Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris is an American politician who served as the 49th Vice President of the United States under Joe Biden, the first woman and first person of Black and South Asian descent to hold that office.
Previously California's Attorney General and a U.S.
Senator, she became the Democratic nominee for president in 2024 after Biden withdrew from the race.
Her name is pronounced kuh-MAH-luh.
Formal beginning ceremony
- White HouseOfficial presidential residence
- Biden46th American president
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- second-in-commandImmediate subordinate to leader
tiebreaker · Senate · succession · diplomacy · casting vote · first female · historic · oath
Position number one
- glass ceilingUnacknowledged limit blocking advancement
- African AmericanU.S. Black ethnic identity
- Asian AmericanPerson of Asian ancestry in America
- Indian AmericanAmerican of Indian descent
Howard University · HBCU · AKA · sorority · historic · woman · pioneer · representation
Favoring reform and innovation
- liberalOpen to reform
- partyGathering for celebration
- platformRaised flat structure
- primaryChief in importance
campaign · grassroots · debate · nomination · 2020 · election · candidate · fundraising
County's chief prosecuting officer
- courtroomJudicial proceedings chamber
- trialJudicial examination of claims
- litigationLegal dispute process
- indictmentFormal charge from jury
conviction · California · San Francisco · attorney general · tough on crime · criminal justice · plea bargain · felony
West coast megastate
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- hearingsOfficial evidence-gathering sessions
- confirmationEstablishing something as true
- constituentsParts of a whole
Kavanaugh · bills · bipartisan · filibuster · amendment · questioning · oversight · floor speech
inauguration
Formal beginning ceremony
- White HouseOfficial presidential residence
- Biden46th American president
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
second-in-command · tiebreaker · Senate · succession · diplomacy · casting vote · first female · historic · oath · executive
first
Position number one
- glass ceilingUnacknowledged limit blocking advancement
- African AmericanU.S. Black ethnic identity
- Asian AmericanPerson of Asian ancestry in America
Indian American · Howard University · HBCU · AKA · sorority · historic · woman · pioneer · representation · precedent
progressive
Favoring reform and innovation
primary · campaign · grassroots · debate · nomination · 2020 · election · candidate · fundraising · convention
district attorney
County's chief prosecuting officer
- courtroomJudicial proceedings chamber
- trialJudicial examination of claims
- litigationLegal dispute process
indictment · conviction · California · San Francisco · attorney general · tough on crime · criminal justice · plea bargain · felony · testimony
California
West coast megastate
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- hearingsOfficial evidence-gathering sessions
- confirmationEstablishing something as true
Kavanaugh · bills · constituents · bipartisan · filibuster · amendment · questioning · oversight · floor speech · cosponsorship
- notable womenRosa Parks, Eleanor Roosevelt, Florence Nightingale, Susan B. Anthony, Amelia Earhart
- American WomenRosa Parks, Eleanor Roosevelt, Susan B. Anthony, Amelia Earhart, Helen Keller
- politicianspoliticians, Joe Biden, congressman, Nancy Pelosi, senator
- VeepsJoe Biden, Al Gore, Dick Cheney, Mike Pence, Richard Nixon
- women leadersMargaret Thatcher, Angela Merkel, Indira Gandhi, Golda Meir, Jacinda Ardern
- civil rightsequal protection, equal rights, Civil Rights Act, right to life, Voting Rights Act
Kamala HarrisDonald Trump
Mike Pence · Ron DeSantis · Marjorie Taylor Greene · J.D. Vance · Ted Cruz