Doug biography

Douglas Craig Emhoff (born October 13, 1964) is an American lawyer who was the second gentleman of the United States from 2021 to 2025 as the husband of Kamala Harris, the 49th U.S. vice president.^[1] As the first husband of a vice president, Emhoff is the first second gentleman in U.S.

history. He is also the first Jewish spouse of an U.S. vice president.^[1]

Biography

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Early life

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Douglas Craig Emhoff^[2] was born on October 13, 1964, in New York City to Jewish parents.^[3] From 1969 to 1981, he grew up in Matawan and Old Bridge Township, New Jersey.^[4]

When he was 17, he moved with his family to Southern California.^[5] He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in communication studies from California State University, Northridge, in 1987 and a Juris Doctor from the USC Gould School of Law in 1990.^[6]

Legal career

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Emhoff is