 4: Bethany Mollenkof/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images; 5: Aaron P. Bernstein/Getty Images; 6: Alex Wong/Getty Images; 7: Zoe Ghertner. All other images courtesy of the author. ISBN 9780525560739 (paperback) THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS HAS CATALOGED THE HARDCOVER EDITION AS FOLLOWS: Names: Harris, Kamala D., author. Title: The truths we hold : an American journey / Kamala Harris. Description: New York : Penguin Press, 2019. | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2018055431 (print) | LCCN 2018059722 (ebook) | ISBN 9780525560722 (ebook) | ISBN 9780525560715 (hardcover) Subjects: LCSH: Harris, Kamala D. | Harris, Kamala D.—Political and social views. | United States—Politics and government—Philosophy. | National characteristics, American. | Justice, Administration of—Political aspects—United States. | African American women legislators—Biography. | Legislators—United States—Biography. | United States. Congress. Senate—Biography. | Public prosecutors—California—San Francisco—Biography. | Attorneys general—California—Biography. Classification: LCC E901.1.H37 (ebook) | LCC E901.1.H37 A3 2019 (print) | DDC 328.73092 [B] —dc23[…]”Excerpt FromThe Truths We HoldKamala Harrishttps://books.apple.com/us/book/the-truths-we-hold/id1409388390This material may be protected by copyright.“Copyright © 2011 Agatha Christie Ltd (a Chorion company).All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the nonexclusive, nontransferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, downloaded, decompiled, reverse-engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins e-books.EPub Edition © 2011 ISBN: 9780062129703”Excerpt FromThe Case of the Perfect MaidAgatha Christie CareerBelow is an abbreviated outline of Harris' academic, professional, and political career:[28]2021-Present: Vice president of the United States2017-2021: U.S. senator from California2011-2016: Attorney general of California2004-2011: District attorney of San Francisco1990-1998: Deputy district attorney, Alameda County, Calif.1989: Graduated from the University of California, Hastings with a J.D.1986: Graduated from Howard University with a B.A.Committee assignmentsU.S. Senate2017-2018At the beginning of the 115th Congress, Harris was assigned to the following committees:[29]Committee on Intelligence (Select)Committee on the BudgetCommittee on Environment and Public WorksCommittee on Homeland Security and Governmental AffairsCommittee on the JudiciaryKey votesSee also: Key votesKey votes: 116th Congress, 2019-2021The 116th United States Congress began on January 9, 2019, and ended on January 3, 2021. At the start of the session, Democrats held the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives (235-200), and Republicans held the majority in the U.S. Senate (53-47). Donald Trump (R) was the president and Mike Pence (R) was the vice president. We identified the key votes below using Congress' top-viewed bills list and through marquee coverage of certain votes on Ballotpedia.Key votes: 116th Congress, 2019-2021Vote Bill and description StatusYes check.svg Yea [show]CARES Act Yes check.svg Passed (96-0)Not Voting [show]National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 Yes check.svg Passed (86-8)Yes check.svg Yea [show]Families First Coronavirus Response Act Yes check.svg Passed (90-8)Not Voting [show]Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 Yes check.svg Passed (71-23)Yes check.svg Yea [show]Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 Yes check.svg Passed (96-1)Red x.svg Nay [show]Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 Yes check.svg Passed (83-16)Yes check.svg Yea [show]John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act Yes check.svg Passed (92-8)Not Voting [show]William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (passage) Yes check.svg Passed (84-13)Yes check.svg Yea [show]William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (overcoming veto) Yes check.svg Passed (81-13)Red x.svg Nay [show]Strengthening America's Security in the Middle East Act of 2019 Yes check.svg Passed (77-23)Not Voting [show]Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act Yes check.svg Passed (84-10)Not Voting [show]Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 Yes check.svg Passed (81-11)Not Voting [show]Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Further Health Extenders Act of 2019 Yes check.svg Passed (74-20)Yes check.svg Yea [show]Never Forget the Heroes: James Zadroga, Ray Pfeifer, and Luis Alvarez Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act Yes check.svg Passed (97-2)Yes check.svg Guilty [show]Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors. (article 1) Red x.svg Not Guilty (52-48)Yes check.svg Guilty [show]Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors. (article 2) Red x.svg Not Guilty (53-47)Red x.svg Nay [show]United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act Yes check.svg Passed (89-10)Yes check.svg Yea [show]Pallone-Thune Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act Yes check.svg Passed (97-1)Not Voting [show]Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 Yes check.svg Passed (84-8)Yes check.svg Yea [show]Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act, 2019 Yes check.svg Passed (85-8)Yes check.svg Yea [show]Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on February 15, 2019. Yes check.svg Passed (59-https://books.apple.com/us/book/the-case-of-the-perfect-maid/id461044777This material may be protected by copyright. “PENGUIN BOOKS An imprint of Penguin Random House LLC penguinrandomhouse.com First published in the United States of America by Penguin Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2019 Published in Penguin Books 2020 Copyright © 2019 by Kamala D. Harris 1, 2, and 3: Justin Sullivan via Getty Images; 4: Bethany Mollenkof/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images; 5: Aaron P. Bernstein/Getty Images; 6: Alex Wong/Getty Images; 7: Zoe Ghertner. All other images courtesy of the author. ISBN 9780525560739 (paperback) THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS HAS CATALOGED THE HARDCOVER EDITION AS FOLLOWS: Names: Harris, Kamala D., author. Title: The truths we hold : an American journey / Kamala Harris. Description: New York : Penguin Press, 2019. | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2018055431 (print) | LCCN 2018059722 (ebook) | ISBN 9780525560722 (ebook) | ISBN 9780525560715 (hardcover) Subjects: LCSH: Harris, Kamala D. | Harris, Kamala D.—Political and social views. | United States—Politics and government—Philosophy. | National characteristics, American. | Justice, Administration of—Political aspects—United States. | African American women legislators—Biography. | Legislators—United States—Biography. | United States. Congress. Senate—Biography. | Public prosecutors—California—San Francisco—Biography. | Attorneys general—California—Biography. Classification: LCC E901.1.H37 (ebook) | LCC E901.1.H37 A3 2019 (print) | DDC 328.73092 [B] —dc23[…]”Excerpt FromThe Truths We HoldKamala Harrishttps://books.apple.com/us/book/the-truths-we-hold/id1409388390This material may be protected by copyright. https://media.defense.gov/2024/Dec/18/2003615520/-1/-1/0/MILITARY-AND-SECURITY-DEVELOPMENTS-INVOLVING-THE-PEOPLES-REPUBLIC-OF-CHINA-2024.PDF.