Education

Graduated from Howard University with a degree in political Science and economics and graduated from the University of California Hastings College of Law with a Juris Doctor.

Prior Experience:

U.S. Vice President [First female, African-American, and Asain-American to hold this position] (2021-current), U.S. Senator for California (2017-2021), served on the Committee on the Budget, served on the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, served on the Select Committee on Intelligence, served on the Committee on the Judiciary, Attorney General of California (2011-2017), District Attorney of San Francisco (2004-2011).

Webpage:

https://kamalaharris.com/

Issues and Positions

Protect the environment and work to reverse climate change.

Improve the nation’s infrastructure through repairs and investments.

Work to close the income gap between genders.

Create a quicker and effective path to citizenship for immigrants.

Lower the costs of medicine and improve our healthcare system.

Address climate change and implement more policies for protecting the environment and researching sustainable alternatives.

Fight gun violence and work to ban assault weapons. 

Provide aid for student loan debt. 

Prevent curriculum restrictions and book bans in K-12 classrooms.

Rebuild the middle and lower classes by funding various aid projects.

Increase taxes on the wealthy.

Support Israel and Ukraine, align with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and supply humanitarian aid for Palestinian people.

Boost border security in a safe and humane manner. 

Keep abortions legal and restore the rights guaranteed by Roe V. Wade.