Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris released 15 years of tax returns on Sunday, offering a glimpse into how the California public servant ascended the financial ranks to become a multimillionaire.
The documents span the entirety of Harris’ career in elected office, from her $142,000 salary as San Francisco district attorney in 2004 to her current post as U.S. senator.Harris and her husband, Los Angeles-based attorney Douglas Emhoff, jointly reported more than $2 million in income last year, for which they paid nearly $700,000 in taxes.
Meanwhile, Democrats ratcheted up pressure on President Trump to hand over copies of his tax returns. Trump famously bucked decades of tradition by declining to divulge his returns during his 2016 campaign or since he entered office.sent a letter to IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig“This request is about policy, not politics,” Neal wrote in the two-page letter. He cited a 1924 law that says the Treasury Department, which includes the IRS, “shall furnish” tax returns to Congress when requested.
Harris’ taxes were relatively straightforward in her early years of elected office. Her income as district attorney climbed from around $142,000 to just over $260,000 during her twoHer income dipped to about $160,000 when she took office as state attorney general in 2011, and fell further the next two years. Harris made no charitable contributions her first three years in that job.
Those donations dropped in subsequent years, ranging from around $18,000 to $37,000. The bulk of the giving was through Emhoff’s law firms; other favorite causes include UNICEF and Harris and Emhoff’s respective alma maters, Howard University and USC.
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