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Article: Indian-American woman wins San Francisco Dist Attorney polls.
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- PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd.
- Article date:
- December 10, 2003
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Meenakshi Ganjoo
San Francisco, Dec 10 (PTI) Kamala Harris, a San Francisco lawyer has won the San Francisco's district attorney election with a wide majority, becoming the first Indian-American woman in the country to land a top prosecutor's job.
With 100 per cent of precincts reporting, Kamala, a political newcomer, won 121,293 votes or 56 per cent of the vote Tuesday, unseating the two-term incumbent district attorney Terence Hallinan, who received 44 per cent of the votes.
A political protege of the outgoing San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown, Kamala is also the first female district attorney in the city's history.
Addressing her ...