Kamala Harris
Former Vice President of the United States[1]
Kamala Harris served as the 49th Vice President of the United States from 2021 to 2025 under President Joe Biden and was the Democratic nominee in the 2024 presidential election. She previously served as California Attorney General and as a U.S. Senator from California.
- In office since
- January 20, 2021
- Left office
- January 20, 2025
- Born
- October 20, 1964
Earnings by year1
What each year added up to: salary, plus outside income, royalties, endorsements, prizes and investment income where a source reports them. A financial disclosure gives ranges, shown as such.
- 2024$235,100Total
- Vice President of the United States statutory salary[2]
- $235,100
Life phases1
One octagon for each phase of the life of Kamala Harris. Each of the eight axes is scored 0 to 5 against a written rubric from documented evidence, with its source; an axis without evidence is a gap, not a zero. There is no total and no ideal shape: it is a profile, not a ranking. Appearance and personality are not axes, because they cannot be scored from evidence.
No total and no ideal shape: a longer spoke means more of that axis, so a long Misconduct spoke is more documented misconduct.
Scores, rubric and sources
- 01Education4 of 5
- Medium confidenceHighest recorded degree: Juris Doctor; Bachelor of Arts.[11]Highest attainment by then: 1 secondary school, 2 some college, 3 bachelor's degree, 4 master's or professional degree, 5 doctorate.
- 02WealthNo evidence
- Net worth or income against the national thresholds of the time: 1 below the median household, 3 top 5%, 5 top 0.1%.
- 03Position4.5 of 5
- High confidenceFormer Vice President of the United States: second-highest national office, one step from head of state.[1]Scope of the role held: 1 entry level, 3 senior manager or legislator, 5 head of state or government, or the top role of a major institution.
- 04Public standing3 of 5
- Medium confidenceGallup favorable rating 42%, unfavorable 53%, fielded Jan. 21-27, 2025 (published Feb. 4, 2025); favorability, not job approval. Latest Gallup reading found.[10]Public approval or favourability where it was measured: 1 under 20%, 3 35 to 50%, 5 over 65%.
- 05HealthNo evidence
- Documented health where an examination or disclosure exists: 5 no documented concern, 1 a serious documented condition.
- 06Misconduct1 of 5
- High confidence1 documented matter(s) in the reviewed legal record, counted as the misconduct meter counts them.[9]The documented legal and ethics record within the phase, as in the misconduct meter: 0 none documented, 1 only matters resolved in their favour, 2 an open matter, 3 one finding, 4 two or three, 5 four or more. More is more documented misconduct.
- 07Social goodNo evidence
- Assessed effects of what they did in the phase on health, safety, education, rights and the environment, from official statistics or peer-reviewed evidence: 0 clearly harmful, 2.5 mixed, 5 clearly beneficial.
- 08Economic goodNo evidence
- Assessed effects of what they did in the phase on efficiency, growth and fiscal sustainability, from CBO and peer-reviewed evidence, as in the good-for-society reading: 0 clearly harmful, 2.5 mixed, 5 clearly beneficial.
Health, weight and religion appear only where the person, their physician or a reputable outlet has published them; each links to its source.