[112], On November 4, 2014, Harris was re-elected against Republican Ronald Gold, winning 57.5 percent of the vote to 42.5 percent. [129] During the 2016 elections, Harris was the only Democratic Senate candidate to receive a donation from Mnuchin.

[152], After being elected, Harris declared her office would not defend the marriage ban, leaving the task to Prop 8's proponents. "[199] The investigations continued after she became a senator, and, in April 2018, Backpage and affiliated sites were seized by federal law enforcement.

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READ NEXT: The latest COVID-19 deaths, cases and updates, Kamala Harris Doesn’t Have Children, but She’s Close With Her Stepchildren & Niece, Copyright © 2020 Heavy, Inc. All rights reserved. [64], In 2007, Harris and city attorney Dennis Herrera investigated San Francisco supervisor Ed Jew for violating residency requirements necessary to hold his supervisor position;[65] Harris charged Jew with nine felonies, alleging that he had lied under oath and falsified documents to make it appear he resided in a Sunset District home, necessary so he could run for the District 4 seat for supervisor. [43] Harris campaigned against the measure and Salomon opposed directing media inquiries about Prop 21 to Harris and reassigned her, a de facto demotion. and pleaded guilty the following month in state court charge of perjury for lying about his address on nomination forms, as part of a plea agreement in which the other state charges were dropped and Jew agreed to never again hold elected office in California. [260] Harris asked Barr if he had reviewed the underlying evidence before deciding not to charge the President with obstruction of justice. Cole Emhoff graduated from college in May 2017.

Harris was the least-known of the three candidates,[48] but persuaded the Central Committee to withhold its endorsement from Hallinan. Professionally, Kamala has been popular and well established with many titles: District Attorney of San Francisco, Attorney General, US Senate, and even ran for the the US Presidential election and ended her campaign in December 2019. Kamala is a stepmom to two children, but she prefers the term, "Momala," which the kids came up with. [228] In the November 2016 election, Harris defeated Sanchez, capturing over sixty percent of the vote, carrying all but four counties. Yahoo fait partie de Verizon Media. [244][245], In April and May, Harris questioned Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg for Facebook's misuse of users' data and whistleblower Christopher Wylie on reports that Cambridge Analytica misappropriated the data from 87 million Facebook users to suppress the votes of African Americans and the extent to which Facebook violated the privacy of its users. [172] In 2019, a Santa Barbara jury returned a verdict finding Plains guilty of failing to properly maintain its pipeline and another eight misdemeanor charges; they were sentenced to pay over $3 million in fines and assessments. Everyone had a role for the special get-together, according to Kamala. A post shared by ella emhoff (@ellaemhoff) on Aug 2, 2020 at 10:07am PDT, At least that used to be the case before her campaign run. (Hillary Clinton, Nancy Pelosi, and Jennifer Hudson to name a few). She called and explained the conflict to Ella, and she goes on to say that Ella could not have been more understanding. She and her stepchildren are very close, and she’s also very close to her niece, she has said. [273] Other Republican senators working with Harris on the Senate Intelligence Committee, including Marco Rubio, Richard Burr, and Roy Blunt, have also praised her as "well-prepared", "effective", and "a quick study". California Senator Kamala Harris endorses Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden during a campaign rally in Michigan on March 9, 2020. Women's Health participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means we may get paid commissions on editorially chosen products purchased through our links to retailer sites. Harris was criticized for accepting the donation because Mnuchin purportedly profited from the subprime mortgage crisis through OneWest Bank;[130] she later voted against his confirmation as treasury secretary in February 2017. [179] Harris's office would later be awarded a $1.6 million grant from the Manhattan District Attorney's initiative to eliminate the backlogs of untested rape kits. The U.S. Department of Justice began an investigation into Rackauckas in December 2016, but he was not re-elected. [274] Lindsey Graham said of Harris: "She's hard-nosed. [67] Harris described the case as "about protecting the integrity of our political process, which is part of the core of our democracy". [314], In 2010, California's largest legal newspaper The Daily Journal designated Harris as one of the top 75 women litigators in the state, and one of the top 100 lawyers in the state. A post shared by @ coleemhoff on Aug 24, 2019 at 2:32pm PDT. [317] In 2018, Harris was named the 2018 recipient of the ECOS Environmental Award for her leadership in environmental protection. With news of Senator Kamala Harris running for Vice President with Joe Biden's office, we definitely want to learn more about her. Informations sur votre appareil et sur votre connexion Internet, y compris votre adresse IP, Navigation et recherche lors de l’utilisation des sites Web et applications Verizon Media. [189] Later that year, Harris created the eCrime Unit within the California Department of Justice, a 20-attorney unit specifically targeting technology crimes. [265][266], In December, Harris led a group of Democratic senators and civil rights organizations in demanding the removal of White House senior adviser Stephen Miller after emails published by the Southern Poverty Law Center revealed frequent promotion of white nationalist literature to Breitbart website editors. "[145] Harris's record on wrongful conviction cases as attorney general has engendered some criticism from academics and activists. if this jacket didn’t take a million hours to make I would make one every color.

[citation needed] Cooley ran as a nonpartisan, distancing himself from the Meg Whitman campaign. The program maintained rigorous graduation requirements, mandating completion of up to 220 hours of community service, obtaining a high-school-equivalency diploma, maintaining steady employment, taking parenting classes, and passing drug tests. Kamala got along with the kids immediately: "Cole and Ella could not have been more welcoming. Help for students, criminal prosecution part of crackdown", "Villaraigosa eschews local candidates, backs Harris for Calif. attorney general", "Statement of Vote June 8, 2010, Direct Primary Election", "Kamala Harris wins attorney general's race as Steve Cooley concedes", "As Kamala Harris announces bid for re-election, GOP scratching their heads for a candidate to face her", "Endorsement: Attorney General Kamala Harris, all but unchallenged, deserves a second term", "Re-elect Kamala Harris as attorney general – but demand more: Endorsement", "Kamala Harris Re-Elected As California Attorney General", "Calif. creates task force to probe mortgage fraud", "Quest Diagnostics settles Medi-Cal whistleblower suit", "Harris: $323M SCAN settlement record recovery for Calif. program", "Kamala Harris' foreclosure deal a win for state", "$25-billion foreclosure settlement was a victory for Kamala Harris in California, but it wasn't perfect", "Calif. attorney general Kamala Harris fights for struggling homeowners", "Gov. sites. She defeated Loretta Sanchez in the 2016 Senate election to become the second African American woman and the first South Asian American to serve in the United States Senate.

[44], In August 2000, Harris took a new job at San Francisco City Hall, working for city attorney Louise Renne. Kavanaugh was unable to answer and repeatedly deflected. Kamala Harris is the first Black woman and first Asian/Indian American to run for vice president. [239] The prosecutorial nature of her questioning caused Senator John McCain, an ex officio member of the Intelligence Committee, and Senator Richard Burr, the committee chairman, to interrupt her and request that she be more respectful of the witness. Kamala Harris's maternal ancestry comes from Tamil Nadu, India and her father is from Jamaica. She said Ella Emhoff was understanding, but she felt awful until colleague Maggie Hassan told her: “Our kids love us for who we are and the sacrifices we make. At birth it was Kamala Iyer Harris. As we waited, anticipation grew.". ❤️❤️ https://t.co/JYqRuJRVD3 pic.twitter.com/w6gFwhzud6. [211], In 2015, Harris ordered the arrest of 75 individuals in Merced County and 52 individuals in Tulare County affiliated with the Norteños. In fact, she's knitted some impressive sweaters, shorts, and pants. I'm honored to join him as our party's nominee for Vice President, and do everything it takes to make @JoeBiden our next Commander-in-Chief. promises to be 'smart on crime' / Harris speaks well of Hallinan, will continue some of his policies", "Clinton Tops List of Celebrity Supporters", "Harris puts D.A. [316] In 2016, the 20/20 Bipartisan Justice Center awarded Harris the Bipartisan Justice Award along with Senator Tim Scott. [106], In the general election, she faced Republican Los Angeles County district attorney Steve Cooley, who led most of the race. “(Ella and Cole) are my endless source of love and pure joy,” she wrote for Elle. (Btw Plan B was founded by Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston when they were still an item, per Variety, and Brad later took over ownership. Harris’ sister, Maya Harris, was the campaign chairwoman for Kamala Harris’ 2020 presidential campaign.

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In the September and October, Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court confirmation hearings, Harris questioned Brett Kavanaugh about a meeting he may have had regarding the Mueller Investigation with a member of Kasowitz Benson Torres, the law firm founded by the President's personal attorney Marc Kasowitz.

[28], Her parents divorced when she was seven. [55][56] Harris won with 56 percent of the vote, becoming the first person of color elected as district attorney of San Francisco. [156] The stay was lifted two days later. She and Doug married on Aug. 22, 2014 in a private ceremony at the Santa Barbara Courthouse, according to The Chronicle. ), Douglas acts as Kamala's sous-chef, and Kamala cooks. [118][119], In 2013, Harris worked with Assembly speaker John Pérez and Senate president pro tem Darrell Steinberg in 2013 to introduce the Homeowner Bill of Rights, considered one of the strongest protections nationwide against aggressive foreclosure tactics.