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Willie Lewis Brown Jr. (born March 20, 1934) is an American politician and attorney. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as mayor of San Francisco from 1996 to 2004 as the first African American to hold the office.

Born in Mineola, Texas, where he graduated from high school, Brown moved to San Francisco in 1951. He graduated from San Francisco State University in 1955 and earned a J.D. from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law in 1958, after which he began his career as an attorney and was involved in the civil rights movement. He was elected to the California Assembly in 1964, gaining popularity in San Francisco as one of the country's most powerful state legislators. As a legislator, Brown earned a reputation as a supporter of civil rights of gays and lesbians, and was able to manage colleagues and maintain party discipline. He served as the speaker of the California State Assembly from 1980 to 1995. His long tenure and powerful position were used as a focal point of the California ballot proposition limiting the terms of state legislators that passed in 1990. During the last of his three allowed post-initiative terms, Brown maintained control of the Assembly despite a slim Republican majority. Near the end of his final term, he decided to run for mayor of San Francisco.

During Brown's tenure as mayor of San Francisco, the city's budget was expanded, and real estate development, public works, city beautification, and other city projects saw a significant increase. Brown presided over the "dot-com" era at a time when San Francisco's economy was rapidly expanding. His administration included more Asian-Americans, women, Latinos, gays and African Americans than the administrations of his predecessors. Brown was reelected in 1999, but term limits prevented him from running for a third term, and he was succeeded by his political protégé Gavin Newsom. San Francisco Chronicle called Brown "one of San Francisco's most notable mayors", adding that he had "celebrity beyond the city's boundaries." He retired from politics after leaving the office in 2004, published an autobiography, and continued to fundraise and advise politicians.

Kamala Devi Harris (* 20. Oktober 1964 in Oakland, Kalifornien; Aussprache des Vornamens: [ˈkɑːməla] ) ist eine US-amerikanische Juristin und Politikerin der Demokratischen Partei. Sie war von 2021 bis 2025 die Vizepräsidentin der Vereinigten Staaten.

Als Joe Bidens Running Mate bei der Präsidentschaftswahl 2020 wurde sie die 49. Person in diesem Amt. Sie war die erste Frau sowie die erste afroamerikanische und asiatisch-amerikanische Person in dieser Position und die ranghöchste Frau in der Geschichte der Vereinigten Staaten.

Von 2011 bis 2017 war die Juristin Attorney General von Kalifornien. Von 2017 bis 2021 vertrat sie den Bundesstaat im Senat der Vereinigten Staaten. Im Juli 2024 kündigte sie, nachdem US-Präsident Biden seine Kandidatur für die Präsidentschaftswahl 2024 zurückzog und sich für Harris aussprach, ihre Kandidatur für das höchste politische Amt an. Als Kandidatin der Demokratischen Partei verlor sie die Wahl gegen Donald Trump, der sich als Kandidat der Republikaner für eine zweite Amtszeit beworben hatte.