Pictures of Kamala Harris’ political career

She made history again when she was elected Attorney General of California in 2010.

Harris was sworn into office in 2011 and served as California’s top attorney for six years.

CBS reported that as attorney general she passed a groundbreaking package of mortgage debt relief for homeowners hit by bad foreclosures. She also worked on criminal justice reform, including requiring California police officers to wear body cameras, and supported various climate efforts.

However, some of her decisions while working as a prosecutor have received criticism from progressives.

Before 2018, she opposed the legalization of recreational marijuana, and convictions for drug dealers rose from 56% in 2003 to 74% in 2008 in her district, Harris wrote in her 2009 book “Smart on Crime.” NBC News reported.

She has also been criticized for maintaining the death penalty and objecting to the release of lower-level offenders.

“I’ve been consistent my whole career,” Harris said when asked at a January 2019 meeting about her “tough-on-crime mentality” while working as a prosecutor.

“My career has been based on an understanding that my duty as a prosecutor was to seek and ensure that the most vulnerable and voiceless among us are protected, and that is why I have personally prosecuted violent crimes that include rape, child abuse and murder,” she said. “And I have also worked my entire career to reform the criminal justice system, understanding that it is deeply flawed,” she continued.

As a San Francisco district attorney, she supported a city policy that turned young immigrants over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement if they were arrested or charged with a crime.

In a statement to CNNA Harris campaign spokesman said the policy “could have been applied more fairly.”

Harris left the position in 2017 after she was elected to the Senate.