If Kamala Harris wins the US presidential election, her spouse will receive a historic title. Douglas Emhoff will be titled first gentleman, as his wife will be the head of state.
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As Onet reminds, Douglas Emhoff already holds a title that has never been awarded before in history. Kamala Harris is the incumbent vice president and her husband is a second gentleman. Importantly, Emhoff is the first man to be referred to as such.
The situation when Kamala Harris took over as vice president of the United States was so unique that it required introducing a new term into the Merriam-Webster dictionary. The “second gentleman” in question was defined as “the husband or male partner of the vice president or second leader of a country or jurisdiction.”
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In 2014, Kamala Harris married Doug Emhoff, a Los Angeles attorney and then managing partner at Venable LLP. The couple met on a blind date organized by a mutual friend. Two years before their wedding, Emhoff bought a house in Los Angeles and later transferred the property to a trust that the two of them managed after the wedding. From 2021, the value of the house increased by approximately USD 1 million, to approximately USD 4.4 million. Harris and her husband bought a two-room apartment in Washington for less than $1.8 million, borrowing $1.35 million.
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This is the second marriage for the lawyer. The fruit of the first is two children: Cole and Ella. In a column for “Elle” magazine published in 2019. Kamala Harris used the term “Momala” to describe her relationship with her stepchildren. The column was supposed to show a different, more family-oriented face of the strict prosecutor and increase her chances of running for the White House.
