Unic Press UK: The presidential candidate of the U.S. Democratic Party, Joe Biden, has picked Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate.
Senator Harris is a Howard University graduate. She was in the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, and earned a law degree from the University of California, Hastings College of Law. Harris is the first Black woman elected as San Francisco’s District Attorney.
She is of the Indian-Jamaican heritage. Her father immigrated to the U.S. from Jamaica, while her mother, who told her “Don’t sit around and complain about things, do something” immigrated from India.
A statement on Joe Biden’s campaign website reads:
In 2010, Kamala became the first Black woman to be elected California Attorney General, overseeing the country’s second largest Justice Department, only behind the U.S. Department of Justice. In this capacity, she managed a $735 million budget and oversaw more than 4,800 attorneys and other employees. As California Attorney General, Kamala fought for families and won a $20 billion settlement for California homeowners against big banks that were unfairly foreclosing on homes. Since being elected to the U.S. Senate in 2016, Kamala has introduced and co-sponsored legislation to help the middle class, increase the minimum wage to $15, reform cash bail, and defend the legal rights of refugees and immigrants.
