Family of Kamala Harris

Family of Kamala Harris
Family of Kamala Harris
	Kamala Harris with her husband and step children in 2024
Current region	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Place of origin	East Bay, California, U.S.; Thulasendrapuram, India; Brown's Town, Jamaica;
Members	Kamala Harris; Douglas Emhoff; Cole Emhoff; Ella Emhoff;
Connected members	Maya Harris (sister); Meena Harris (niece); Shyamala Gopalan (mother)†; Donald J. Harris (father); P. V. Gopalan (grandfather)†; Sharada Balachandran;

Kamala Harris is an American politician and attorney who served as the 49th vice president of the United States from 2021 to 2025. Harris was formerly the junior United States senator from California, and prior to her election to the Senate, she served as the 32nd attorney general of California. Her family includes several members who are notable in politics and academia. They were the second family of the United States from 2021 to 2025 during Harris' vice presidency under Joe Biden.

Harris's maternal ancestry comes from Tamil Nadu, India. Her paternal ancestry comes from Saint Ann, Jamaica. She is married to American entertainment attorney and law professor Douglas Emhoff.