Harris The Latest Dem Presidential Contender To Release Taxes

Democratic Presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks during a gathering of the National Action Network April 5, 2019 in New York. (Photo by Don Emmert / AFP) (Photo credit should read DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images)
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BALTIMORE (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris has released 15 years of tax returns, including her returns for 2018, and the California senator reports that she and her husband had a federal tax bill of about $700,000 on an adjusted gross joint income of about $1.9 million last year.

The documents released Sunday provide the fullest picture of her finances as she pursues a White House bid.

Harris reported an income of about $157,000 in 2018 from her job as a senator, as well as about $320,000 in net income as a writer; a book she wrote was published earlier this year. Her husband, Doug Emhoff, earned about $1.5 million working as an attorney.

Harris is the latest Democratic presidential contender to release her taxes. President Donald Trump has continued to refuse to release his since the 2016 presidential campaign, when he became the first nominee in decades to buck the tradition of disclosure. House Democrats are pressing for access to Trump’s tax returns, which would give lawmakers far greater insight into the president’s business dealings and potential conflicts of interest, as they exercise their oversight role.

Harris and her husband reporting giving a small portion of their income — often about 1% to 3% a year — to charitable causes. Harris reported no charitable contributions some years when she was California’s attorney general.

The Democrats who are running for president in 2020 have released their tax returns to varying degrees.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York released her 2018 tax return in late March and urged her colleagues to do the same. She was the first Democratic candidate to do so. Gillibrand has released her returns annually since 2012. That year, she released her returns dating back to 2007.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts released a decade of her tax returns, as well as her 2018 returns.

Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar this month released 12 years of tax returns, dating to 2006, when she first became a candidate for federal office.

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, who released just one year of tax returns when he ran for president in 2016, said more than a month ago that he would release a decade’s worth of returns. He and his campaign have said they will release his tax returns by Monday’s tax filing deadline.

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Suderman reported from Richmond, Virginia, and Braun from Washington.

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  1. Avatar for 1gg 1gg says:

    Don’t forget we already know that Trump doesn’t pay taxes.


  2. Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris has released 15 years of tax returns

    It’s disgraceful what Trump has been able to get away with.

     

    Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, who released just one year of tax returns when he ran for president in 2016, said more than a month ago that he would release a decade’s worth of returns. He and his campaign have said they will release his tax returns by Monday’s tax filing deadline.

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  3. To the 50% of the public who don’t pay attention, the Masters is far more vital*** to the nation…and baseball is getting started!!!

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  4. Look, Rethugs, here’s another Dem that apparently doesn’t have anything to hide by releasing taxes and actually pays taxes. Shocking, I know, but honest. You guys wouldn’t know anything about honesty.

  5. "On March 20, while campaigning in New Hampshire, [O’Rourke ] was asked how many years of tax returns he would release.

    “That’s a great question. I haven’t thought about that,” O’Rourke said. “I do plan on releasing our tax returns, and I want to do that as soon as we can. Certainly last year, but we’ll find out what the standard is and release that.”

    O’Rourke said he didn’t have a timeline on releasing them but wanted to do it “sooner rather than later.”

    There is a lot Beto O’Rourke hasn’t thought about.

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