Kamala Harris served as the 49th Vice President of the United States from 2021 to 2025 and is the first woman, first Black American, and first South Asian American elected to the office, representing a historic milestone in American government.
Born in Oakland, California, Kamala Harris became an attorney and prosecutor. She served as Attorney General of California and U.S. Senator from California. In 2020, she was elected Vice President under President Joe Biden, serving from 2021 to 2025.
Harris's election as Vice President represented a historic moment in American politics and marked progress in representation at the highest levels of government.
She served as Vice President from 2021 to 2025
She is the first woman to serve as Vice President
She is the first Black woman Vice President
She is the first person of South Asian descent to serve as Vice President
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