Vice President Kamala Harris’ wealth comes from her decades in public service, book royalties and investments.
Harris, 60, and her husband, Douglas Emhoff, also 60, are worth about $8 million, according to an estimate by Forbes.
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The Democratic nominee for president spent most of her adult life in government, starting out as district attorney in San Francisco, before serving as California’s attorney general and then as a U.S. senator before becoming President Joe Biden’s running mate in 2020.
Harris was San Francisco’s district attorney from 2004 to 2010, making about $200,000 a year by the end of her tenure, according to Forbes. She took a pay cut when she became California’s attorney general, earning $159,000 a year.
Harris was elected to the Senate in 2016, a job that comes with a salary of $174,000 a year. As vice president, Harris makes $235,100 a year.
Emhoff was an entertainment lawyer for three decades before …