WASHINGTON D.C.- Omaha native Symone Sanders is stepping down from her role as a senior adviser and chief spokeswoman for Vice President Kamala Harris at the end of the year.

Multiple national news outlets reported Sanders' departure, including CNN and The Washington Post. It was first reported by Politico.

Sanders, a Black political strategist, grew up in North Omaha and graduated from Mercy High School and Creighton University.

She was Bernie Sanders' press secretary during his 2016 presidential campaign, and a senior adviser to President Joe Biden's successful 2020 campaign.

Prior to her role under Harris, observers had considered Sanders a top candidate to be press secretary for Biden.

Her mother, Terri Sanders, confirmed that her daughter will leave the role Dec. 31. She hasn't made any decisions about what's next, Sanders said, but her daughter won't be coming back to Nebraska.

"I am very proud of her work," she said. "She always acknowledges Omaha, Nebraska, as her home and North Omaha as where she was raised. And she is certainly a beacon to show people that you can make it.”

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