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About Douglas Emhoff
Douglas Emhoff is an American lawyer, and in January 2021 he became the Second Gentleman of the United States of America. And despite his personal professional achievements, his true claim to fame is being the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris.
Parents & Siblings
His parents’ names are Barbara and Michael Emhoff. And he has two siblings, a sister by the name of Jamie and a brother by the name of Andy.
Marriages & Children
He has two children named Ella and Cole via his first wife, Kerstin Emhoff (maiden name Mackin). He was married to Kerstin, who is a film producer, from 1992 and 2008.
He married Kamala Harris, who at that time was the Attorney General of California, in 2014.
Educational Background
He’s a graduate of Agoura High School in California.
He has a B.A. from the Northridge campus of California State University and a J.D. from the Gould School of Law via the University of Southern California.
Achievements
He started his own law firm alongside fellow attorney Ben Whitwell in 2000.
He’s held high positions in powerful law firms including serving as a partner at the multinational law firm, DLA Piper.
Being a highly-renowned lawyer, his professional specialties include entertainment law, business law, real estate law and intellectual property cases. And in terms of entertainment law he even handled litigation involving the famous Taco Bell Chihuahua mascot.
Douglass Emhoff was thrust into the history books after his wife's inauguration, as vice president, on January 21, 2021. For instance, considering that Kamala Harris is the first woman Vice President in American history, he is also the very first Second Gentleman of the U.S. Also, he is the first spouse of a US Vice President who himself practices the Jewish faith.
As of late 2020 he has nearly 450,000 followers on Twitter, having joined the platform in 2011. And his user name is @DouglasEmhoff.
Facts
He was raised in Brooklyn, New York.
He and Kamala Harris first became acquainted via a blind date in 2013. At the time, both of them were in their 40s.
Despite being divorced he and his first wife are still cool, with Kerstin Emhoff even helping with Kamala Harris’s political career.
He took a leave of absence from DLA Piper to lend a helping hand to Joe Biden’s successful campaign for the US Presidency.
He is known for not really being into politics himself, although as alluded to earlier he has been very supportive of his wife’s political career.
He officially wed Kamala Harris, in a privately-held ceremony, inside a courthouse in Santa Barbara, California.
His personal hobbies include playing golf. He is also a known aficionado of fantasy football.
His two children, Cole and Ella, are respectively named after jazz greats John Coltrane and Ella Fitzgerald.
He is known to be friends with Joe Biden’s wife, Jill Biden.
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F.A.Q. about Douglas Emhoff
When is his birthday?
Douglas Emhoff's birthday is on October 13, 1964.
In how many days is his birthday?
Douglas Emhoff's birthday is in 213 days
How old is he?
He is 60 years old.
Where is Douglas Emhoff from?
He was born in New York, U.S..