Planned presidential transition of Kamala Harris

Planned presidential transition of Kamala Harris
Date of election	November 5, 2024
Inauguration date	January 20, 2025
Outgoing president	Joe Biden (Democratic)
Outgoing vice president	Kamala Harris (Democratic)
Director	Yohannes Abraham

The planned presidential transition of Kamala Harris was the contingently planned presidential transition from President Joe Biden to Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic Party's nominee for president in the 2024 United States presidential election to occur in the event Harris was elected president.

The transition was in accordance with the Presidential Transition Act of 2019 and the Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act of 2022. It would have been a "friendly takeover", in which the outgoing president and the incoming president are of the same political party. Since Harris lost the 2024 election to Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, this transition never went into effect.

Developments

Harris became the presumptive nominee of the Democratic Party for president in July 2024, following Biden's withdrawal, and formally accepted the nomination the following August. Harris filed paperwork on August 19, 2024, to begin planning for a potential presidential transition.^[1]

Harris's transition team was chaired by US Ambassador to ASEAN Yohannes Abraham,^[2]^[3] who also chaired the presidential transition of Joe Biden in 2020. Law firm Covington & Burling, which assisted Harris in vetting her vice presidential pick, provided legal counsel to the transition organization.^[4]

Timeline

Pre-election

July 23, 2024: Harris becomes the presumptive nominee after Joe Biden withdraws and the majority of the uncommitted delegates that were once pledged delegates to Biden publicly endorse Harris.^[5]
August 6, 2024: Official roll call nominates Harris as the Democratic presidential nominee and Governor Tim Walz as the Democratic vice presidential nominee.^[6]
August 22, 2024: Initial transition team announced.^[3]
November 5, 2024: Election Day

Post-election

December 17, 2024: The Electoral College meets in the state capitals
January 6, 2025: 2025 United States Electoral College vote count
January 20, 2025: Inauguration Day

Transition team

Staff

Yohannes Abraham, director of day-to-day operations, former staffer on the presidential transition of Joe Biden, former staffer in the Obama White House.

References

^ Dovere, Edward-Isaac (August 19, 2024). "Kamala Harris begins standard planning for presidential transition | CNN Politics". CNN. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
^ Gilchrist, Aaron (August 23, 2024). "Harris transition team takes shape with a Biden official in key post". NBC News. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
^ ^a ^b Bravender, Robin (August 22, 2024). "Harris' transition team takes shape". E&E News by POLITICO. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
^ Miller, Zeke (August 27, 2024). "Presidential transition planning has begun in earnest, but Trump and Harris are already behind". AP News. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
^ Miller, Zeke; Askarinam, Lean; Sweedler, Maya; Day, Chad (July 22, 2024). "AP survey shows Kamala Harris backed by enough delegates to become Democratic nominee". AP News. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
^ Yoon, Robert (July 31, 2024). "Harris wins Democratic presidential nomination in virtual roll call. Here's how the process worked". AP News. Retrieved August 29, 2024.

[1] Dovere, Edward-Isaac (August 19, 2024). "Kamala Harris begins standard planning for presidential transition | CNN Politics". CNN. Retrieved August 25, 2024.

[2] Gilchrist, Aaron (August 23, 2024). "Harris transition team takes shape with a Biden official in key post". NBC News. Retrieved August 25, 2024.

[:0-3] Bravender, Robin (August 22, 2024). "Harris' transition team takes shape". E&E News by POLITICO. Retrieved August 25, 2024.

[4] Miller, Zeke (August 27, 2024). "Presidential transition planning has begun in earnest, but Trump and Harris are already behind". AP News. Retrieved August 28, 2024.

[5] Miller, Zeke; Askarinam, Lean; Sweedler, Maya; Day, Chad (July 22, 2024). "AP survey shows Kamala Harris backed by enough delegates to become Democratic nominee". AP News. Retrieved August 25, 2024.

[6] Yoon, Robert (July 31, 2024). "Harris wins Democratic presidential nomination in virtual roll call. Here's how the process worked". AP News. Retrieved August 29, 2024.

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