Kamala Harris

 Kamala Devi Harris, born October 20 1964 is a prominent American politician as well as a lawyer. She is currently the 49th vice president of the United States. She is the first woman to be elected vice president and she also holds the title of highest-ranking female officer in the history of America. A part of the Democratic Party, she previously was the attorney general of California from 2011 to 2017 and was the state's attorney general from 2011 to 2017 and as a United States senator representing California from 2017 until 2021. Born in Oakland, California, Harris graduated from Howard University and the University of California, Hastings College of the Law. Harris began her career at the Alameda County District Attorney's Office prior to her move to the San Francisco District Attorney's Office and then to the City Attorney of San Francisco's office. She was elected San Francisco district attorney in 2003. In 2010, Harris was elected Attorney General of California. She was reelected in 2014. Harris served as the junior United States senator from California between 2017 and 2021. Harris defeated Loretta Sanchez to become the second African American woman senator and the first South Asian American ever to be elected to the United States Senate. As Senator, Harris was a vocal advocate for health care, federal de-scheduling and legalization of cannabis, a path to citizenship for immigrants who are not legally documented, and the DREAM Act which bans assault weapons. She is most famous for her pointed questions of Trump administration officials during Senate hearings.