Kamala Harris through the years
Photo gallery of Kamala Harris and her rise to the vice presidency.
![Nov. 2, 2020: Sen. Kamala Harris addresses supporters at the drive- rally at Citizens Bank Park parking lot in Philadelphia, Penn.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f67d901/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6720x4480+0+0/resize/1440x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F02%2Ff2%2Fa478dcdf443b9e05e6c69f1e83e9%2Fla-photos-1staff-644015-na-voters-philadelphia-30-cmc.jpg)
Nov. 2, 2020: Sen. Kamala Harris addresses supporters at a drive-in rally in Philadelphia. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)
![Aug. 19, 2020: Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris waves to supporters on a video monitor](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/5750866/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3154x2103+0+0/resize/1440x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4f%2F7a%2F614653694d1eab8a84c8bf9c5b5a%2Fap20233132448990.jpg)
Aug. 19, 2020: Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris waves to supporters on a video monitor after she spoke during the third day of the Democratic National Convention. (Carolyn Kaster / Associated Press)
![Aug. 12, 2020: Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden and his running mate Sen. Kamala Harris](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/066a52d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2420x1613+0+0/resize/1440x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F13%2F28%2Fd86e6ae44c4cbd8ce70694a2a3aa%2Fap20312602103489.jpg)
Aug. 12, 2020: Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and running mate Sen. Kamala Harris pass each other as Harris moves up to speak during a campaign event at Alexis Dupont High School in Wilmington, Del. (Carolyn Kaster / Associated Press)
![Jan. 21, 2020: Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., waits for an elevator while arriving at the Capitol in Washington.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/73dceb4/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4175x2783+0+0/resize/1440x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc3%2F22%2F4c719e00462eb3d54c2694bb403b%2Fap20021647539304.jpg)
Jan. 21, 2020: Sen. Kamala Harris waits for an elevator at the Capitol as President Trump’s impeachment proceedings began unfolding. (Julio Cortez / Associated Press)
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![Oct. 28, 2019: Sen. Kamala Harris talks with formerly incarcerated advocates during Justice Votes 2020 in Philadelphia.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/88e2c52/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4500x2729+0+0/resize/1440x873!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F68%2F6b%2Fc7cf73af48dab12257634a25efdc%2Fap19301779073126.jpg)
Oct. 28, 2019: Sen. Kamala Harris talks with formerly incarcerated activists during Justice Votes 2020, a presidential town hall, at Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site in Philadelphia. (Jason E. Miczek / Associated Press)
![Aug. 12, 2019: Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris speaks at a rally in Davenport, Iowa.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/361975b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5472x3648+0+0/resize/1440x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F92%2F13%2Fc54bf3bd4c9f86eccfed6b5784ef%2Fap19224802988226.jpg)
Aug. 12, 2019: Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris speaks at a rally in Davenport, Iowa. (John Locher / Associated Press)
![July 31, 2019: Former Vice President Joe Biden, and Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif. participate in presidential primary debate](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/589ae2c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3000x2000+0+0/resize/1440x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F6f%2Fc8%2F0f5a9d514235a632cc34cb66ce48%2Fap19229586732173.jpg)
July 31, 2019: Former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris participate in the second of two Democratic presidential primary debates hosted by CNN in Detroit. (Paul Sancya / Associated Press)
May 19, 2019: Sen. Kamala Harris speaks at her first campaign organizing event at Los Angeles Southwest College in Los Angeles. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
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![March 6, 2019: Sen. Kamala Harris listens during a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/d0c17b0/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5472x3648+0+0/resize/1440x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fef%2Fad%2F1916a1ba43069df5a3b0aee97104%2Fap19065647598357.jpg)
March 6, 2019: Sen. Kamala Harris listens during a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee on oversight of Customs and Border Protection’s response to the smuggling of persons at the southern border. (Alex Brandon / Associated Press)
![Feb. 18, 2021: Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign event in Portsmouth, N.H.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/0097b57/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4603x3034+0+0/resize/1440x949!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F51%2F50%2F29b0e13b4c1480a375bd67bf3f20%2Fap19049823316652.jpg)
Feb. 18, 2021: Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign event in Portsmouth, N.H. (Elise Amendola / Associated Press)
![Jan. 15, 2019: Sen. Kamala Harris speaks with aides during a break in testimony from attorney general nominee William Barr.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/d0b73fa/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5408x3605+0+0/resize/1440x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F61%2Ffd%2F17dc06764f1f90099a20bf9bf7a7%2Fap19015767826809.jpg)
Jan. 15, 2019: Sen. Kamala Harris speaks with her aides during a break in testimony from attorney general nominee William Barr at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. (Andrew Harnik / Associated Press)
![Nov. 3, 2018: Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., left, and California gubernatorial Democratic candidate Gavin Newsom applaud.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ed51334/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5422x3615+0+0/resize/1440x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1b%2F62%2Fb54a4baa47349303580195ebaac6%2Fap18307767341891.jpg)
Nov. 3, 2018: Sen. Kamala Harris and California gubernatorial Democratic candidate Gavin Newsom applaud Katie Porter, a congressional candidate for California’s 45th District, during a campaign rally in Irvine. (Jae C. Hong / Associated Press)
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![Oct. 22, 2018: Sen. Kamala Harris speaks to reporters following a get out the vote rally in Ankeny, Iowa.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/fd4e166/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6336x3906+0+0/resize/1440x888!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe5%2F49%2Ff5f9ac474adf8b2102cb3586cb1c%2Fap18295692523312.jpg)
Oct. 22, 2018: Sen. Kamala Harris speaks to reporters following a get-out-the-vote rally at Des Moines Area Community College in Ankeny, Iowa. (Charlie Neibergall / Associated Press)
![Sept. 5, 2018: Sen. Kamala Harris questions Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh in his confirmation hearing.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/55defe9/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4756x3171+0+0/resize/1440x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F04%2Ff3%2Fe8316b6d4a1ab0f05e34121f358a%2Fap18249098425719.jpg)
Sept. 5, 2018: Sen. Kamala Harris questions Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh in the evening of the second day of his confirmation hearing. (Jacquelyn Martin / Associated Press)
![May 23, 2018: Sen. Kamala Harris joins a women's advocacy group, MomsRising, at the Capitol.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/cebe810/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5472x3648+0+0/resize/1440x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc6%2F81%2Fceb858f44c93b4100ca7e1ad4c8e%2Fap18143651547652.jpg)
May 23, 2018: Sen. Kamala Harris joins a women’s advocacy group, MomsRising, to protest President Trump’s family separation policy at the southern border. (J. Scott Applewhite / Associated Press)
![Sept. 6, 2017: Sen. Kamala Harris speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/9c6dcab/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4896x3264+0+0/resize/1440x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F96%2F66%2Fb6dcb06040fa9b26de77645930f3%2Fap17249567540235.jpg)
Sept. 6, 2017: Sen. Kamala Harris speaks at a news conference in Capitol Hill as President Trump sought to terminate the Dream Act. (Jose Luis Magana / Associated Press)
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![June 7, 2017: Sen. Kamala Harris reacts during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing about the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/c8f8a9c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4106x2674+0+0/resize/1440x938!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa2%2F49%2F2cc809124538ab54cdc809faf80f%2Fap17158624211827.jpg)
June 7, 2017: Sen. Kamala Harris reacts during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing about the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. (Alex Brandon / Associated Press)
![Jan. 3, 2017: Vice President Joe Biden administers the Senate oath of office to Sen. Kamala Harris during a mock ceremony.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/1bc5b87/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5493x4016+0+0/resize/1313x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F53%2Fb9%2Fb099f7824f0b87837dde96c9b329%2Fap17003836674902.jpg)
Jan. 3, 2017: Vice President Joe Biden administers the Senate oath of office to Sen. Kamala Harris as her husband, Douglas Emhoff, holds the Bible during a mock swearing-in ceremony. (Kevin Wolf / Associated Press)
![April 25, 2016: Tom Del Beccaro, left, and Duf Sundheim applaud California Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris at a U.S. Senate debate.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/dadb8d2/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5184x3348+0+0/resize/1440x930!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F08%2F66%2F8096862b4524bfb6f9c16b2932bc%2Fap149773451419.jpg)
April 25, 2016: Tom Del Beccaro, left, and Duf Sundheim applaud as California Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris is introduced during a U.S. Senate debate at the University of the Pacific in Stockton. (Carlos Avila Gonzalez / Associated Press)
![Jan. 5, 2015: California Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris is embraced by her husband after taking the oath of office](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/89f563c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4125x2846+0+0/resize/1391x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd2%2Fb8%2F2fe015ea4bd48e69d8a59e4002cf%2Fap327409172824.jpg)
Jan. 5, 2015: California Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris is embraced by her husband, Douglas Emhoff, after taking the oath of office for her second term. (Eric Risberg / Associated Press)
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![June 28, 2013: Sandy Stier and Kris Perry exchange wedding vows in front of California Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/2343bf0/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3144x2277+0+0/resize/1326x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F71%2Fab%2Fe765cd5f4f4db65fe42d7b7aeea0%2Fap107523787072.jpg)
June 28, 2013: Sandy Stier and Kris Perry, the lead plaintiffs in the U.S. Supreme Court case that overturned California’s same-sex marriage ban, exchange vows in front of California Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris in San Francisco. (Marcio Jose Sanchez / Associated Press)
![May 7, 2013: CHP Commissioner Joe Farrow and state Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris place a wreath honoring fallen CHP officers.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/68c2958/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4152x2994+0+0/resize/1331x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F02%2Fb6%2F2074085b4489880f9504e88220fd%2Fap381453908099.jpg)
May 7, 2013: CHP Commissioner Joe Farrow and California Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris place a wreath honoring California Highway Patrol officers killed in the line of duty, during a ceremony at the CHP academy in West Sacramento. (Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press)
![April 13, 2013: California Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris walks on stage to address delegates to the 2013 Democratic Party state convention in Sacramento.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ed5dfc2/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3180x2446+0+0/resize/1248x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fff%2Ff9%2F5218141b4361a14ee7a6f2a143e0%2Fap575858501948.jpg)
April 13, 2013: California Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris walks on stage to address delegates to the 2013 state Democratic Party convention in Sacramento. (Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press)
![July 11, 2012: Calif. Gov. Jerry Brown is applauded by state Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris and other officials.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/c4bf220/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3000x2106+0+0/resize/1368x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb5%2F69%2F34357854492a8ce6c98c6da47c3e%2Fap120711117834.jpg)
July 11, 2012: Gov. Jerry Brown is applauded by state Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris and other officials as he signs the California Homeowner Bill of Rights. (Damian Dovarganes / Associated Press)
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![Aug. 31, 2011: UC Berkeley law professor Goodwin Liu shakes hands with Kamala Harris.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/31ba5f6/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3696x2502+0+0/resize/1418x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F88%2Fb0%2F6fa565dc4f4ebc17c958af5bb2e0%2Fap110831057978.jpg)
Aug. 31, 2011: UC Berkeley law professor Goodwin Liu shakes hands with California Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris after his confirmation as associate justice in San Francisco. (Paul Sakuma / Associated Press)
![Feb. 17, 2011: President Obama walks with California Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris and Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/4203d5d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2504x2332+0+0/resize/1031x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F26%2F80%2Fc0ba88c34457aef73a6d1f71b111%2Fap110217064200.jpg)
Feb. 17, 2011: President Obama walks along the tarmac with California Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris and Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom after landing in San Francisco. (Carolyn Kaster / Associated Press)
![June 17, 2009: San Francisco Dist. Atty. Kamala Harris applauds as George Gascon is introduced by Mayor Gavin Newsom.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/8934124/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3100x2348+0+0/resize/1267x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F0c%2Fb0%2F330322b74f6386a2974337929687%2Fap090617037750.jpg)
June 17, 2009: San Francisco Dist. Atty. Kamala Harris applauds as new Police Chief George Gascon, at podium, is introduced by Mayor Gavin Newsom, right, at City Hall in San Francisco. (Eric Risberg / Associated Press)
![Nov. 30, 2010: California Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris gives her first news conference in Los Angeles.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/30c79d9/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3905x2678+0+0/resize/1400x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe7%2Fe2%2Fe773aaea4786830a615934396548%2Fap101130142694.jpg)
Nov. 30, 2010: California Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris gives her first news conference in Los Angeles. (Damian Dovarganes / Associated Press)
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![Nov. 12, 2008: San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris signs election papers at City Hall.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/7eb26b3/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2937x1950+0+0/resize/1440x956!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fcb%2Fd2%2Ffaf1c2bd4cc7bdb60d81e01fc339%2Fap081112018692.jpg)
Nov. 12, 2008: San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris signs election papers at City Hall after announcing her run for state attorney general. (Ben Margot / Associated Press)
![Nov. 27, 2003: San Francisco district attorney candidate Kamala Harris serves lunch while volunteering at Thanksgiving service.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/7587a7f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x1338+0+0/resize/1435x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F87%2F42%2F3490933e433cac2596598b21e3c7%2Fap03112703082.jpg)
Nov. 27, 2003: San Francisco district attorney candidate Kamala Harris serves lunch while volunteering at Thanksgiving service at Glide Memorial United Methodist Church in San Francisco (Jeff Chiu / Associated Press)