Kamala Harris is a historic American leader who became a U.S. Senator for California in 2017—the second African-American woman and first South Asian-American in the role. Inspired by her mother, Shyamala Gopalan Harris, and leaders like Thurgood Marshall, she built a career rooted in justice after studying at Howard University and the University of California, Hastings College of the Law.
She served as San Francisco District Attorney and California’s first female, first African-American Attorney General, securing major settlements and defending key rights. In the Senate, Harris advanced policies on wages, justice reform, healthcare, and families, earning a reputation as a pragmatic advocate for equity and change.
