Doug Emhoff wipes a tear from his eyes as Kamala Harris takes the stage at the convention
- Emhoff would be the first-ever US first gentleman if Harris is elected
Doug Emhoff became visibly emotional as Vice President Kamala Harris took the stage during the final night of the Democratic National Convention.
The second man wiped away a tear as he was comforted by his daughter Ella in the audience at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, on Thursday night.
As his wife accepted the Democratic Party nomination for president, Emhoff blew kisses toward the stage.
Emhoff spoke on the second night of the convention on Tuesday, taking the stage as Harris addressed a rally in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and before the audience heard the main event speakers, Michelle and Barack Obama.
Harris closed out the 2024 DNC with her speech on Thursday, following a hectic month that saw President Joe Biden end his re-election campaign and the vice president take over his campaign.
Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff is comforted by daughter Ella as he becomes emotional when his wife Kamala Harris takes the stage on the final night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois on Thursday
Emhoff wipes away a tear as his wife Kamala Harris begins her speech, while his children and the VP’s stepchildren, Cole and Ella Emhoff, look toward the stage
Several other Harris family members took the DNC stage on Thursday, including stepdaughter Ella, niece Meena Harris and goddaughter Helena Hudlin.
And the Vice President’s sister, Maya Harris, introduced her.
The Chicks performed the national anthem and P!nk sang during a segment of the evening that focused on the Democrats’ proposal to address gun violence.
Actress Kerry Washington assisted as the master of ceremonies on the final night and comedian and actor Ben Stiller was spotted in the audience.
Emhoff, who is Jewish, will become the United States’ first-ever first gentleman if his wife wins the presidency in November — after becoming the nation’s first second gentleman in 2021.
Emhoff blows a kiss to Harris as she formally accepts the Democratic presidential nomination at the DNC in Chicago on Thursday, August 22
Emhoff and Harris embrace onstage at the DNC Thursday
Emhoff’s two children, Ella and Cole, affectionately call Harris “momala.” They both sat next to their father at the convention.
Emhoff met Harris in 2013 when one of the attorney’s clients set them up on a blind date.
Less than a year later, the couple married in a ceremony that incorporated aspects of Emhoff’s Jewish faith and Harris’ Native American heritage.
The vice president affectionately called her husband “Dougie” or “My Dougie.”