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Kamala Harris Biography
Birth Name:
Kamala Devi Harris
Birth Place:
Oakland, California, United States
Profession
Attorney, politician
Fast Facts
- Of Tamil Indian and Jamaican descent
- Sang in a Baptist choir along with her younger sister
- At age 12, moved with her mother to Montreal, Québec, Canada
- Has served as District Attorney of San Francisco and Attorney General of California
- In 2013, was included in Time Magazine's list of 100 Most Influential People in the World
- In 2013, became California's third female U
- S
- Senator, the first Indian American and second black woman to serve in the chamber
- In January 2019, announced her candidacy for the presidential election
Relationships
- Willie Brown -- Ex-significant Other
- Donald Harris -- Father
- P. V. Gopalan -- Grandfather
- Douglas Emhoff -- Husband
- Shyamala Gopalan Harris -- Mother
- Maya Harris -- Sister
- Ella Emhoff -- Stepdaughter
- Cole Emhoff -- Stepson