FAMILY FIRST

Who are Kamala Harris’ step-children Cole and Ella Emhoff?

KAMALA Harris has become the first female vice-president of the US.

Harris does not have children but has a close relationship with her husband Douglas Emhoff's two kids.

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Kamala Harris is stepmother to her husband's two adult childrenCredit: Instagram

Who is Kamala Harris married to?

Kamala Harris is married to Douglas Emhoff.

Emhoff was previously married for 25 years and had children, Cole and Ella.

Emhoff, 55, was born in Brooklyn, New York, and moved to California as a teenager.

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Harris and her husband Douglas Emhoff did not have any children togetherCredit: Getty Images - Getty

Emhoff is currently a California attorney and partner at the firm DLA Piper, where he works based out of Los Angeles and Washington, DC.

He took a leave of absence from his job to support Harris in her presidential campaign alongside Joe Biden.

How many children does Kamala Harris have?

Emhoff and Harris have no children together, although he has two children, Cole and Ella, from a previous marriage.

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He was married to Kerstin Emhoff for nearly 25 years prior to calling it quits.

Harris and Emhoff met in 2014 as they were set up on a blind date by a friend.

The pair have been married for six yearsCredit: Getty Images - Getty

The two married in a Santa Barbara courthouse in August, 2014, when she was California’s Attorney General.

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Emhoff's son, Cole is a graduate of Colorado College, while his younger daughter Ella studies at Parsons School of Design.

Who is Cole Emhoff?

Cole Emhoff, 26, graduated from Colorado College as a psychology graduate, according to his LinkedIn profile.

Named after jazz legend John Coltrane, Cole now works for production company Plan B entertainment, which was founded in 2001 by Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston.

Cole, who grew up in Los Angeles, also worked for a time at talent agency William Morris Endeavor.

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Who is Ella Emhoff?

Ella, who is named after another musical great in Ella Fitzgerald, is set to graduate from Parsons School of Design this year.

The 22-year-old, who went to Wildwood High School like her older brother, studies textile design and wants to enter the fashion industry.

Already a knitwear designer, Brooklyn-based Ella accepts commissions for her pieces through Instagram and her website.

Is Kamala Harris a 'socialist?'

Harris burst out laughing during a 60 Minutes interview when she was asked if she would advocate for a “socialist or progressive perspective” if elected.

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The former Attorney General answered the anchor and said: “No. It is the perspective of a woman who grew up a black child in America, who was also a prosecutor, who also has a mother who arrived here at the age of 19 from India. Who also, you know, likes hip hop.

Like, what do you want to know?” Harris added.

She will be the first black woman as Vice President if Joe Biden wins the presidential raceCredit: AP:Associated Press

During the interview, the CBS news anchor followed up by noting President Trump’s remarks from the Republican National Convention about how Biden will be a “Trojan horse for socialist policies.”

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The anchor also asked if Harris would push those policies “from the left wing of the Democratic party.”

“I am not going to be confined to Donald Trump’s definition of who I or anybody else is and I think Americans learned that would be a mistake,” Harris responded.

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