Kamala Harris made history on January 20 by becoming the first woman, the first Indian-American, and the first Black Vice-President of the US.
Joe Biden took his oath as the 46th President of the United States at a swearing-in ceremony on Wednesday (January 20). Kamala Harris joined Biden and made history by becoming the first woman, the first Indian-American, and the first Black Vice-President of the country. 56-year-old Harris is a daughter of an Indian immigrant mother, originally from Chennai, and a Jamaican father.
Harris is married to American lawyer Douglas Emhoff. Here are some facts about the couple:
1. Kamala Harris met Emhoff through a blind date
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Born in Brooklyn, New York, Kamala Harris met Emhoff in 2013 through a common friend. One of her friends was a client of Emhoff. It was through this meeting that the two started dating each other.
2. Kamala Harris did a Google search on Emhoff
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In an interview with CBS News Sunday Morning, Kamala Harris said that her best friend sent them on a blind date and asked Harris to trust her. Harris was asked not to search him on Google but she still did so. Emhoff was surprised when he got to know of it.
3. Kamala Harris got married to Emhoff in 2014
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Kamala Harris married Douglas Emhoff on August 22, 2014 in Santa Barbara, California. Douglas, 56, is an entertainment lawyer and has been working with the multinational firm, DLA Piper, since 2017. He provides legal advice on entertainment, publicity, privacy and copyright issues in the media sector. When Harris became the Vice-Presidential candidate, he took a leave of absence from the job to campaign for her. This is Douglas's second marriage.
4. Worth of Kamala Harris and Douglas Emhoff
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In their returns released in 2019, Harris and her husband showed an income of USD 3.1 million (Rs 22.61 crore). Their total wealth increased from about USD 2.8 million (Rs 20.42 crore) to about USD 6.3 million (Rs 45.95 crore) in 2019.
5. Douglas Emhoff also made history
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Along with Kamala Harris, her husband Douglas Emhoff also made history by becoming America's first 'Second Gentleman'.
