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- Vice President Kamala Harris' rise puts the spotlight back on her home state of California.
- In recent years, the state saw two of its top leaders no longer holding the House speaker's gavel.
- But Harris' home-state advantages could be a boon for the Golden State beyond the 2024 race.
When Nancy Pelosi and Kevin McCarthy held the speaker's gavel during their respective stints leading the US House, California's influence was felt all over Capitol Hill.