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> FYI Kamala Harris had a romantic relationship with someone in power who appointed her to positions she was not remotely qualified for For anyone curious: ht

> FYI Kamala Harris had a romantic relationship with someone in power who appointed her to positions she was not remotely qualified for For anyone curious: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_Brown_(politician)#Favoritism_and_patronage_criticisms;_FBI_investigations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_Brown_(politician)#Favo...: > Brown's romantic relationship with Alameda County deputy district attorney Kamala Harris preceded his appointment of Harris to two California state commissions in the early 1990s. The San Francisco Chronicle called the Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board and the California Medical Assistance Commission patronage positions. When the appointments became a political issue in Harris's 2003 race for District Attorney, she responded: "Whether you agree or disagree with the system, I did the work".[57] Brown's relationship with Harris gained renewed attention in early 2019 after she had become a U.S. senator and ran for president.[58][59][60][61] Brown addressed the questions by publishing a piece in the San Francisco Chronicle titled "Sure, I dated Kamala Harris. So what?" He wrote that he may have "influenced" her career by appointing her to boards and supporting her run for District Attorney, but added that he had also influenced the careers of other politicians.

jasmer 4y ago
[1] State of California's guide on 'Conflict of Interest' which one will find that appointing one's partner/gf/bf/spouse to arbitrary positions would nominally be illegal. Note that this is the statement by the 'Office of Attorney General' of California, a position to which Ms. Harris was elevated after direct appointments by her then partner, Willie Brown, thereby making issues of 'conflict of interest' considerably more problematic. Though I don't think we need to derail this conversation too much away from the fact that though these things do happen, belittling women (or men) arbitrarily for supposedly doing these kinds of things is not nice at all. And that Ms. Tajeda is holding her own in indicating we can all be a bit insufferable ... [1] https://oag.ca.gov/conflict-interest https://oag.ca.gov/conflict-interest

jasmer 4y ago

[1] State of California's guide on 'Conflict of Interest' which one will find that appointing one's partner/gf/bf/spouse to arbitrary positions would nominally be illegal. Note that this is the statement by the 'Office of Attorney General' of California, a position to which Ms. Harris was elevated after direct appointments by her then partner, Willie Brown, thereby making issues of 'conflict of interest' considerably more problematic. Though I don't think we need to derail this conversation too much away from the fact that though these things do happen, belittling women (or men) arbitrarily for supposedly doing these kinds of things is not nice at all. And that Ms. Tajeda is holding her own in indicating we can all be a bit insufferable ... [1] https://oag.ca.gov/conflict-interest https://oag.ca.gov/conflict-interest