She's one of Newsweek's 20 most powerful American women...and according to the NYTimes one of the 17 women most likely to be the first female President...
She's now running for statewide office in California, and if elected would make history as the state's first African-American Attorney General.
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To get involved in Kamala Harris' campaign for California, visit: www.kamalaharris.com
About District Attorney Harris:
Kamala Harris is currently the District Attorney of San Francisco and a celebrated rising star in the Democratic Party. She was the first female DA to be elected in San Francisco and is now running to become the first female and first African-American Attorney General in California history. If elected, Kamala will also be the first South Asian Attorney General in the nation.
Kamala was the first elected official in California to publicly endorse President Obama and was the co-chair of his California campaign. In fact, journalist Gwen Ifill recently compared Kamala to President Obama on The Late Show with David Letterman, saying: "She's brilliant, she's smart. They call her the 'female Barack Obama.'" She was also featured on Oprah as one of “America's Most Powerful Women" and The New York Times named her one of the 17 women most likely to become the first female president of the United States. Most recently, Kamala was recognized by Lifetime Television among other prominent and accomplished women such as First Lady Michelle Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton for her commitment to justice. You can watch Lifetime’s “Every Woman Counts” Salute to Kamala Harris here: http://bit.ly/LifetimeSalute.
The praise and support Kamala has garnered are a result of her outstanding track record as District Attorney. She was recently re-elected to her second term as District Attorney and ran un-opposed for that position. She raised the felony conviction rate in San Francisco to 71%, the highest in over a decade. But she's not just tough on crime, Kamala has completely revolutionized the District Attorney's office by implementing progressive, creative programs that also seek to be "smart on crime." In addition to increasing convictions for serious and violent crimes, she has also championed education by using truancy statutes to improve attendance at schools and has pioneered programs to protect and aid the families of victims. She hopes to bring this same progressive approach to the Attorney General's office on issues of prison reform, education, and the environment. Her smart on crime approach has been featured recently on The Today Show. You can watch the interview here: http://bit.ly/kdhtodayshow.