Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris often speaks of her mother

Shyamala Gopalan, as someone who encouraged her and helped inspire her trajectory.

Harris' younger sister, Maya Harris, one of the vice president's closest confidants,

again mentioned their mother on this historic night

At one point she seemed to be getting emotional at wondering what Gopalan would say at

seeing her eldest daughter accept the Democratic party's nomination for president.

I could just see her smiling saying how proud she is of Kamala," she said.

"And then, without missing a beat, she'd say, 'That's enough. You have work to do.

Harris served as campaign chairperson of her sister's 2020 presidential campaign

She’s also a lawyer and previously served as the vice president of democracy,

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