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Doug Emhoff
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Second Gentleman of the United States from 2021 to 2025
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Douglas Craig Emhoff is an American actor and the Second Gentleman of the United States. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1964. Emhoff is a member of the Democratic Party and practices Judaism. He is ethnically identified as American Jewish.
He is married to Kamala Harris. The couple has two children, including Ella Emhoff. Emhoff’s relatives include Maya Harris, Donald J. Harris, and Shyamala Gopalan. He was educated at California State University and California State University, Northridge. He resides in Old Bridge and Matawan, New Jersey.
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Film & TV
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Known for
- The Jennifer Hudson Show — Self2022
- Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Opening Ceremony - Moving Forward: We Have Wings — Self, Second Gentleman of the United States2021
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert — Self2015
- CNN Special Report — Self1980
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Key facts
- Vice president
- Kamala Harris
- Preceded by
- Karen Pence , (as second lady)
- Succeeded by
- Usha Vance , (as second lady)
- Born
- Douglas Craig Emhoff , ( 1964-10-13 ) October 13, 1964 (age 61) , Brooklyn, New York , U.S.
- Party
- Democratic
- Spouses
- Kerstin Mackin ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1992 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2008 ) Kamala Harris ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. August 22, 2014</span>"}]]}'>2014 )
- Children
- 2, including Ella
- Education
- California State University, Northridge ( BA ), University of Southern California ( JD )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Craig
- Family name
- Emhoff
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn
- Child
- Ella Emhoff
- Position held
- Second Lady or Gentleman of the United States
- Educated at
- California State University, Northridge
- Political party
- Democratic Party (United States)
- Religion
- Judaism
- Image
- Douglas Emhoff cropped1.jpg
- Number of children
- 2
- Residence
- Matawan
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- date of birth
- 1964-10-13
- relative
- Shyamala Gopalan
- ethnic group
- American Jews
- name in native language
- Douglas Craig Emhoff
- hashtag
- DougHive
- Commons category
- Douglas Emhoff
- social media followers
- 761252
- P10632
- Doug Emhoff
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Encyclopedic overview
Douglas Craig Emhoff (born October 13, 1964) is an American lawyer who was the second gentleman of the United States from 2021 to 2025. Married to the 49th vice president of the United States, Kamala Harris, who was the first woman in the role, and the Democratic Party's nominee for president in the 2024 U.S. presidential election, Emhoff was the first second gentleman of the country. He was also the first Jewish spouse of a U.S. vice president.
Emhoff began his career as an entertainment lawyer. He was managing director of Venable's West Coast offices and later became a partner at DLA Piper. He is also a distinguished visiting professor at Georgetown University Law Center.
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