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Harris being sworn in as vice president by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on January 20, 2021. Harris was sworn in as vice president on 11:40 a.m. on January 20, 2021, by Justice Sonia Sotomayor. [185] She is the United States' first woman vice president, first African-American vice president, and first Asian-American vice president.
Harris with California representative Nancy Pelosi in 2004. In 2002, Harris prepared to run for District Attorney of San Francisco against Hallinan (the incumbent) and Bill Fazio. [65] Harris was the least-known of the three candidates [66] but persuaded the Central Committee to withhold its endorsement from Hallinan. [64]
After Biden and Harris won the general election, she became the first female vice president of the United States upon her inauguration in 2021. [17] Harris advocated a similar domestic platform to Biden on some issues, [18] supporting national abortion protections, LGBT+ rights, stricter gun control, and legislation to address climate change. [19]
Kamala Harris as vice president of the United States. CLARKSTON, GEORGIA – OCTOBER 24: Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, speaks during a campaign rally at the ...
America's first female VP has taken her oath. Read an exclusive excerpt by author Dan Morain that details her rise.
Harris brought up these cases when California Congresswoman Katie Hill was targeted for similar cyber exploitation by her ex-husband and forced to resign in late 2019. [ 96 ] In 2016, Harris announced the arrest of Backpage CEO Carl Ferrer on felony charges of pimping a minor , pimping, and conspiracy to commit pimping.
Vice President Kamala Harris, in one of her last public appearances in the role, signed her ceremonial desk drawer at the White House on Thursday, a tradition that dates back nearly a century.
Vice President Harris looks on to President Joe Biden during a meeting on immigration in the State Dining Room of the White House, March 2021. As a senator, Harris was an outspoken critic of the Trump administration's treatment of people, especially pregnant women, trying to immigrate to the U.S. or seeking asylum in the U.S.