Kamala Harris cemented her approach like a candidate long before she reached the national scene.
As district attorney, he introduced himself to court in the 1990s as “Kamala Harris, for the people. Years later, he repeated that slogan for his 2020 presidential campaign before being appointed Vice President Joe Biden.
Harris, a federal attorney who has become a US Senator from California. Described himself as a “fighter” who could fight President Donald Trump.
Since announcing his candidacy in 2020, Harris has used his time in law enforcement to claim he knows how to “prosecute” cases against Trump. Moreover, his legal career has given him the foundation to continue his “lifetime work” in criminal law reform. But Harris, the top candidate, will also have to heed criticism from progressives of his experience in prosecution. And other positions as the Democratic Party’s growing base seeks ideological purity and systemic change in government.
In 2004, Harris became the 1st woman and the first black man to serve as San Francisco District Attorney. She became California’s first woman, first black, and first Asian-American attorney general seven years later. If she won the White House in 2020, she would go down in presidential history as the first woman. First African-American, and first Native.
Harris has an inherent advantage in the delegate-rich state with deep roots in California.
Which has an area code on the 3rd. He also has one of the largest human resources departments in California. As a Hollywood donor network. But the California primaries are seen as far-reaching races.
Harris has a deep relationship with former President Barack Obama. The link goes back to Harris’ endorsement of Obama’s 2004 Senate election. Obama retaliated by approving his re-election as San Francisco District Attorney and later running for Attorney General and US Senator. Harris took the politically risky step of supporting Obama in the 2008 Democratic primary against Hillary Clinton and later served as co-chair in California. But Obama has no plans to back the 2020 primaries. Especially with his second deputy, former Vice President Joe Biden, in the running.
As a presidential candidate, Harris presented his “3:00 am” agenda issues. Such as low wages and expensive healthcare, which he believed kept Americans up at night. It proposes refundable tax credits for middle-class individuals and families, salary increases for public school teachers. And tax credits for tenants who consume at least 30% of rental and business income.
The biggest thorn in his side is Medicare for All and the place where he faces the fate of private insurance companies in possible health care improvements. He sponsored Sanders’ Medicare bill for everyone but now says he’s uncomfortable with his state plan. That would essentially eliminate private insurance companies.
Harris won a seat in the top tier of the nearly two dozen candidates vying for the Democratic nomination. But he is still figuring out where he fits on the field and how he can rise to the first place Biden held in the first place.
Harris’ parents immigrated to America – his mother from India and his father from Jamaica and met at the University of California at Berkeley while in college. His parents divorced when he was seven years old. But his pursuit of civil rights helped lay the groundwork for his career. Harris and his sister Maya, now running the campaign, joined their parents in civil rights protests and marches as children.
Harris said his mother tried to bring Indian culture into his home.