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Harris was elected district attorney and became San Francisco's first woman district attorney. Her dual-ethnicity also made her the first Black woman and the first South-Asian woman statewide to hold the job. -
Harris continued her political ascent by narrowly beating Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley for California attorney general in November 2010, making her both the first African American and the first woman to hold the position. -
Harris marries Doug Emhoff in Santa Barbara, California. Kamala’s sister Maya Harris officiates. -
Harris was sworn into the Senate by then-Vice President Biden on January 3, 2017. -
Harris’ memoir, The Truths We Hold: An American Journey, is published. -
On January 21, 2019, during a Martin Luther King Jr. Day interview on Good Morning America, Harris announced she was running for president in 2020. -
Citing lack of funds, Harris shutters her presidential campaign -
On August 11, 2020, presidential hopeful Biden announced that he chose his former rival Harris as his running mate. "I have the great honor to announce that I’ve picked Kamala Harris -
On a chilly Fall evening, Kamala Harris delivers a rousing victory speech, taking the stage before President-elect Joe Biden. -
she became the vice president for the united states of america on jan 20 2021.