who is her husband Doug Emhoff, to whom she has been married for 10 years?

The eyes of the Western world will be on the United States on November 5. That day, citizens will be invited to vote to designate the electors who, in turn, will designate their new president. Who will be the successor of Joe Biden ? The Democrat was a candidate for his own succession but, without warning, he announced that he would have to give it up, even though the campaign had already started. It was in July, shortly after the assassination attempt orchestrated against his competitor the Republican Donald Trump. It was the current vice-president and running mate Kamala Harris who immediately took up the torch, before being officially invested by the Democratic camp on Thursday, August 22, to applause.

From the start of her inauguration speech, the former California State Attorney pushed open the doors of her privacy to unite around her and her family, showing another side of her personality which could play a role in his presidential race, given the involvement of Donald Trump’s wife – Melania Trump – who has just published his memoirs in which certain revelations are striking. “Happy wedding anniversary Dougie, I love you very much”proclaimed Kamala Harris first. The coincidence of the calendar meant that the investiture took place on the day of his tenth wedding anniversary with Douglas Emhoff. She then thanked a “great partner” and a “amazing father to Cole and Ella”his two children.

The man of discreet nature then revealed himself to the public eye and, the day after this famous Convention, a veritable “Dougmania” took hold of the American press, before the supporters created signs to effigy of “Doug” during various Kamala Harris meetings. It was presented as a “Sex Symbol Modern” in the Washington Postor even a “Kamala Harris’ secret weapon” in the New York Timesand it became at the same time a “embodiment of the laid-back American dad” according to The Atlantic. Cet lawyer born in New York just celebrated its 60th birthday on October 13, and could therefore become the first First Gentleman in the history of the United States at the White House, after having had to resolve to end his career although he had spent 30 years in the cabin, to supporting the political ambitions of his second wife.

This golf enthusiast had to build himself up on his own. He financed part of his law studies himself by doing odd jobs, notably within the chain of fast food McDonald’s, before meeting the film producer Kerstin Macki of whom he became the husband in 1992, and with whom he had two children named Cole and Ellaborn in 1994 and 1999 respectively. But the year 2009 also marked the end of the story for the couple who separated. A British tabloid revealed that Douglas Ehmoff had an affair with another woman. “During my first marriage, Kerstin and I went through difficult times as a result of my actions. I took responsibility for them”he said in a press release. However, the two ex-spouses would continue to maintain good relations. “We sometimes joke that our modern family functions almost too well”he wrote in his Memoirswhile Kerstin Mack participated in the production of a campaign clip broadcast during the Democratic Convention on August 22.

Douglas Ehmoff fights against anti-Semitism

Like Joe Biden’s wife – Jill Biden – who continues to teach while fulfilling the obligations of a First LadyDouglas Emhoff has been teaching law courses at Georgetown University since 2022, nine years after he met Kamala Harris. A new takeoff that he was probably far from being able to imagine when he met her, in 2013, after one of his clients suggested that he contact her, while he lived on the other side of the United States, in Los Angeles. “No one ever suggested calling him at 8:30 in the morning.”he recalled for the purposes of his autobiography. He finally called Kamala Harris to leave a voice message that seemed completely disjointed and which amused the prosecutor. A year later, both were married.

As the husband of the vice-president, Douglas Ehmoff has, as tradition dictates, decided to campaign for a cause that is particularly close to his heart, to raise awareness. While Jill Biden has invested a lot in preventing the risks of breast cancer; the latter, due to his Jewish origins, devoted himself very early to the fight against anti-Semitism. He also visited Auschwitz in 2023, on the occasion of the international day dedicated to the memory of the victims of the Holocaust.