Kamala Harris, along with her mother and sister, moved back to California in 1970, while her father remained in the Midwest. The family moved around the Midwest, with both parents working at multiple universities in succession over a brief period. In 1966, the Harris family moved to Champaign, Illinois (where Kamala's younger sister Maya was born) when her parents took positions at the University of Illinois. Harris's childhood home on Bancroft Way in Berkeley Donald Harris met his future wife Shyamala Gopalan at a college club for African-American students (though Indian, Gopalan was allowed to join). He is a Stanford University professor of economics (emeritus) who arrived in the United States from British Jamaica in 1961, for graduate study at UC Berkeley, receiving a PhD in economics in 1966. Harris, is of African and Irish ancestry. Kamala Harris's Jamaican American father, Donald J. She came to the United States from India in 1958, as a 19-year-old graduate student in nutrition and endocrinology at the University of California, Berkeley, and received her PhD in 1964. Her mother, Shyamala Gopalan, was a Tamil Indian biologist, whose work on the progesterone receptor gene stimulated advances in breast cancer research.
Kamala Devi Harris was born in Oakland, California, on October 20, 1964. Harris and Biden were inaugurated on January 20, 2021.Įarly life, family and education (1964–1990) She was selected by Joe Biden to be his running mate, and their ticket went on to defeat the incumbent president and vice president, Donald Trump and Mike Pence, in the 2020 election. Harris sought the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, but withdrew from the race prior to the primaries. She gained a national profile for her pointed questioning of Trump administration officials during Senate hearings, including Trump's second Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, who was accused of sexual assault. As a senator, she advocated for healthcare reform, federal de-scheduling of cannabis, a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, the DREAM Act, a ban on assault weapons, and progressive tax reform. senator from California from 2017 to 2021 she defeated Loretta Sanchez in the 2016 Senate election to become the second African-American woman and the first South Asian American to serve in the U.S. She was elected AG of California in 2010 and re-elected in 2014. In 2003, she was elected DA of San Francisco. She began her career in the office of the district attorney (DA) of Alameda County, before being recruited to the San Francisco DA's Office and later the City Attorney of San Francisco's office. senator representing California from 2017 to 2021.īorn in Oakland, California, Harris graduated from Howard University and the University of California, Hastings College of the Law. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served as the attorney general (AG) of California from 2011 to 2017 and as a U.S. history, as well as the first African-American and first Asian-American vice president. She is the first female vice president and the highest-ranking female official in U.S. Coupons may only be used on the Houzz platform and may not be transferred or redeemed for cash.Kamala Devi Harris ( / ˈ k ɑː m ə l ə ˈ d eɪ v i/ i KAH-mə-lə DAY-vee born October 20, 1964) is an American politician and attorney who is the 49th and current vice president of the United States. Houzz also reserves the right to cancel or rescind Coupons for any violations of these terms or Houzz's Terms of Use, including through any fraudulent or misleading activity (for example, by using multiple identities, email addresses or Houzz accounts, providing false or misleading information, or conducting any kind of funny business) or if your Houzz account is closed for any reason. Houzz reserves the right to modify or cancel Coupons at any time. If a Coupon has a minimum purchase requirement, taxes and shipping charges do not apply toward the minimum purchase amount. Submitting your email address for access to a Coupon may re-subscribe your email address to our marketing communications. Check your Coupon to see if there are any restrictions on site sales or if you can combine the savings. However, it is sometimes possible to combine your Coupon with existing product discounts on the Houzz platform. Coupons may not be combined with any other promotional codes, gift cards, affiliate program or coupons. In addition to any specific terms included with such promotions, the following terms and conditions will also apply to all promotional offers, discount codes and coupons (collectively, "Coupons") listed on this page. Houzz may offer promotions for purchases on the Houzz platform from time to time.
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