Vice President Kamala Harris accept the Democratic presidential nomination her family members are cheer her on from the stands: her husband Doug Emhoff stepchildren and her sister Maya Harris is special there.

Donald J Harris in Chicago on Thursday is Kamala only living parent as her mother Shyamala Gopalan died in 2009.

What is Donald J. Harris’s connection to Wisconsin?

He ended his university career at Stanford Donald also teach for various years at the University of Wisconsin Madison.

The family lived in Madison from the time Kamala was three to 5 years old. Donald was associate professor of economics at UW Madison.

Shyamala worked as breast cancer researcher in McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research.

Who is Donald J. Harris?

Donald Harris is economist and retired Stanford University professor. Born in Jamaica he immigrated to the US tom fill a doctorate degree at the University of California in Berkeley.

He met Shyamala and the pair have two kids Maya and Kamala before divorcing.

Donald Harris whose economic philosophies are grounded in Marxist theory have served as economic advisor to his home country of Jamaica.

After divorce Shyamala won primary custody of their children though Donald continued to see Kamala and Maya during the weekend and summer.

Is Donald J. Harris at the DNC?  Is he involved in Kamala’s campaign?

Donald J Harris has opt to stay away from his daughter political life.

He did not make any comments or appearances during her 2020 vice presidential campaign.

His comment after Harris replied to a interview query about whether she had smoked marijuana earlier in her life by adding “Half my family from Jamaica. Are you kidding me.”

Donald said My dear departed grandmother my deceased parent must be turning in their grave right now to view their family name proud jamaican identity being connected.