Kamala Harris’s career includes stints as attorney general of California, as a senator and now as vice-president. 

During this time, her political position has been fluid and she has not been tethered to an ideological wing of the party in the way that Joe Biden defined himself as a centrist.

Here is where Ms Harris stands on the most important issues ahead of the 2024 election.

Abortion

Abortion is one of the areas where the Democrats – and Ms Harris – are strongest. The vice-president has been the party’s leading voice on reproductive rights.

She has always been more comfortable talking about the topic than Mr Biden, who early in his career described Roe v Wade as going “too far”.

Ms Harris launched a nationwide “fight for reproductive freedoms” tour earlier this year as the party attempted to capitalise on the hot button topic ahead of the November election.