Vice President & General Counsel, SJW GROUP
Willie Brown Speaks About Kamala Harris VP News
Former California Assembly Speaker Willie Brown says he's excited a Black woman is on a presidential ticket.
About Willie Brown
Willie Brown, former California Assembly Speaker and current Vice President and General Counsel at SJW, commented on Kamala Harris's selection as a vice presidential candidate in 2020. Brown stated he was excited that a Black woman was on a presidential ticket. He also clarified a previous column in which he wrote that running for vice president would end her career, saying, "If you really want to make an immediate change in criminal reform, if you want an immediate change in diversity for representation and purposes, you're better off if you have power when no one gives you."
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The highest office. Harris was born to Indian and Jamaican immigrants in Oakland in 1964. She grew up in the Berkeley flats area where she rode buses that integrated the city schools.
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Willie Brown once stated Harris said he's excited a Black woman is on a presidential ticket. He also clarified some comments he wrote recently in his column that said running for vice president would end her career. If you really want to make an immediate change in criminal reform, if you want an immediate change in diversity for representation and purposes, you're better off if you have power when no one gives you.