Vice President Kamala Harris’ likely ballot matchup this fall against former President Donald Trump will echo her time in the Senate, where she carved out an opposition to his first term in office with a prosecutorial bent.
Her first speech on the Senate floor was in opposition to Trump’s nominee for secretary of Education. Many of her most high-profile moments in the chamber came during questioning of Trump nominees or officials, and several of her most prominent bills and resolutions were a direct response to Trump’s policies on border security and more.
Even where Harris’ legislative priorities as a senator did not immediately respond to Trump’s actions, they are set to collide with the Republican platform on issues ranging from criminal justice policy to abortion and LGBT protections.
