page_title: 2020 Democratic Party vice presidential candidate selection
hierarchical_section_title: 2020 Democratic Party vice presidential candidate selection
caption_attribution_description: U.S. Senator Kamala Harris speaking with attendees at the 2019 California Democratic Party State Convention at the George R. Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, California. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used elsewhere.
context_page_description: Former Vice President Joe Biden, the nominee for President of the United States, announced that he had selected Senator Kamala Harris of California as his running mate on August 11, 2020. Biden and Harris were both formally nominated at the 2020 Democratic National Convention.
  In March 2020, Biden promised to select a woman as his running mate, which would mark the third time in United States history that the vice presidential nominee of a major party has been a woman, after Geraldine Ferraro in 1984 and Sarah Palin in 2008. If the Democratic ticket wins the 2020 election, Harris would become the first woman, African American, and Asian American to serve as vice president upon the commencement of her term on January 20, 2021.
context_section_description: This article lists potential candidates for the Democratic nomination for Vice President of the United States in the 2020 election. Former Vice President Joe Biden, the nominee for President of the United States, announced that he had selected Senator Kamala Harris of California as his running mate on August 11, 2020. Biden and Harris were both formally nominated at the 2020 Democratic National Convention. 
  In March 2020, Biden promised to select a woman as his running mate, which would mark the third time in United States history that the vice presidential nominee of a major party has been a woman, after Geraldine Ferraro in 1984 and Sarah Palin in 2008. If the Democratic ticket wins the 2020 election, Harris would become the first woman, African American, and Asian American to serve as vice president upon the commencement of her term on January 20, 2021.
caption: Senator Kamala Harris of California was chosen by Joe Biden as his running mate on August 11, 2020.
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