DEMOCRATIC VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE SENATOR KAMALA HARRIS
Although it was already anticipated that Democratic Presidential Candidate Joe Biden would choose a woman of color to be his Vice Presidential Candidate, many were pleasantly surprised when it was announced the choice of Senator Kamala Harris was announced. At a time when there is much conversation regarding the value of black and brown people in this country, it is refreshing that the descendant of a brown mother and a black father is positioned to be the vice president of this country, and in line to become president.
Kamala Harris – First Black woman; first woman of color; first South Asian American to serve on a presidential ticket of a major party in the United States of America.
Kamala Harris – Daughter of immigrants: Her father was an immigrant from Jamaica, and her mother was an immigrant from India.
Kamala Harris – Second Black woman and first Indian American to serve in the United States Senate.
Kamala Harris – Former Attorney General of California, and Former District Attorney of San Francisco.
The following information was shared by Rachael Maddow regarding the firsts on presidential tickets in this country:
The first time a Catholic was on a Presidential ticket in the United States
of America, it was 1928 that was Al Smith - Democratic Party
The first time a woman was on a Presidential ticket in the United States
of America, it was 1984, that was Geraldine Ferraro - Democratic Party
The first time a Jewish Candidate was on a Presidential ticket in the United States of America, it was 2000, that was Joe Lieberman - Democratic Party
The first time an African American Candidate was on a Presidential ticket in the United States of America, it was 2008, that was Barak Obama - Democratic Party
The first time a woman was at the top of a presidential ticket as the presidential nominee of a major party, it was 2016 - Hilary Clinton - Democratic Party
