Who is Kamala Harris’ brother-in-law, Tony West – aka the chief legal officer at Uber? He worked for then-president Barack Obama and PepsiCo, and met his wife Maya Harris studying law at Stanford
- Kamala Harris’ brother-in-law Tony West is chief legal officer at Uber but announced in mid August that he’d be taking leave to help Team Harris as a ‘close adviser’ in the election run up
- The lawyer first met Kamala Harris’ sister Maya at Stanford University, and is stepfather to her influencer daughter Meena Harris – his Instagram handle is even ‘meenasdad’
The article alleges that Tony West, Kamala Harris’s brother-in-law, used his position at the Justice Department to divert billions of taxpayer dollars to left-wing groups and lawyers through settlements. It claims that this pattern of “honest graft” has continued under the Biden-Harris administration and suggests that West may play a significant role if Harris becomes president.
As we near the November elections, here’s what you need to know about Kamala Harris’ brother-in-law:
Who are Tony West’s parents?
According Uber, West was born to his parents Franklin Delano West and Margaret “Peggy” Reddick, in 1965. He reportedly grew up in California, then attended Stanford University’s law school, where he’d meet his future wife, Maya Harris – aka Kamala Harris’ sister.
He is Maya Harris’ husband
Maya was a senior adviser to Hillary Clinton in 2016 and later served as Kamala’s campaign chairwoman during her first presidential bid in 2020. Per The Washington Post, Maya quit her job as an MSNBC analyst to volunteer for her sister’s campaign.