How does Kamala Harris change the presidential race?

Former Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday ended months of speculation by selecting California Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate.

Long considered the frontrunner for the nod, Harris was chosen from a group of finalists who reportedly included former national security adviser Susan Rice, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois and California Congresswoman Karen Bass.

The daughter of Jamaican and Indian immigrants, Harris is the first Black woman to be named to a major party presidential ticket and the first Asian-American vice presidential nominee. If she and Biden win in November, she will become the first woman and person of color to hold the office of vice president.