Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris is expected to officially resign from the United States Senate on Monday. Two days later, she is expected to be sworn in as the next Vice President of the United States of America.
“She’s notified Governor Newsom, and has sent her formal indication that she will be resigning on Monday, January 18. And then she will make a formal announcement on Monday,” an aide to Sen. Harris said.
NEWS: Vice President-elect @KamalaHarris plans to resign from the U.S. Senate office on Monday, aides say. She has already started the process of her resignation and has notified California Gov. @GavinNewsom. She plans to make a formal announcement Monday.
— Ed O'Keefe (@edokeefe) January 17, 2021
Governor Gavin Newsom has already announced that Alex Padilla will serve the remainder of the term. Padilla currently works as the California Secretary of State, but he has already indicated that he will run for Senate during the midterm elections in 2022.
Padilla will have the responsibility of replacing an important figure in California’s political history. Harris is not only the first Black woman to serve as a Senator for the state of California, but she is also the first Black woman to be elected attorney general for the state of California. Now, she will step in as the first Black woman to serve as Vice President.
