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 the 49th vice president of the United States. 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.

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.