Kamala Harris, an American attorney, and politician who serves as the United States Senator for California summoned extra attention from her announcement for the candidacy for Democratic presidential nomination in 2020. Being the first female attorney general of California, Kamala has credited the nation with the cases regarding gang violence, drug trafficking, and sexual abuse.
Along with the consistent respect and honor that she acquired through her outstanding career credits, she also has enlightened her life with immense fortunes and wealth.
Kamala's Net Worth And Career
The professional career of Kamala Harris as an American attorney and politician is the primary source of her net worth and wealth. As per LA Times, Kamala has an estimated net value of $319,000. She and her husband, Douglas Emhoff, jointly own the home of $1 million worth in Brentwood, California and enjoys $2.1 million in assets and $1.7 minimum in liabilities.
A year after Kamala graduated from Hastings College with the degree in law, she enrolled herself as a deputy district attorney (1990–98) in Oakland and sued the cases regarding gang violence, drug trafficking, and sexual abuse. With her outstanding career credits, she made her way to the position of district attorney in 2004. Later in 2010, she had a narrow escape from the defeat in the election of the attorney general of California where she won by a margin of less than one percent and became the first female to hold the post.
Kamala also won the election of U.S. Senate in 2016 and had been serving on both the Select Committee on Intelligence and the Judiciary Committee. Besides that, she has also published several books including her memoir, The Truths We Hold: An American Journey, Smart on Crime and others. In 2019, she announced her candidacy for Democratic presidential nomination in 2020.
After the announcement, she launched the presidential campaign in her hometown, Oakland, on 27 January 2019 where she did not miss to promise to deliver on a series of progressive leadership aimed for the ordinary people. Her speech in the campaign included the provision for the Medicare for all people, debt-free college as well as the reduction in tax cut which directly and positively affects the working families.
Kamala's speech also entangled the administration of Donald Trump's presidential council and criticized racism, sexism, anti-Semitism, and homophobia in the nation. She also did not miss to criticize the political leaders for undermining the democracy and even for bullying the press and media. Furthermore, she asserted that she would treat all the people of the United Nations of America with dignity and respect if she had the honor of being the President of the nation. Besides that, Kamala mentioned that she might not be the perfect candidate, but she would try to emphasize every aspect to uplift and raise the sense of unity amongst the Americans.
If Kamala will be elected as the President in 2020 Presidential election, she would be the first woman to serve in the high position of the nation in American History.
Kamala's Married Life With Her Husband
Kamala Harris, age 54, relishes a happy married life with her husband, Douglas Emhoff, a lawyer, who works as a partner at DLA Piper Law Firm with his specialty in entertainment and intellectual property law. Douglas first met Kamala through a close friend of him, and they fell for each other leading a cherished dating life.
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After dating for over a year, Douglas proposed Kamala with the platinum made diamond ring to be the fellow passenger of his life's voyage at Harris's California apartment which she accepted. Then, the duo reportedly got engaged on 27 March 2014.
Kamala Douglas with her husband, Douglas Emhoff (Photo: Kamala's Instagram)
After four months of their engagement, Kamala and Douglas tied their wedding knots in July 2014. Although the duo has crossed several years together, they do not seem in a hurry to add a new member to their family. However, Douglas has two children namely, Cole and Ella from his previous marriage.
As of now, the couple lives with immense love and support and no traces of their possible separation are explored.
Parents And Family
Kamala's parents were of different descents; her mother, Shyamala Gopalan Harris was a Tamil Indian who migrated to India from Chennai in 1960 and her father, Donald Harris is of Jamaican origin. Shyamala was a well-known researcher for breast cancer who died in 2009.
Kamala's mother raised her along with her sister, Maya, as a single mother after she entangled with divorce with her husband, Donald Harris.
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Short Bio And Wiki
Kamala Harris was born in Oakland, California, the United States, in 1964, Kamala Harris celebrates her birthday on 20 October. She belongs to the Asian-American ethnicity and holds an American nationality. Kamala stands the height of 1.57 meters (5 feet and 2 inches tall).
She pursued her education from Howard University and graduated with the degree in politics and economics and also earned the degree in law from the University of California, Hastings.
