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Douglas Craig Emhoff (born October 13, 1964) is an American lawyer who served as the second gentleman of the United States from 2021 to 2025. [1] Married to the 49th vice president of the United States, Kamala Harris, who was the first woman in the role, and the Democratic Party's nominee for president in the 2024 U.S. presidential election, Emhoff was the first second gentleman of the country.
Meena Harris is the niece of Kamala Harris. She was born in Oakland, California in 1984. Harris completed a bachelor's degree from Stanford University and a J.D. at Harvard Law School. [32] She is a lawyer and children's book author. She founded a campaign to raise awareness on social policy issues. [33]
Kamala Devi Harris (/ ˈ k ɑː m ə l ə ˈ d eɪ v i / ⓘ KAH-mə-lə DAY-vee, [1] born October 20, 1964) is an American politician and attorney who served from 2021 to 2025 as the 49th vice president of the United States under President Joe Biden. She was the first female U.S. vice president, making her the highest-ranking female official ...
In 2014, Harris married California lawyer Doug Emhoff, who has two children from his previous marriage, Cole and Ella. (More on Kamala Harris's family tree here .)
The second spouse's visibility in the public sphere has been a somewhat recent development. Although the role of the first lady as White House hostess dates from the beginning of the republic (and was typically filled by another member of the president's family if the president was unmarried or a widower), with a few exceptions, it was generally not until the late 20th century and early 21st ...
Harris took the oath of office alongside her husband, Doug Emhoff.The pair met on a blind date, which Emhoff has called "love at first sight," and were married on August 22, 2014.
Kamala Harris and her husband Douglas Emhoff on stage after Harris delivered her acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention on August 19, 2020. Win McNamee - Getty Images
Kerstin Emhoff's ex-husband later married Kamala Harris. [25] Emhoff's two children have described the coparenting relationship between Emhoff and their stepmother, Kamala Harris, as "very healthy". [26] She attended the 2021 presidential inauguration, where Harris was sworn in as vice president of the United States. [26]