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The Vice President is a devoted stepmother to two adult children, who have affectionately given her a special nickname that she wears “proudly.” Among her stepchildren, only one has ventured into the arts and has attended high-profile events.<\/p>\n
Kamala Harris is married to attorney Douglas Emhoff, who has a son and daughter from his first marriage. Her stepdaughter, an accomplished knitter, has opened up about her journey with low self-esteem while pursuing her creative passions.<\/p>\n
Kamala and Douglas, who tied the knot in August 2014, have been happily married for over a decade. While this marks the Vice President’s first marriage, it is Douglas’s second.<\/p>\n
Douglas’s first marriage, to film producer Kerstin Emhoff, lasted from 1992 to 2008 and produced two children: Cole, born in September 1994, and Ella, born in May 1999.<\/p>\n
Kamala’s role as a stepmother comes with a cherished title bestowed by Cole and Ella. In a July 2024 interview, she\u00a0shared<\/u><\/a>, “It’s the name the kids gave me, and I wear it proudly.” That title, “Momala,” has become one of her most meaningful identities.<\/p>\n Kamala finds her greatest sense of peace when surrounded by her family, a sentiment echoed in her memoir “The Truths We Hold: An American Journey.” There, she\u00a0described<\/u><\/a>\u00a0her stepchildren as “an endless source of love and pure joy” and expressed pride in watching them grow, signing off as their devoted “Momala.”<\/p>\n Her deep affection for her stepchildren is evident in her public gestures. When Ella celebrated her 20th birthday in May 2021, Kamala marked the occasion with a heartfelt post on X, sharing a photo of them at the beach. She\u00a0wrote<\/u><\/a>, “Happy birthday to our daughter, Ella. My heart is whole and my life is full with you in it. Love, Momala.”<\/p>\n