KLA Debbie Harris born October 20th 1964 in Oakland California is the 49th and current Vice President of the United States serving since 2021 alongside President Joe Biden she is the first woman African-American an Asian-American to hold this office marking a historic achievement in US politics a member of the democratic party Harris previously served as a US senator from California 2017 to 2021 and as California's attorney general 2011 to 2017 she began her career in law working in the Alam County District Attorney's office and later as the district attorney of San Francisco Harris gained National prominence through her advocacy for gun control immigration reform and her pointed questioning during Senate hearings in 2020 she joined Biden's presidential ticket defeating the incumbent Administration following Biden's decision not to run in 2024 Harris launched her own presidential campaign selecting Minnesota Governor Tim Walls as her running mate netw as vice president kamla Harris earns an annual salary of $218,000 her net worth is estimated at around $8 million largely attributed to a multi-million doll home in California that her husband Doug mhof purchased in 2012 the value of this property has increased significantly rising from approximately $1 million in 2021 to an estimated $4.4 Million by 2024 according to Forbes additionally Harris has received over $500,000 in advances for books she authored before assuming office contributing further to her financial status early life kamla Harris was born on October 20th 1964 in Oakland California to Immigrant parents her mother shamala goalen an Indian biologist who made significant cont contributions to breast cancer research and her father Donald J Harris a Jamaican Economist who became the first black tenure professor at Stanford University haris spent her early years in several college towns across the Midwest before her parents divorce led her and her sister to move back to California with her mother Harris later moved to Montreal Quebec where she completed high school she then attended Howard University in Washington DC earning a degree in political science and economics follow Follow by a jurist doctor from the University of California Hastings College of the law personal life in the 1990s kamla Harris dated California Assembly speaker Willie Brown and briefly Montel Williams in 2013 she met attorney Doug M Hoff on a blind date leading to their marriage on August 22nd 2014 M Hoff an entertainment lawyer has two children Cole and Ella from a previous marriage making Harris their stepmother as of August 2024 Harris and mhof have a combined net worth of $8 million Harris is a Baptist affiliated with the Third Baptist Church of San Francisco and is a member of the links an exclusive Organization for prominent black women her sister Maya is a lawyer and political analyst and her brother-in-law Tony West is Uber's general counsel Harris's niece Mina founded the phenomenal women action campaign and formerly LED stry at Uber career Harris began her legal career in 1990 as a deputy district attorney in Alama County California after various roles she was elected San Francisco's district attorney in 2003 becoming the first person of color to hold the position Harris distinguished herself by clearing backlog homicide cases advocating for stricter bail policies in gun-related crimes and launching initiatives to reduce treny and support re-entry programs she also established a hate crimes unit and supported San Francisco's Sanctuary City policies kamla Harris served as California's attorney general from 2011 to 2017 becoming the first woman African-American and South Asian-American to hold the position during her tenure she achieved significant victories including major settlements in health care fraud and mortgage cases notably securing better terms in a national mortgage settlement Harris introduced the homeowner Bill of Rights and obtained a $1.2 billion judgment against Corinthian Colleges for deceptive practices despite criticism for some decisions such as declining to prosecute One West Bank and her handling of wrongful conviction cases she remained a prominent figure in legal and civil rights matters Harris also prioritized Environmental Protection spearheading investigations into oil spills and securing settlements with major fuel companies as attorney general she focused on criminal justice reform creating the e- crime unit addressing implicit bias in policing and enforcing privacy laws in 2016 Harris won a US senate seat where she opposed Trump Administration policies supported Progressive initiatives like the green New Deal and played a key role in high-profile judicial confirmations she briefly ran for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination before endorsing Joe Biden and later became the first female Vice President of the United States Harris was considered for the vice presidential role by Joe Biden in 2020 following strong endorsements and a successful primary campaign amidst calls for a black woman as Biden's running mate Harris emerged as a front runner due to her experience Biden announced her selection on August 11th 2020 making Harris the first African-American indian-american and third woman to be a Vice Presidential nominee on a major party ticket after Biden's victory in the 2020 election Harris became the first female African-American and Asian-American vice president assuming office on January 20th 2021 with that thanks for watching and kindly like share and subscribe for more videos