Sens. Richard Blumenthal, Cory Booker, Chris Coons and Amy Klobuchar. Brendan Lynch/Axios
During her time in the Senate, Kamala Harris was a vocal member of the Judiciary Committee and served on the Homeland Security and Government Affairs and the Intelligence Committees.
Why it matters: Her former colleagues, especially those on the the Judiciary Committee, will serve as key allies on tech policy issues should she win the presidency.
- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, who's close with Harris and VP nominee and fellow Minnesotan Tim Walz, worked alongside Harris on Judiciary as it tackled issues like tech competition, online safety and the ability of law enforcement to prosecute tech companies.
- Sen. Chris Coons, another Judiciary member, is an important voice on topics like patents and intellectual property and was an early speaker at the DNC this week as co-chair of the Harris-Walz campaign.
- Sen. Cory Booker has been outspoken on algorithmic justice and making sure AI doesn't discriminate against communities of color, a goal of Harris' approach to artificial intelligence.
- Sen. Richard Blumenthal — a fierce advocate for kids' safety online, Section 230 reform and holding tech companies accountable — is likely to lead on any Harris priorities on those topic.
Harris was also on Intel during the first big round of tech CEO hearings following Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, serving up a tough grilling of executives from Twitter, Meta and Google.
- Sen. Mark Warner, chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, is sure to support Harris on tech, disinformation and national security.
