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  1. Kamala Harris was elected the attorney general of California in 2010, becoming the first woman, Black American, and South Asian American to hold the office in the state's history. She took office on January 3, 2011, and would be re-elected in 2014 to serve until she resigned on January 3, 2017, to take her seat in the United States Senate .

  2. Jul 19, 2024 · Her work on student debt started as California AG. As California attorney general, Harris took on for-profit colleges that she accused of saddling students with unsustainable debt — work that...

  3. v. t. e. The 2014 California Attorney General election was held on November 4, 2014, to elect the Attorney General of California. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Kamala Harris won re-election to a second term in office. A primary election was held on June 3, 2014.

    • Kamala Harris
    • 57.5%
    • Democratic
    • 4,102,649
  4. Jan 3, 2011 · As chief law enforcement officer for the state, Harris plans to focus on reducing recidivism and on reforming the state's revolving door prison system. A major priority of her office will be to lead a renewed collaborative effort against transnational gangs and organized crime.

  5. Jul 22, 2024 · In 2010, Harris was elected attorney general of California, overseeing the largest state Justice Department in the U.S.

  6. Jan 24, 2019 · In her later campaigns—for state attorney general and U.S. Senate—Harris would come to rely, as all California politicians do, on television advertising.

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  8. Aug 22, 2024 · In 2010, she succeeded Jerry Brown as California attorney general, becoming the first female, Black and South Asian attorney general in the state's history.