Kamala Harris formally nominated as Joe Biden running mate August 19, 2020 at 04:59PM

Kamala Harris has been formally nominated as Democrats' pick for vice president, becoming the first Black woman to do so for a major political party. The 55-year-old California senator ran unsuccessfully in the Democratic presidential primary, dropping out before the first votes were cast. Joe Biden clinched the presidential nomination and tapped Harris as his running mate.