Voters will elect the president of the U.S. in the upcoming election on Tuesday, Nov. 5. Use this guide to learn about candidates’ backgrounds and policy views.
Candidates for President Kamala Harris, Democratic candidate for president
Background: Vice President Kamala Harris is an Oakland, Calif., native who attended Howard University and obtained her law degree from the University of California’s Hastings College of Law.
She cast more tie-breaking votes while presiding over the Senate than any other vice president in history and her vote helped pass the 2021 stimulus package, which included the American Rescue Plan Act and the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act.
As a presidential candidate, Harris supports national abortion protections and LGBTQ+ rights.She opposes Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and supports providing Israel with military aid, but has repeatedly called for a ceasefire to end Israel’s war in Gaza.
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She proposes an earned path to citizenship for immigrants while still increasing funding for border security.
“We are very clear, and I think most Americans are clear, that we have a broken immigration system and we need to fix it,” Harris told ABC News in March.
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Before serving as vice president of the U.S., Harris was California’s attorney general for six years and went on to represent the state in the U.S. Senate for four years before launching her first bid for the nation’s highest office in 2020.
When Harris was California’s attorney general, she recovered billions for California consumers through major settlements against companies like Quest Diagnostics and JPMorgan Chase. She