Californian AG Kamala Harris wins US Senate seat from state
Q. California Attorney General Kamala Harris broke which record?- Published on 11 Nov 16a. First Indian American to win the US Senate seat from the state
b. First black woman elected to upper chamber in more than 2 decades
c. Both of the above
d. Neither of the above
ANSWER: Both of the above
California’s Attorney General
Kamala Harris on 9th November 2016 became the first Indian American to win the US Senate from the state.
- She defeated fellow Democrat Loretta Sanchez from her own party.
- She is the first black woman elected to the upper chamber in more than 2 decades.
- She is also the sixth black individual to be elected to the US Senate.
- Harris will replace Barbara Boxer who announces her retirement in 2014 after serving more than 2 decades in the senate.
- Kamala Harris is an American lawyer, politician and member of the Democratic Party.
- She is the 32nd and current Attorney General of California since 2011.
- She also worked as a Deputy District Attorney in Alameda County, California from 1990 to 1998.
- She was elected California’s Attorney General in 2010 and re-elected in 2014.
- She is also the first female, the first African American, the first Indian American and the first Asian American attorney general in CA.
