There has also never been a candidate likeKamala Harris.

A young Kamala Harris, photographed in Berkeley, California.

In a family portrait taken in 1972, Harris (center) stands next to her younger sister, Maya. Her mother, Shyamala Gopalan, is flanked by her parents.

A young Kamala Harris, photographed in Berkeley, California.

Kamala Harris meets with supporters in front of the 24th street BART station while running for District Attorney in San Francisco in 2003.

Kamala Harris at her campaign headquarters in December 2003, giving a victory speech after becoming the first woman and Afro/Indian American D.A. in California.

Kamala Harris, right, with her mother, Dr. Shyamala Gopalan, receives the oath of office from California Supreme Court Chief Justice Ronald M. George, left, during inauguration ceremonies in January 2004 in San Francisco.

Democratic candidate for Attorney General Kamala Harris, attending a news conference in front of Los Angeles City Hall in 2010.

President Barack Obama walks with Attorney General Kamala Harris and Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom after the president’s arrival aboard Air Force One at SFO in San Francisco in 2012.

California Attorney General Kamala Harris speaks to the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina in 2012.

Kamala Harris and her husband, Douglas Emhoff, on their wedding day in 2014, in Santa Barbara, California.

California Attorney General Kamala Harris at the 2015 Vanity Fair Oscar Party.

Attorney General Kamala Harris announces plans to run for U.S. Senate in 2015.

Kamala Harris addresses the crowd at Service Employees International Union, Local 521, during a campaign stop for her bid for the U.S. Senate in 2016.

California Attorney General Kamala Harris, after casting her vote at the Kenter Canyon Elementary Charter School Auditorium in Brentwood in June 2016.

California Attorney General Kamala Harris waves a rainbow flag while participating in the San Francisco Pride parade in 2016.

Kamala Harris celebrates winning her Senate race at her rally in LA. November 8, 2016

Vice President Joe Biden administers an oath to Sen. Kamala Harris, during the swearing-in ceremony on January 03, 2017.

Senator Kamala Harris, a Democrat from California, holds her niece, Amara Ajagu, while standing with her husband, Doug Emhoff, left, during an event to launch presidential campaign in Oakland, California, on January 27, 2019.

Presidential candidate Joe Biden and Vice Presidential Candidate Kamala Harris, make their first appearance as running mates in August 2020, in the middle of the pandemic.

Presidential candidate Joe Biden and Vice Presidential Candidate Kamala Harris, make their first appearance as running mates in August 2020.

U.S. Vice President-elect Kamala Harris stands next to her husband Douglas Emhoff as she takes the oath of office during the 59th presidential inauguration in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, January 20, 2021.

Vice President Kamala Harris campaigning in Wisconsin in October 2024.