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Meet the family of Kamala Harris, a potential candidate to face Trump in the 2024 election

Her husband Doug Emhoff was born in New York and is the first to be named as second gentleman, meeting his now wife during a blind date in Santa Barbara, California.


Daniel Neira
Daniel Neira - Los Angeles
Senior WriterLos Angeles
UPDATED JULY 22, 2024 1:57 PM EDT

Joe Biden endorsed Kamala Harris this past weekend after stepping down from the 2024 presidential race. The 59-year-old Californian is already gaining substantial support, including endorsements from Hollywood celebrities who reacted positively to the news. Here's everything you need to know about the family of Kamala Harris, the current Vice President and a potential candidate to run against Trump in the 2024 election.

Her husband Douglas Emhoff was born in New York and is the first to be named second gentleman, meeting his now wife during a blind date in Santa Barbara, California in 2013.

The 56-year-old lawyer is known for having a career as an entertainment lawyer, however he seems to have quit to support Kamala as second gentleman.

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Kamala Harris and Doug Emhoff at the Oscars

Doug has two children from his previous marriage, 26-year-old Cole and 21-year-old Ella.

Both Doug and Ella attended the inauguration, with Ella going viral online for her incredible sense of fashion, which is not surprising at all, knowing that she attends Parsons School of Design in New York.

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Ella and Cole Emhoff at the Inauguration

Kamala also has a younger sister, Maya Harris, who is involved in politics as senior adviser to her sister. Maya also served as senior adviser to Hilary Clinton during the 2016 elections.

The 53-year-old lawyer met her husband Tony West in Stanford University and got married in 1998.

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Meena Harris has also been noticed by the public for being involved during Kamala’s campaign trail.

She is the daughter of Maya and is married to Nikolas Ajagu, the couple share two children, 2-year-old Leela and 4-year-old Amara.

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Meena Harris at the We Vote Next Summit event

The 36-year-old entrepreneur is also a lawyer and an author, as well as the owner of her lifestyle brand Phenomenal, and the writer of two children‘s books Ambitious Girl and Kamala and Maya’s Big Idea.

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