About Kamala Harris
Kamala Devi Harris is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 49th vice president of the United States from 2021 to 2025 under President Joe Biden. She was the first woman, first African American, and first Asian American to hold that office, making her the highest‑ranking female and Asian public official in U.S. history. Harris was California’s attorney general from 2011 to 2017 and then represented the state in the U.S. Senate from 2017 to 2021. She is a member of the Democratic Party and was its nominee for president in the 2024 election.
