Read Kamala Harris’ full statement as she announces her candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination

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On behalf of the American people, I thank Joe Biden for his extraordinary leadership as President of the United States and for his decades of service to our country. His remarkable legacy of accomplishment is unparalleled in modern American history, surpassing the legacies of many two-term presidents.

It is a great honor for me to serve as Vice President, and I am deeply grateful to the President, to Dr. Biden, and to the entire Biden family. I knew President Biden through his son Beau. We were friends from our days working together as attorneys general of our home states. As we worked together, Beau would tell me stories about his father. The kind of father – and the kind of man – he was. And the qualities that Beau revered in his father are the same qualities, the same values, that I have seen every day in Joe’s leadership as President: his honesty and his integrity. His big heart and his commitment to his faith and his family. And his love for our country and the American people.

With this selfless and patriotic act, President Biden is doing what he has done throughout his life of service: putting the American people and our country above all else.

I am honored to have the President’s support, and I intend to win this nomination. Over the past year, I have traveled the country to speak with Americans about the clear choice before them in this momentous election. And I will continue to do so in the days and weeks ahead. I will do everything in my power to unite the Democratic Party—and unite our nation—to defeat Donald Trump and his extreme Project 2025 agenda.

We have 107 days left until Election Day. Together we will fight. And together we will win.