What is Vice President Kamala Harris' net worth?

KAMALA Harris has steadily elevated her profile since she and President Joe Biden made history with their November 7 election win in 2020.

The vice president was paid more than a quarter million dollars as part of an advance for her 2019 memoir and has likely raked in more from book sales.

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What is Vice President Kamala Harris' net worth?

Kamala Harris has a reported net worth of about $1.7million.

Her latest Senate financial disclosure says she raked in $277,763 in 2019 for book publishing advances related to her memoir released that year, The Truths We Hold.

A significant portion of her wealth is reportedly tied to her retirement plan through the city of San Francisco.

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Is she the first woman Vice President?

Harris is the first Black person, person of Asian descent, and the first woman to be elected Vice President in US history.

Joe Biden won the presidency after triumphing in Pennsylvania and its 20 electoral votes on Saturday November 7, following days of vote counting after a record turnout.

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Shortly after the race was called, Harris urged Americans to join her in the fight for the "soul" of the country.

“This election is about so much more than @JoeBiden or me,” she said.

“It’s about the soul of America and our willingness to fight for it. We have a lot of work ahead of us. Let’s get started.”

This election is about so much more than @JoeBiden or me. It’s about the soul of America and our willingness to fight for it. We have a lot of work ahead of us. Let’s get started.

— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) November 7, 2020

Why did Kamala Harris wear purple on Inauguration Day?

Harris sent a symbolic message with her Inauguration Day outfit choice - a royal purple dress paired with a matching driving coat.

The vice president wanted to pay homage to former presidential candidate Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman to do so when she campaigned in 1972.

Chisholm also wore purple while she was on the campaign trail.

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Harris' look also honors the women's suffrage movement that led to the ratification of the 19th Amendment in 1920, which granted women the right to vote. 

The main colors of the suffrage movement were purple, white and yellow which stood for hope, loyalty, and purity.

Fans of the TV sitcom The Simpsons joked that the series predicted Harris' inauguration day ensemble because of how eerily similar Harris and Lisa's outfits looked.