Kamala Harris is the Vice President of the United States, having assumed office in January 2021 alongside President Joe Biden. She is the first woman, first Black American, and first South Asian American to hold the position. Before becoming vice president, Harris served as a U.S. senator from California from 2017 to 2021 and as California's attorney general from 2011 to 2017. Her career has focused on criminal justice reform, civil rights, and economic equity.