Joe Biden And Kamala Harris First Press Conference Together After Announcing VP Selection

After announcing his pick for the vice presidency, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris do their first public appaearance together to deliver a joint statement.Show more

Joseph Biden is an American politician who served as the 47th vice president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. He represented Delaware in the U.S. Senate from 1973 to 2009. A member of the Democratic Party, Biden is the presumptive Democratic nominee for the 2020 United States presidential election, running against incumbent Donald Trump. Biden unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination in 1988 and 2008.

Kamala Devi Harris is an American lawyer and politician serving as the junior United States Senator from California since 2017. Born in Oakland, California, Harris is a graduate of Howard University and University of California, Hastings College of the Law. Harris began her career in the Alameda County District Attorney's Office before being recruited to the San Francisco District Attorney's Office and later the City Attorney of San Francisco's office. In 2004, she was elected the 27th District Attorney of San Francisco, serving until 2011.