Kamala Harris. (photo: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)
Michael R. Blood and Kevin Freking | Associated Press | Reader Supported News | January 13, 2015
alifornia Attorney General Kamala Harris plans to become the first prominent Democrat to enter what’s expected to be a full field in the 2016 race to replace Barbara Boxer in the U.S. Senate.
Harris, the first woman and the first minority to serve as California’s top prosecutor, planned to announce the move Tuesday morning, according to an adviser not authorized to discuss her plans who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.
Harris, a former two-term San Francisco district attorney, is a friend of President Obama’s and attracted national attention when she helped negotiate a settlement with major mortgage lenders and secured extra funding for California. She has been widely viewed as an eventual candidate for governor or U.S. senator.
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