Kamala Harris’ husband is the first “second gentleman” in the United States: that’s who Doug Emhoff is

Enter history as the first “second gentleman” of United States, even before there is afirst gentleman‘. And he is also the first person of the Jewish faith, in the quartet formed by the president, his deputy and their spouses. IS Doug Emhoff, husband of the newly elected vice president of the USA Kamala Harris, always by his side during the race for the White House. At the news of the victory he posted a photo on Twitter in which they are hugged and wrote: “Proud of you”.

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— Doug Emhoff (@DouglasEmhoff) November 7, 2020

Born in New York, the 56 year old Emhoff grew up in California, where it became lawyer. He has been on leave since August, but now that his wife has become vice president it is unlikely that he will be able to resume his career, during which he also found himself defending the interests of large companies. He has been married for 25 years to Kerstin Mackin, film producer of Hollywood, with whom he had two children, Cole ed She, so named in honor of Cole porter ed Ella Fitzgerald.

After the divorce, Emhoff has known Kamala Harris, who was then attorney general of the California, in a ‘blind date’ organized by Colleagues. The two got married in August 2014, breaking the glasses under the canopy, according to rite Jewish. She is first marriage and the two are a close-knit couple, on good terms with his first wife and children.

Emhoff supported his wife during his countryside to become a senator, but only took the field more seriously when she tried the race for the nomination and especially when she was chosen in August as ‘running mate’ of Biden. In 2019, the video of Kamala and her husband dancing and kissing on a gay pride float a San Francisco, which he himself spread it on twitter.

Doug is a constant presence alongside his wife. When asked what his role is, he remembers the Washington Post, he said: “I do what I have always done: I support Kamala, I am here for her, I love her, I give her all the support she needs”.

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