Eleni Kounalakis

US Vice President Kamala Harris welcomed on Wednesday Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, California Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis and esteemed members of the Greek American community, at the White House, ahead of the official celebrations for Greek Independence Day.

US Vice President Kamala Harris visited her native northern California on Thursday to raise attention about international concerns over the state of American democracy and request California Democrats and donors ahead of the high stakes 2024 election.

Greek-American Eleni Kounalakis, the 50th lieutenant governor of California, announced on Monday that she will stand for election as governor in the next state elections.

Paul Sarbanes, a Maryland Democrat who served in the US Congress for more than three decades, helped clean up the Chesapeake Bay and corporate scandals and pressured Richard Nixon to resign as president, died on Sunday at 87.

Greek-American businesswoman Eleni Kounalakis is the front runner in the race for Lieutenant Governor of California, according to a July poll by David Binder Research.

The former US Ambassador to Hungary is up 16 points in an initial head-to-head vote against her main rival, Ed Hernandez, the survey shows.

Former US ambassador to Hungary Eleni Kounalakis finished first in a tight race to qualify for the November general election to replace Gavin Newsom as California's lieutenant governor.

Kounalakis, a Democrat, won 23.4 percent of the vote, while State Senator Ed Hernandez, also a Democrat, came second with 20.8 percent. She agreed to an email interview with Kathimerini.

Greek American Eleni Kounalakis scored the highest in the primary on Wednesday for lieutenant governor of California.

Kounalakis, a Democrat, garnered 23.4 percent of the vote, ahead of Ed Hernandez with 20.8 percent. Both will proceed to the general election in November.