Doug Emhoff, the first person to serve as vice president after Vice President Harris became the first woman to serve as vice president in 2021, could make history again if Harris defeats former President Trump in November.
If elected in the fall, Harris would become the first woman to serve as president and Emhoff would be the first first gentleman.
Emhoff has been spotted frequently on campaign trail. Supporting your wife He has also frequently discussed issues surrounding gender equality and combating anti-Semitism. He also spoke at Harris’ campaign headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, on Monday, a day after Harris launched her bid for the White House with the endorsement of President Biden, who announced over the weekend that he was dropping out of the race.
“Now I get to support my wife, Kamala Harris, as she runs for president of the United States.” Emhoff says:.
He also Video shared In a photo of him and Harris smiling and waving to crowds at his campaign headquarters, he wrote on social media that he was “so proud” of what Harris has accomplished over the past four years.
Here’s what you need to know about Emhoff.
She met Harris on a blind date.
According to Emhoff’s White House biography, he and Harris met on a blind date in 2013 and married a year later in 2014. He has two children from his first marriage, and they call Harris “Momala.”
Emhoff recently said: CBS News interview He said it was “love at first sight” with Harris, adding that they’ve been together “ever since.”
Over 30 years of experience as a lawyer
The second man was born in Brooklyn, New York, grew up in Matawan, New Jersey, and moved to California as a teenager, attending college and law school in the state and later starting his own entertainment law firm.
The law firm was later acquired Mr. Emhoff joined Venable LLP in 2015 as a Managing Director and subsequently joined DLA Piper in October 2017 as a partner in the firm’s Los Angeles office.
He left the office to join the Biden administration in 2020. In addition to his public duties, he also teaches law classes. Currently studying at Georgetown University Law School.
Speak out against anti-Semitism
Emhoff is the first Jewish spouse of a president or vice president, according to his White House biography, which said he speaks regularly with Jewish leaders and holds roundtables with individuals in the Jewish community.
Since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel that sparked the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip, Emhoff has been a vocal opponent of anti-Semitism.
As protests spread to Columbia and colleges across the country, he called out Jewish campus leaders and also condemned former President Trump’s comments about Jewish Democratic voters as “offensive.”
Advocating for reproductive rights
Emhoff has been a strong advocate for reproductive health issues since the Supreme Court overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade decision in 2022. During an interview with NBC’s Yamishe Alcindor in May, he urged more men to join the fight for abortion rights.
“This is about fairness to women. Women are dying,” Emhoff told Alcindor. [men’s] “It’s about the loss of the ability to plan one’s life. It’s also about what happens next and what other freedoms are at risk. And these freedoms don’t just affect women, they affect all Americans.”
Also in July, he made his first visit to a reproductive health clinic and held a roundtable discussion with people affected by the overturning of Roe v. Wade, which returned the right to abortion to the states.
This comes after Harris became the first vice president to visit an abortion facility in March.
