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As President of the Senate, Vice President Harris set a new record for the most tie-breaking votes cast by a Vice President in history – surpassing a record that had stood for nearly 200 years.
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Following the election of Joe Biden as U.S. president in the 2020 election, Harris assumed office as vice president of the United States on January 20, 2021. She is the United States' first female vice president, the highest-ranking female elected official in U.S. history, and the first African-American and first Asian-American vice president.
Nov 8, 2020 · Kamala Harris addressed Americans for the first time as vice president-elect of the United States, making history as the first woman, Black American and South Asian American to win the nation's ...
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Harris 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 bachelo...
Below is an abbreviated outline of Harris' academic, professional, and political career: 1. 2021-Present: Vice president of the United States 2. 2017-2021: U.S. senator from California 3. 2011-2016: Attorney general of California 4. 2004-2011: District attorney of San Francisco 5. 1990-1998: Deputy district attorney, Alameda County, Calif. 6. 1989:...
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Criticism of Joe Biden
During the first Democratic primary debate of the 2020 presidential election cycle, Harris criticized Biden’s decision to oppose mandatory busing in the 1970s. Harris said, “There was a little girl in California who was part of the second class to integrate her public schools, and she was bused to school every day. And that little girl was me.” Following the debate, Harris raised $2 million in campaign funds in just 24 hours. Her polling numbers improved by 9%, while Biden’s fell to 10% accor...
Possible 2016 SCOTUS nominee
1. 1.1. See also: Process to fill the vacated seat of Justice Antonin Scalia Prior to President Barack Obama's nomination of Merrick Garland, Harris was mentioned as a possible nominee to replace former United States Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, who died on February 13, 2016.
Possible 2016 Democratic vice presidential candidate
1. 1.1. See also: Possible vice presidential picks, 2016 Harris was mentioned as a possible Democratic vice presidential candidate. On July 22, 2016, Hillary Clinton announced that she had selected U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine(D-Va.) as her running mate.
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Apr 21, 2022 · Vice President Kamala Harris is naming Lorraine Voles as her new chief of staff, replacing Tina Flournoy who is leaving the administration, in the latest shakeup in her office, the White House said.
1 day ago · Kamala Harris, 49th vice president of the United States, is the first Black woman to have been elected vice president. She represented California in the U.S. Senate from 2017 to 2021 and served as the state’s attorney general from 2011 to 2017.
Kamala D. Harris is the Vice President of the United States of America and the first woman of color to hold the office.
