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Mondale’s most lasting mark may be left on the vice presidency, an office with little stature until Mondale redefined it while serving as former President Jimmy Carter’s influential number two.

When Harris makes history as the first woman, first Black person and first Indian American to serve as vice president, she’ll also become president of the Senate.

Kamala Harris, 56, will bring a legion of firsts to the vice presidency: A daughter of immigrants from India and Jamaica, she will be the first woman, the first Black person, the first Indian American and the first Asian American to hold the office.

The 56-year-old California senator is also the first person of South Asian descent elected to the vice presidency.

The vice presidential debate wasn’t likely to change many voters’ minds or shift the trajectory of the race.

Vice President Pence and California Sen. Kamala Harris square off in the first and only vice presidential debate Wednesday at 9 p.m. ET in Salt Lake City.