Kamala Harris, the first American democratic female Congresswoman of Indian origin, has announced to contest the presidential election in 2020. He made this announcement on the birthday of Martin Luther who was an admirer of Mahatma Gandhi. She is the fourth councilor to announce her candidacy for the post of President in the 2020 elections. Their slogan is – “Kamala Harris for the people”.
Who is Kamala Harris? Let us see some interesting pages of her life.
1. Introduction
Kamala was born on 28 October 1964 in Oakland, California. Her father’s name is Donald Harris and mother’s name is Shyamala Gopalan. His father was a professor and mother was a doctor. He was raised in the East Bay of San Francisco. Along with his studies in public schools, he continued worshiping in black churches. Apart from this, she also used to go to the temple with her mother for worship. After completing his graduation from the black Harvard University, he studied law.
2. Fighting for human rights from an early age
Kamala Harris started fighting for human rights from a young age. At a young age she accompanied her parents to a civil rights event. At the age of 12, when she was living in Montreal, she protested against a building complex that did not allow children to play there because their lawn would be destroyed. He convinced the building management to change their policy.
3. Support for homosexuals
Kamala Harris along with her supporters and politicians participated in the gay pride parade in San Francisco. Where he also danced with them.
4. Work for society
Harris fought for the rights of all communities. Since taking office, she has introduced legislation to raise wages for working people, reform the criminal justice system, mandate health care, address the substance abuse epidemic, support military and veteran families, and expand access to child care. They’ve started a program that gives first-time drug offenders the opportunity to earn a high school diploma and gain access to employment.
5. Political career thanks to parents
Kamala Harris credits her political career to her mother. According to him, the inspiration given to him by his mother awakened the sense of responsibility in him, his mother is his source of inspiration. According to her, it was because of the teachings of her late mother that she was able to move forward after facing problems. She became so strong only because of her mother’s teachings.
6. As a writer
Kamala Harris has also written many books whose names are – Smart on Crime, The Truth We Hold: An American, Super Heroes Are Everywhere. In these books he has written about his mother that she was his superhero. She has moved forward by learning from him. Whatever he is today is the result of his hard work. She became so strong only because of her mother’s teachings.
7. Ranked fifth in the survey
The main reason for Harris announcing her name in the presidential election is that she has secured fifth place in the survey of presidential candidates, which made her feel that she is a strong contender for this post. Kamala Harris is among the five names in the United States who have brought glory to India. She is a strong rival of Donald Trump in the presidential election contest.