Kamala Harris
Former US Vice President
Kamala Devi Harris was born on October 20, 1964, in Oakland, California. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and economics from Howard University in 1986 and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, in 1989. Her mother was an Indian cancer researcher, and her father was a Jamaican economist.
Throughout her career, she held positions as District Attorney of San Francisco and Attorney General of California. From 2017 to 2021, she served as a U.S. Senator for California, and from 2021 to 2025, she held the office of the 49th Vice President of the United States. In 2024, she was the Democratic Party's candidate in the presidential election.
1989
Earned a Juris Doctor (JD) degree from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law
1990-1998
Served as Deputy District Attorney in Alameda County, California
2000
Was Chief of the Community and Neighborhood Division in the San Francisco City Attorney's Office
2004-2007
Served as District Attorney of San Francisco. Within six months in office, she closed 24 out of 74 pending murder cases
2008
Harris announced her candidacy for Attorney General of California
2009
Harris's book, "Smart on Crime: A Career Prosecutor's Plan to Make Us Safer," was published by Chronicle Books
2010
Harris was elected Attorney General of California. She became the first African American and South Asian American, as well as the first woman, to hold this position
2017-2021
Elected to the U.S. Senate from California
2021-2025
Served as Vice President of the United States during Joe Biden's term
