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Summary

Biographical

Family:

Education

• University of California Hastings College of the Law - JD (1989)

• Howard University - BA (1986)

• Westmount (Canada) High School - Diploma (1982)

Office History

Election Results

• 2017 (Nov. 8, 2016 election)

  U.S. Senate Seat for California (Class 3)
  Kamala Devi Harris, 61.60%

  Democrat
  Loretta Lydia Sanchez, 38.40%

  Democrat

Employment History

• Office of the Vice President of the United States (Jan. 2021-)

  Vice President

• State of California (Jan. 2011-Jan. 2017)

  Attorney General

• City and County of San Francisco, Calif. (Jan. 2004-Jan. 2011)

  District Attorney

• City and County of San Francisco, Calif. (2000-2003)

  Chief of the Community and Neighborhood Division, Office of the City Attorney

• San Francisco (Calif.) District Attorney's Office (1998-2000)

  Managing Attorney of the Career Criminal Unit

• Alameda County, Calif. (1990-1998)

  Deputy District Attorney

Associated Organizations

• Biden for President (2024)

• Kamala Harris for the People

• Kamala Harris for Senate (California)

• Smithsonian Institution

  Ex Officio Member, Board of Regents

• California District Attorneys Association

• National District Attorneys Association

  Vice President

• Fearless for the People PAC

• State Bar of California (1990-)

Awards

• Women of Power (National Urban League)

• Spirit of Enterprise Award (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) (June 2020)

• Distinguished Community Health Advocate Award (National Association of Community Health Centers Inc.) (2019)

• Porker of the Month (Citizens Against Government Waste) (Aug. 2018)

• Porker of the Year (Citizens Against Government Waste) (2018)

• 50 Most Beautiful People (The Hill) (July 2017)

• 100 Most Influential African Americans (Ebony Magazine) (2015)

• America’s 20 Most Powerful Women (Newsweek) (2006)

• Thurgood Marshall Award (National Black Prosecutors Association) (2005)

Publications

• The Truths We Hold: An American Journey (2019)

• Superheroes Are Everywhere (2019)

• Smart on Crime: A Career Prosecutor's Plan to Make Us Safer (2009)

Official Signature

Contact Information

Main Office
Eisenhower Executive Office Building
Washington, District of Columbia 20511
Phone: (202) 456-7549
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Personal Financial Disclosures

Disclosures as a member:

Congressional Staff

Caught Our Eye

• Rep. Gallego chief heads to Kamala Harris's office

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Aug. 16, 2022
  Rep. Ruben Gallego's (D-Ariz.) top staffer has landed at the vice president's office. read more

• Senate freshmen rank high for office pay

  Posted by on Dec. 16, 2019
  Senate freshmen are among the best paying senators, according to a LegiStorm analysis of salary data from the most recent disclosure. read more