The Democratic Party has announced Kamala Harris, an American of Indian descent, as their nominee for president in 2024. After garnering enough votes in a virtual roll call from Democratic representatives, she declared her candidacy. She will now compete against Donald Trump, the Republican nominee. The US general election is scheduled on November 5 and both parties are preparing for a tough race.
Pleasure in Being Nominated by the Democratic Party for President
Vice President Harris declared her candidacy as the Democratic contender for US president on this momentous occasion, sharing her pride in X. “I am honored to be the Democratic nominee for President of the United States,” she said. “I will formally accept the nomination next week. Inspired by our passion for the nation, our campaign seeks to unite people to fight for the best qualities within every one of us.”
“We love our country,” she said upon declaring her candidacy. This campaign is based on our conviction in America’s promise. Of course, after the virtual voting session concludes next week, I will formally accept the nomination. We are going to celebrate this historic occasion with a celebration in Chicago at the end of this month.”
At the top of the presidential ticket, Harris becomes the first woman of Indian and African descent.
Being the first African-American and Indian-American woman to lead a presidential ticket, Harris has created history. After the virtual roll call of votes, which verified that Vice President Harris had received more votes than the majority of votes from all delegate representatives, Jaime Harrison, the Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, expressed his pride. Vice President Harris will run as the Democratic Party’s nominee when the voting is over.
Following the completion of the virtual voting period next week, Harris will formally accept the nomination. On August 22, at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, she will formally accept it. She might also declare her choice for vice president in the upcoming days
Father is from Jamaica, mother is from Chennai.
Donald Jasper Harris was a Jamaican, and Kamala Harris’s mother, Shyamala Gopalan, was Indian. They both made their home in America. 2009 saw the death of cancer researcher Shyamala Gopalan. Donald Harris was a professor at Stanford University and a native of Jamaica. When Kamala and her sister Maya Harris were very small, their parents divorced.
Oakland was Kamala Harris’s upbringing. She graduated from Howard University with a bachelor’s degree before attending the University of California to obtain her law degree. Harris has held the position of San Francisco’s district attorney. In 2003, she was appointed San Francisco’s District Attorney. She was the second Black woman to serve as Attorney General twice before being elected to the Senate in 2017. She supported President Donald Trump on foreign policy issues, but as a senator, she was outspoken in her criticism of him. In addition to being the first Indian-American and African-American vice president in American history, Kamala Harris made history as the first woman to hold the position.
