# Kamala Harris Kamala Devi Harris is an American politician and attorney who served as the 49th vice president of the United States from 2021 to 2025 under President Joe Biden. She is the first female, first African American, and first Asian American vice president, and the highest-ranking female and Asian public official in American history. Harris represented California in the United States Senate from 2017 to 2021 and was the attorney general of California from 2011 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, she was the party's nominee in the 2024 presidential election. ## Quick Facts - **Born:** October 20, 1964 - **Nationality:** American - **Occupation:** politician - **Category:** Power & Politics ## Overview Kamala Devi Harris is an American politician and attorney who served as the 49th vice president of the United States from 2021 to 2025 under President Joe Biden. She is the first female, first African American, and first Asian American vice president, and the highest-ranking female and Asian public official in American history. Harris represented California in the United States Senate from 2017 to 2021 and was the attorney general of California from 2011 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, she was the party's nominee in the 2024 presidential election. ## Wikipedia Context This profile section is complemented from Wikipedia for Kamala Harris. Vice President of the United States from 2021 to 2025 ## Sources Primary source page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamala_Harris ## Timeline ### 1790 — history, surpassing John Adams, who cast 12 in 1790 history, surpassing John Adams, who cast 12 in 1790 ### 1938 — Her mother, Shyamala Gopalan Harris (1938–2009), was an Iyengar scientific... Her mother, Shyamala Gopalan Harris (1938–2009), was an Iyengar scientific researcher who arrived in the United States from India in 1958 to enroll in graduate school in endocrinology at the University of California, Berkeley ### 1962 — Kamala's parents met in 1962 and married in 1963 Kamala's parents met in 1962 and married in 1963 ### 1964 — Birth Birth of Kamala Harris. ### 1966 — The Harrises lived for a few years in college towns in the Midwest where her... The Harrises lived for a few years in college towns in the Midwest where her parents held teaching or research positions: Urbana, Illinois (where her sister Maya was born in 1966); Evanston, Illinois; and Madison, Wisconsin ### 1970 — By 1970, the marriage had faltered, and Shyamala moved back to Berkeley with... By 1970, the marriage had faltered, and Shyamala moved back to Berkeley with her two daughters; the couple divorced when Kamala was seven ### 1972 — In 1972, Donald Harris accepted a position at Stanford University; Kamala and... In 1972, Donald Harris accepted a position at Stanford University; Kamala and Maya spent weekends at his house in Palo Alto and lived at their mother's house in Berkeley during the week ### 1976 — In 1976, she accepted a research position at the McGill University School of... In 1976, she accepted a research position at the McGill University School of Medicine, and moved with her daughters to Montreal, Quebec ### 1981 — Kamala Harris attended Vanier College in Montreal in 1981–1982; she then... Kamala Harris attended Vanier College in Montreal in 1981–1982; she then attended Howard University, a historically black university in Washington, D.C ### 2026 — Wikipedia Complement Profile metadata and editorial blocks were complemented using Wikipedia and Wikidata references. ### 2026 — Profile Update Structured profile components were updated to improve completeness. ## Quotes > "Profile note: Kamala Harris was complemented using Wikipedia reference material." > — Kamala Harris, Peoplebio editorial note (2026) > "Editorial note: This block stores profile notes and source context, not attributed quotations." > — Kamala Harris, Peoplebio editorial note (2026) > "Source note: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamala_Harris" > — Kamala Harris, Peoplebio editorial note (2026) --- Source: https://peoplebio.info/p/kamala-harris