Cole Emhoff Recalls Stepmom Kamala Harris Falling in Love with His Father in Sentimental DNC Video

Mar. 15, 2025

Vice President Kamala Harris and her stepson Cole Emhoff.Photo:getty (2)

US Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, US, on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. The race for the White House will reach a fever pitch this week, with Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican nominee Donald Trump battling for momentum, and attention, around the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Photographer: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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Cole Emhoffhad a rare moment in the spotlight at theDemocratic National Conventionon Tuesday, Aug. 20, lending his voice to a video about the impact that stepmomKamala Harrishas had on his family since marrying his father, second gentlemanDoug Emhoff.

“My parents split when I was in middle school and that wasn’t easy. That’s not easy for any kid,” Cole said in the video, referencing the late-2000s separation of his father and mother,Kerstin Emhoff. “But it helped that my parents stayed friends and we all kept hanging together. We grew closer than ever.”

During Cole’s senior year of high school, Doug met then-California Attorney General Harris — “the blind date that would dramatically change all of our lives forever.”

“[My younger sister] Ella and I would laugh watching them fall in love, acting like teenagers,” Cole, now 29, remembered. “In 2014, Kamala became Momala. She took over Sunday night dinners and taught Doug how to actually cook.”

Vice President Kamala Harris hugs stepchildren Ella and Cole Emhoff at her inauguration in 2021.OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty

Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris (L) greets stepchildren Cole Emhoff and Ella Emhoff

Cole also touched on the Emhoffs' unexpected foray into the political world.

Cole’s mom, Kerstin,produced the videoabout her ex-husband.

In October 2023, Harris officiated Cole’s wedding to Greenley Littlejohn. Days later, she sat down with PEOPLE in the official vice president’s residencefor a wide-ranging interview, where she acknowledged her gratitude for being included in the program.

“It meant so much for so many reasons,” Harris told PEOPLE of officiating the wedding. “It was so wonderful that the kids asked me to do it."

She continued: “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.”

Ella and Cole Emhoff on the first night of the Democratic National Convention on Aug. 19, 2024.Chip Somodevilla/Getty

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - AUGUST 19: Ella Emhoff watches the proceedings during the first day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on August 19, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. Delegates, politicians, and Democratic party supporters are in Chicago for the convention, concluding with current Vice President Kamala Harris accepting her party’s presidential nomination. The DNC takes place from August 19-22

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The 2024 Democratic National Convention, which began on Monday, Aug. 19, will culminate in a finale speech from Harris on Thursday night, when she will ceremonially accept the Democratic presidential nomination.

Tuesday night’s agenda was stacked with special guests, including John F. Kennedy’s grandsonJack Schlossberg, Jimmy Carter’s grandsonJason Carter, Vermont Sen.Bernie Sanders, and former first coupleBarackandMichelle Obama.

The second gentleman, who would become the nation’s inaugural first gentleman if Harris is elected, was also tapped to deliver remarks on Tuesday night.

source: people.com

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