Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will step down from her California Senate seat Monday, according to the Biden-Harris transition team.
Harris was the tenth Black person to serve in the U.S. Senate and only the second Black woman.
Via @NPR:https://www.npr.org/sections/biden-transition-updates/2021/01/17/957723309/harris-will-leave-senate-seat-monday-set-to-return-as-tie-breaking-vice-presiden …
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom selected Alex Padilla to fill the seat vacated by Harris. Padilla’s selection marks a milestone as he will be the first Latinx senator from California — but it also leaves the upper chamber with no Black women as senators.https://bit.ly/2M1UnTJ
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However, the next time Harris returns to the Senate, it will be both as vice president and as president of the Senate. As The 19th’s
@emarvelous notes below, she’ll have a tie-breaking vote in a Senate that will be split 50-50 down party lines.https://twitter.com/emarvelous/status/1350811361924808705 …19thnews added,
Goodnight, Books 📚Verified account @emarvelousDespite Harris’ exit, her historic new role also makes her president of the Senate. She will hold the tie breaking vote, but officials say she aims to be a consensus builder who gains bipartisan support on Biden-Harris legislative agenda — a tall order in a polarized government.Show this thread1 reply 6 retweets 30 likesShow this thread
When Harris takes the oath of office at inauguration, she’ll officially make history as the first woman, first Black person and first South Asian to become vice president. She will be sworn in by Sonia Sotomayor, the first Latina Supreme Court justice.https://bit.ly/3ilRRDI
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