Most voters know little about Emhoff but the Harris campaign sees him as an underutilized asset. He speaks Tuesday night along with the Obamas
Second gentleman of the United States Doug Emhoff does a podium walk-through at the United Center before the start of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on August 19, 2024oug Emhoff is known for his cheesy dad jokes and being a superfan of his wife, Vice President Kamala Harris. This month, a photo of him smiling slyly at age 20 ping-ponged across the Internet—so has video from 2021 of him blowing kisses to Harris from the gallery of the House chamber.
“He is extremely affable. He brings energy. It’s another person that can go out and be a surrogate throughout the country and raise money,” says Rodell Mollineau, a Democratic strategist. Having a dynamic spouse who is willing to campaign, notes Mollineau, gives Harris an advantage over Trump, whose wife is rarely seen on the campaign trail and didn’t speak at this year’s Republican National Convention. “We know that Melania Trump won’t do that,” he says.
Emhoff has two children with his first wife, Kerstin Emhoff, a film producer. The two divorced after 16 years of marriage. Harris helped parent Emhoff’s two children, Cole and Ella, who call her “Momala.”
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