Sen. Kamala Harris (photo by John Locher/Associated Press) U.S. senator from California known for supporting LGBTQ equality Lisa Keen | Keen News Servicelisakeen@mac.com It was not a big surprise, but it was a much-anticipated revelation: Democratic presidential nominee-apparent Joe Biden announced Tuesday, Aug.
11, that he has chosen U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris of California to be his running mate. Political observers considered Harris the top contender for months, and various surveys and data indicated she is highly popular with the LGBTQ community.
And behind the headlines Tuesday, NBC News reported that the Biden campaign has also assigned openly-lesbian commentator Karine Jean-Pierre, one of his senior advisors, to serve as his running