Some few hours ago, Kamala Harris made history for being the first Black woman vice president in the United States. Her husband Mr Doug Emhoff will also make the history books for becoming the first-ever second gentleman.
On Saturday morning, major news outlets including the BBC, CNN, Associated Press declared Joe Biden and Kamala Harris to have won the 2020 presidential race.
That victory means that Emhoff will become the first male spouse of a vice president.
Who is Doug Emhoff?
56-year-old Doug Emhoff was born in Brooklyn, New York. After finishing law school in 1990 at the University of Southern California’s Gould School of Law, Emhoff became an entertainment lawyer.
Emhoff is a partner at DLA Piper and works in business, real estate, and intellectual property law.
According to the company’s profile of him, Emhoff, “Represents large domestic and international corporations and some of today’s highest profile individuals and influencers in complex business, real estate and intellectual property litigation disputes.”
How Harris and Emhoff met
Emhoff met Harris on a blind date planned by PR consultant Chrisette Hudlin. The two quickly clicked and less than a year later Emhoff had proposed, and in 2014, the couple was married in a courthouse in Santa Barbara, California.
Emhoff had a former marriage with film producer Kerstin Emhoff. In that marriage, he had two children, Cole, 26, and Ella, 21.
According to The Wall Street Journal, the couple owns homes in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Washington, DC.
From senate races to presidential races, Emhoff has been by Harris’ side. He has played an active role in Harris’ campaign for the vice presidency by joining the campaign trail and leading fundraisers.
