Sen. Kamala Harris Announces 2020 Presidential Candidacy
The California Democrat's career as a prosecutor, as well as economic and racial equality, are the focus of her campaign. Harris is the third senator to announce a presidential run.
by Scott Detrow
Jan 21, 2019
3 minutes
Updated at 9:10 a.m. ET
California Sen. Kamala Harris is running for president in 2020. The first-term Democratic senator made the announcement on ABC's Good Morning America Monday morning.
"I love my country, and this is a moment in time that I feel a sense of responsibility to fight for the best of who we are," Harris said.
The 54-year-old Harris has been seen as a rising star in the Democratic Party even before she won a Senate seat in 2016.
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