Harris has close ties with Emerge America, which sprouted in part from her first successful campaign in 2002 for San Francisco district attorney. The group has helped elect 1,200 Emerge alums to office nationally, according to its website, including U.S. Rep. Lateefah Simon of Oakland and a slew of other members of Congress.

Harris was the highly anticipated speaker at a gala for women’s leadership group Emerge, located at downtown San Francisco’s Palace Hotel, and the event nearly coincided with the 100-day mark since Trump took office. She last addressed the public in her concession speech on November 6 at Howard University.