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Kamala Harris, the 49th and incumbent vice president of the United States, announced her 2024 campaign for president on July 21, 2024, after incumbent President Joe Biden withdrew his bid for reelection and endorsed her earlier the same day. Harris became the official nominee of the Democratic Party on August 5 following a virtual roll call vote[13] and selected Minnesota governor Tim Walz as her running mate the following day.[14]
Harris rose to national prominence in 2016 during her campaign for the United States Senate. She became more widely known when she sought the party's nomination for the 2020 presidential electionbut withdrew from the race in 2019, citing a lack of funds.[15] She endorsed Joe Biden and was chosen to be his running mate in 2020.[16] After Biden and Harris won the general election, she became the first female vice president of the United States upon her inauguration in 2021.[17]
Harris advocates a similar domestic platform to Biden on some issues,[18] supporting national abortion protections, LGBT+ rights, gun control, and legislation to address climate change.[19] She also supports federal cannabis legalization, strengthening voting rights, strengthening the Affordable Care Act, and federal funding of housing. Harris has departed from Biden on economic issues, proposing what has been described as a "populist" economic agenda, supporting a ban on grocery and food price gouging, capping prescription drug costs, and expanding the child tax credit.[20][21] On foreign policy, she supports continued military aid to Ukraine and Israel in their respective wars.[22] On immigration, Harris supports increasing the number of Border Patrol agents and reforming the immigration system.
A debate between Harris and Trump is scheduled for September 10 on ABC,[23] and a vice-presidential debate is set for October 1 on CBS.[24]
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