Kamala Harris may become first PIO Senator in US

Kamala Harris may become first PIO Senator in US
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California’s attorney general Kamala Devi Harris may become the first Indian-American Senator in the US Congress after she easily won the coveted Democratic Party endorsement for the seat. Harris, 51, who was born in Oakland, California, is the daughter of an Indian mother who emigrated from Chennai in 1960 and a Jamaican American father. 

Los Angeles: California’s attorney general Kamala Devi Harris may become the first Indian-American Senator in the US Congress after she easily won the coveted Democratic Party endorsement for the seat. Harris, 51, who was born in Oakland, California, is the daughter of an Indian mother who emigrated from Chennai in 1960 and a Jamaican American father.

California Democrats have overwhelmingly endorsed Harris for US Senate, solidifying her front-runner status in the race to become California’s next Senator. Harris and Loretta Sanchez were vying for their party’s seal of approval to replace Senator Barbara Boxer, who is retiring.

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