Kamala Harris‘ sister Maya Harris was in the spotlight at the 2024 Democratic National Convention!
The younger sister of the current Vice President of the United States spoke in support of her sibling during the fourth and final night at the convention on Thursday (August 22) at the United Center in Chicago, Ill.
“Like so many Americans, Kamala knows what it’s like to be underestimated and be counted out. She knows what it’s like to be the underdog and yet still beat the odds,” Maya said during the speech. “And now she has created so much electricity, so much optimism, so much joy throughout the nation and it is why we need her leadership in this historic moment.”
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Maya is looking to the future.
“When others want to drag us to the past, my sister says, ‘Hold up now, we are not going back,’” she said. “Because Kamala understands that we have so much more in common than what separates us. She knows the measure of our success isn’t just winning an election, it’s about who we bring along and lift up in the process.”
Maya also talked about their late mother Shyamala Gopalan Harris.
“I so wish that Mommy could be here tonight. I can just see her smiling, saying how proud she is of Kamala. And then, without missing a beat, she’ll say, ‘That’s enough, you got work to do,’” she said.
Watch the speech below.
