US Election 2020 Indian-American Senator Kamala Harris Will Be Democratic Vice-Presidential Nominee

On Aug 12, 2020

New York: Democratic party presidential nominee Joe Biden choose Indian-American senator Kamala Harris for Vice Presidential nominee. Senator Kamala Harris spent most of her career as a prosecutor and has been a reliable ally of the Democratic establishment. Senator Kamala Harris spent most of her career as a prosecutor and has been a reliable ally of the Democratic.

I have the great honor to announce that I’ve picked @KamalaHarris — a fearless fighter for the little guy, and one of the country’s finest public servants — as my running mate.
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) August 11, 2020

Mr. Biden announced the selection over text message and in a follow-up email to supporters. Minutes after the announcement, the Biden campaign released what they called a fact sheet noting that Ms. Harris served as attorney general of California when Mr. Biden’s son Beau was attorney general of Delaware. Beau Biden died in 2015.

Back when Kamala was Attorney General, she worked closely with Beau. I watched as they took on the big banks, lifted up working people, and protected women and kids from abuse. I was proud then, and I'm proud now to have her as my partner in this campaign.
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) August 11, 2020

Who is Kamala Harris?

Kamala Devi Harris born on October 20, 1964 is an American politician and lawyer serving as the junior United States senator from California since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Harris is the presumptive Democratic vice presidential nominee for the 2020 election, running alongside former vice president Joe Biden. She is the first African American and first Asian American to be chosen as the running mate of a major party’s presidential candidate.

Ms. Harris, 55, is the first Black woman and the first person of Indian descent to be nominated for national office by a major party, and only the fourth woman in U.S. history to be chosen for a presidential ticket. She brings to the race a far more vigorous campaign style than Mr. Biden’s, including a gift for capturing moments of raw political electricity on the debate stage and elsewhere, and a personal identity and family story that many find inspiring.