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Vol.1 Issue 26, December 2020 ELITE

The History Definer: Kamala harris

Reem Omran, 2nd level, Economics

unopposed in the second term as the 27th District a ttorney
A couple of weeks ago, the women and people of colo r
of San Francisco and was announced as the 32nd Gene ral
communities experienced a huge sense of achievement
Attorney of California in 2012 and United States Se nator
after Kamala Harris was announced as the first fema le
in 2017.
vice president-elect in history, alongside being th e first
Asian-American and African-American to ever reach t hat
In March of 2020, Joe Biden, who was preparing for
position. Her achievements didn ’t stop there; Kamala is
running for presidency at the time, has expressed h is
the highest-ranking female elected official in the U.S.
interest in selecting a female as his running mate, and the
history.
media speculations had Kamala ’s name mentioned as a
possible candidate a lot, until it was confirmed by the
Born and raised in California, Harris ’s childhood
CNN in June; Kamala was amongst the 4 contenders th at
wouldn ’t be described as easy, nor stable since her parent s
would be selected for Vice Presidency. Biden announ ced
got divorced at the age of 7. Her dark skin and Ind ian
his final decision on the 11th of August with Kamal a
origins were also a source of difficulties, as she was
Harris as his selected running mate, to be the firs t African
strongly bullied because of them. At the age of 12, she
American and Asian American nominee in the history of
moved to Canada, where she spent her teenage years and
the US. Harris marked history one more time by
got a degree in economics and political science, be fore
becoming the first ever female vice president after Biden
returning to California to attend law school at the
was officially announced as the winner of 2020 ’s
University of California, Hastings College of Law. She
presidential race on the 7th of November.
was admitted to the California bar shortly after he r
Kamala ’s success made her subject to many claims, on
graduation, and that was the first step towards her journey
top of them are the Zionist claims. Following her g reat
of success. Her political career started off as a d eputy
Vice-Presidency achievement, Kamala received severa l
district attorney in Alameda County, California.
attacks and backlashes stating that the world shoul dn ’t
Throughout her early career, she was constantly ref erred
celebrate a Zionist and someone who is pro abolishi ng
to as “an able prosecutor on the way up".
Palestine and exploiting innocents in the middle, a ll in
favor of the American political agenda. Actually, K amala
In 2003, Harris was competing in her first ever ele ction;
emphasized in several personal statements that she in fact
she was running for the position of the 27th Distri ct
recognizes Palestine and that she is working on res toring
Attorney of San Francisco. Despite being the least know
aid and renewing ties. Another implication that hau nts
among the running candidates, Harris was able to se cure
Kamala ever since 1994 was the fact that she owes h er
the position, after winning 56% of the runoff votes against
career to her ex-boyfriend Willie Brown, since appo inted
Hallinan, her former boss. Harris brawled her way
to the state back then. However, it ’s should be crystal
through this election by playing it smart, and was
clear at this point that her great career is all a result of her
crowned as the first black district attorney of San
own efforts, since she later excelled in huge elect ions and
Francisco. Harris was able to maintain a win streak in all
18
positions all by her own.
her following elections; she ran