Meet Kamala Harris, who will replace Joe Biden in the 2024 White House race. What is her connection to India? | World News

Kamala Harris, Vice President of the United States of America, has emerged as one of the leading candidates in the race to become the Democratic nominee for the US presidential election, with current President Joe Biden dropping out of the race.

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Joe Biden revealed in a message on X that he would not seek re-election “in the best interest” of his party and his country. In the same message, he also supported the rise of his Vice President Kamala Harris as the new Democratic candidate.

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Kamala Harris also responded in a statement, saying she was “honored to have the president’s support and it was my intention to win this nomination.”

Who is Kamala Harris?

Kamala Devi Harris was born in California to Shyama Gopalan, a Tamil biologist, and a Jamaican-American father, Donald J Harris, who was a professor.

After her parents divorced, Kamala Harris moved with her mother and sister to different schools, until she settled on Howard University, a historically all-black college, for her bachelor’s degree.

Kamala Harris has degrees in political science and economics and then went on to study law, becoming a member of the bar in 1990. She began her career as an assistant district attorney in California that same year.

She was elected district attorney of San Francisco in 2003. She served two terms as California’s elected attorney general in 2010 and 2014. In 2017, she became her state’s junior United States senator.

She became the second African-American and the first Southeast Asian woman to serve in the Senate.

Harris has been recognized for her support of tax and health care reforms, citizenship for immigrants and gun control laws.

In 2020, she ran for president in the United States, before withdrawing in favor of Democratic candidate Joe Biden, who then asked her to be his vice president.

The Indian Connection

Harris faces an uphill battle: winning her party’s nomination and facing off against former U.S. President Donald Trump, as his re-election bid gains traction.

If Harris wins the nomination, she would become the first woman of Indian origin to run for office in the United States. Additionally, her presidential victory would make her the first woman of Indian origin to serve as president of the country.

His Indian identity is likely to play a significant role in the upcoming elections, as Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance’s wife is Indian and thus appeals to the immigrant voter base.