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Kamala Harris’ Husband Douglas Emhoff Net Worth, Children, Married Life, Bio

Douglas Emhoff is famously known as the husband of the senator, Kamala Harris. Harris appeared on the second round of Democratic debates in the first week of August. She is one of seven candidates to have qualified for the third round debates in September.

Moreover, Douglas travelled with his wife to Texas to support her. So, far, Emhoff is a professional lawyer as well as a strategic advisor who has achieved success and garnered an impressive amount of net value, salary, and so on.

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Here, we will explore concerning details on Douglas Emhoff about his child and wife as well as his career, read the following article.

Douglas Emhoff Early Life

Douglas Emhoff is widely known as the husband of the politician and lawyer, Kamala Harris. He was born on the day of 13th October in 1964 to American Parents. His birth sign is Leo. He is now 54 years old. Emhoff was born an raised in the city of Brooklyn in New York, United States.

He holds the citizenship of the United States of America and belongs to Jewish background. Additionally, information about his siblings and parents are unavailable right now.

He spent his early childhood in his hometown. However, Douglas completed school in New York. For further studies, he packed his back and moved to California. He admitted in the California State University from where he earned a bachelor degree in Communications and Media Studies in 1987.

Later, Emhoff got his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Southern California, Gould School of Law. His first job was a litigator at DLA Law Firm.

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Lawyer, Douglas Emhoff

Douglas Emhoff Career

After that, Emhoff joined as an associate Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP in Los Angeles in 1990. Also, he worked with many high profile individuals and influencers in complex business, real estate, and intellectual property litigation disputes.

Three years later, he moved to another company named Bingham McCutchen LLP, located in that same area. But he returned to Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP in 1995 and continued his work until 1998.

Moreover, he served as a managing partner at Whitwell Jacob Emhoff LLP, which situated in Beverly Hills. Back in 2017, Douglas Emhoff became a partner of the global law firm ‘DLA Piper’ in Century City and Washington D.C. Prior that he was the managing director of West Coast at Venable LLP.

Douglas is quite a busy man. The 54 years old lawyer splits his time between California and Washington D.C. As well, he travels with his wife to help in her campaign.

Douglas Emhoff Net Worth

Emhoff makes a hefty amount of net worth from his attorney career. He is one of the most successful attorneys in California. However, his salary is not revealed to the public. But we can assume that he makes a decent salary from his profession that included in his net worth. According to Celebrity Net Worth, Douglas net worth is believed to be around $4 million, as of 2019.

Image of Lawyer, Douglas Emhoff net worth is $4 million
Lawyer, Douglas Emhoff net worth is $4 million

However, his wife net worth is $4 million. Kamala’s net worth was $3.31 million in 2015, reported Congressional finance disclosure. The Washington Post reported that in 2018, Douglas and Kamala earned $1.9 million. Further, as of August 2019, Emhoff and his wife have a total net worth of $5.8 million.

Apart, the couple paid $700,000 in taxes. Since their marriage, they have been paying the taxes together. In federal taxes, Emhoff and Harris paid $2.2 million.

Aside from that, Douglas and Kamala have invested their money in real estate and purchased several properties across the USA including Washington D.C., San Francisco, and Los, Angeles, California which worth millions of dollars.

Douglas Emhoff Married Life as Kamala Harris’ Husband, Any Children?

Douglas Emhoff is living a blissful marriage with his wife, Kamala Devi Harris who is a politician. The couple wedded in a private ceremony on August 22nd, 2014, in Santa Barbara, California. Just after four of their engagement, they married and officially became husband and wife forever.

Image of Douglas Emhoff with his wife Kamala Harris
Douglas Emhoff with his wife, Kamala Harris

On the wedding day, Kamala wore a soft gold dress and a cellist playing in the background while exchanging the wedding vows. The ceremony organised by his wife’s sister, Mary Harris. In February 2019, Emhoff posted a picture on his Twitter account, hugging his wife, Harris and captioned it. He wrote, “Can confirm: We met, fell madly in love (still are), got married, and continue to live very happily ever after.”

Before going farther, let’s know how they first met.

A few years back, after he divorced from his first wife, he introduced to Harris on a blind date in 2013. At the time, his wife was California’s attorney general.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, a mutual friend of two, Chrisette Hudlin set them a blind date. Eventually, they continued to date each other. After over a year of dating, Emhoff proposed her, going down on one knee in Harris’ apartment to marry him.

Image of Kamala Harris with her kids
Kamala Harris with her kids

Besides, Emhoff is very supportive of Harris’ political career and also, helps in her social campaign. Emhoff and Harris have no children together. Thus, Harris loves Douglas’ two children who are born from his previous marriage.

Douglas Emhoff Relationship

Before Kamala, Douglas was married to his ex-wife, Kerstin Emhoff. However, the couple has kept the info regarding their marriage very confidential. His ex-wife, Kerstin, is the co-founder of a production company called Prettybird that established in 2008.

Image of Douglas Emhoff and his ex-wife Kerstin Emhoff
Douglas Emhoff and his ex-wife Kerstin Emhoff

The company produces contents for films, performance, and television. Once in an interview, Enhoff said that she was a determined child and dreamed a becoming of a Ballerina.

Who is Douglas Emhoff’s Wife, Kamala Harris?

Douglas’ wife, Kamala Harris is a politician as well as a lawyer.  Kamala is the first Asian American woman to earn election in the United States.  She was born on October 20th, 1964, in Oakland, California. She attended the Howard University and the University of California’s Hastings College of the Law from where she earned her Juris Doctor in 1989.

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Politician, Kamala Harris

Kamala Harris is the second African-American woman to win a seat in the USA Senate. In January 2019, she announced that she is the candidate for the Democratic nomination for President of the USA in the 2020 election.

Then in the late 1990s, Harris worked at the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office. In the year 2004, Harris elected for the District Attorney of San Francisco. Later in 2010, she won the election as Califonia’s Attorney General. In 2016, his wife got victory over Loretta Sanchez and more.

She makes a decent amount of worth through her profession as an attorney and politician. Kamala’s estimated net worth is $4 million, as of 2019. Besides, Kamala earns extra money from the book she authored. She released a book title ‘Smart on Crime: A Career Prosecutor’s Plan Make Us Safer’ in 2009.

Where is Douglas Emhoff Now? Her Parents

Douglas has a solid bond with his family. However, he has kept his personal life out of the limelight. He frequently tweeted about her family, congratulating his parents on their 6oth wedding anniversary also with a photo of his father and mother in April 2019.

Also, he shared a picture with his brother and sister on National Sibling’s Day.

Wiki Table

Name Douglas Emhoff
Birth of Date August  13, 1964
Birth Place New York, USA
Age 54 years old
Profession Lawyer, Strategic Advisor
Net Worth $4 Million
Wife Kamala Harris
Ex-Wife Kerstin Emhoff
Children Two
Height 5 feet 7 inches (170 cm)

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