If there is a light at the end of the tunnel after last night’s devastating presidential election outcome, then it surely comes in the form of Kamala Harris. In a history-making senatorial victory, the California attorney general won out over opponent Loretta Sanchez to become the state’s first African-American senator and the country’s first black female senator since 1999. The litany of praise that follows her name and subsequent victory comes as no surprise. As attorney general, Harris championed California victims of mortgage fraud, bringing about a ruling of more than $20 billion in relief for homeowners, along with fighting against crime organizations and elementary school truancy. And the Democratic senator-elect’s win is as stunning as the woman herself.

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Harris donned a sleek black suit and patent heels as she strode into a downtown L.A. rally to give her acceptance speech last night, showcasing a sense of ease, warmth, and style that we need right about now in politics, paired with an infectious, confident smile. Needless to say, though, it’s Harris’s impressive record and bright future that has us watching.

LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 10: California Attorney General Kamala Harris attends the 2014 Variety Power of Women presented by Lifetime at Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons on October 10, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Kovac/Getty Images for Variety) Photo: Getty Images

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