Kamala Harris is running for President of the United States and has the support of not only her friends but her close family.
The 59-year-old married Doug Emhoff in 2014 a year after they met on a blind date, and when they married, she became a stepmom, or rather, "Momala," to Emhoff's two children, Cole and Ella, with his ex-wife Kerstin Emhoff to whom he was married from 1992 until 2008.
© Rob CarrThe family share close bonds and when Kamala was confirmed as the Democratic Party's candidate in 2024, her husband and stepchildren were there to show their support, as was Kerstin.
Learn all about the Second Gentleman here, and catch up on who Cole and Ella are below.
Cole Emhoff, 30
© GettyCole was born on September 15, 1994 and he leads a largely private life. Named after jazz musician John Coltrane, he has followed in the footsteps of his mother a film producer by working in entertainment and he is the co-founder and CEO of the commercial production company PRETTYBIRD.
According to his LinkedIn, he graduated from Colorado College in 2017, and has since then worked as a film assistant and producer, including in Oscar-nominated film Minari (2020) and in Andy García-led romantic comedy Father of the Bride (2022).
© @douglasemhoff InstagramIn the fall of 2023, he married wife Greenley Littlejohn, whom he started dating in 2020. His mom Kerstin helped plan the wedding, which was held in Los Angeles, and walked him down the aisle, while his stepmom, Kamala, officiated the ceremony.
"It meant so much for so many reasons," Kamala told People magazine.
"It was so wonderful that the kids asked me to do it. For us, we think of marriage as being not just between these two people, but the coming together of families. So it was very much with that spirit that we all participated."
Cole has been open about how Kamala changed his life. "She took over Sunday night dinners and taught Doug how to actually cook," he said, revealing: "We would just have these real conversations at dinner, almost Socratic, where we would all bounce off each other."
The 30-year-old has remained close with his father, and even while the campaign trail goes on, they have found time to continue their fantasy football draft. The bonding activity means so much to the father-son duo, that Kamala makes sure to ask about their team.
"I love that she cares that we're having fun," he said, with his father confirming that his wife loves that they have a fantasy football team together.
Ella, 25
© GettyElla was the unlikely star of Biden's inauguration in January 2021 after the plaid, sequin-adorned Miu Miu coat that she wore quickly went viral. Born May 29, 1999, she was named after another jazz musician, Ella Fitzgerald.
Ella, then studying at the artsy Wildwood School, met Kamala when she was 14, and the then-Attorney General of California. Kamala was often seen in the bleachers at Ella’s swim meets and basketball games, alongside Kerstin, and in 2017 she moved to New York City to study at the Parsons School of Design.
© GettyOne week after the inauguration in 2021, she was signed to leading modeling agency IMG Models and that May she graduated with a major in fine arts with a concentrated focus in apparel and textiles.
In addition to furthering her modeling career with campaigns and runway shows for Miu Miu, Balenciaga, Calvin Klein, and Stella McCartney, among others, Ella launched Soft Hands Inc., which hosted monthly events during which she teaches people how to knit.
Ella told the Times of London about her knitting company: "I love being with people, I love community, I love championing healthy mental health, like coping mechanisms. I think that’s what’s so special and important about these kind of clubs. I want to try and expand it into other places, like schools and art therapy. Because I know it helped me so much. And I know that’s where the longevity in it comes."
She announced its temporary suspension in August 2024 over security concerns related to Kamala's presidential campaign.
© Roy RochlinShe frequently shares her creations, which include knitted paintings, on her social media, and in June of this year, she officially signed with veteran talent agency UTA, with hopes of expanding her business.
Ella previously dated GQ writer Samuel Hine.
