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Kamala Harris: Woman to watch

By Emily on 06/10/2010 @ 01:05 PM

Tags: POP, Kamala Harris

Kamala Harris stands out -- in a roomful of leaders, among her peers at the San Francisco district attorney's office, and on the ballot.

We were watching closely as Kamala pulled off a win in Tuesday's crowded Democratic field for California's attorney general race. And we weren't the only ones. Kamala, who received support from our Political Opportunity Program, was profiled on the Daily Beast, and the coverage is, well, exactly what we want for our candidates -- substantive, interesting, and more than just a bit inspiring.

Here's an excerpt:

"But maybe the most interesting woman to watch is Kamala Devi Harris, the district attorney for San Francisco, whose Democratic primary win puts her on course to become the first African-American and Asian-American woman elected attorney general in California. Born to one of the first black economics professors at Stanford University and an Indian physician at a time when interracial marriage was still illegal in parts of America, she has already made history. Now, Harris’ challenge is to break through one of the last glass ceilings in California.

"'She’s running for what is considered one of the more nontraditional jobs as a woman,' says Debbie Walsh of the Center for American Women in Politics. 'So she has to be even better.'"

We think Kamala is better than her GOP competition, and while she'll have a tough race during the general election, we know she has what it takes to win.

Read the full article here.

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