Kamala Harris is an attorney.
In the United States , a District Attorney ( DA ) represents the state government in the prosecution of criminal offenses , and is the chief law enforcement officer and legal officer of that state 's jurisdiction . Kamala Harris . She is a member of the Democratic Party and served as the 32nd Attorney General of California . In 2003 , she was elected as California 's first African American female District Attorney of San Francisco , defeating incumbent Terence Hallinan . Harris was the first woman , the first Jamaican American , the first Asian American , the first Indian American , and the first African American attorney general in California .