10  Things You Didn't Know About Kamala Harris  ...

Facts about Kamala Harris

Kamla Harries Childwood

Kamala Harris was born in Oakland, California on October 20, 1964. She grew up in Berkeley and attended Howard University.

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Kamala Harris's first name, which is pronounced as "comma-la," means "Lotus" in Sanskrit. The prefix "Kamala" means "beauty."

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Kamala Harris earned a bachelor's degree from Howard University in 1986. She studied political science and economics.

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Kamala Devi Harris, has worked as a lawyer and public defender in San Francisco since 1990. In 2013, Kamala Devi Harris was elected as the district attorney of San Francisco.

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Kamala Harris married attorney Douglas Emhoff in 2014. She was currently serving as the junior United States Senator from California and was elected to office in 2016.

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In 2017, Senator Kamala Harris was the first Indian-American to serve as a U.S. senator and the second African American woman.

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