Kamala Devi Harris[a] (/ˈkɑːmələ ˈdeɪvi/ⓘKAH-mə-lə DAY-vee;[2][3] born October 20, 1964) is an American politician and attorney who is the 49th and incumbent vice president of the United States under President Joe Biden. She is the first female vice president and the highest-ranking female official in U.S. history, as well as the first African-American and first Asian-American vice president.[4][5] A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served as the attorney general of California from 2011 to 2017 and as a U.S. senator from California from 2017 to 2021.
First African-American and first female elected Vice President of the United States: Kamala Harris
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