In August, former Vice President Joe Biden announced Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate for his 2020 presidential campaign. If elected, her husband, entertainment lawyer Douglas Emhoff, would become the nation's first Second Gentleman. Here, we take a look at Emhoff's background and chart his consistent support for his wife's political career.

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He's an entertainment lawyer.

California senator Kamala Harris has been with her husband Douglas Emhoff since 2013. David Livingston Getty Images

Though he was born in Brooklyn, New York, California has arguably had the biggest impact on Emhoff's life. He graduated from the University of Southern California's Gould School of Law, met and married his wife on the left coast, and it's where he works as a partner at DLA Piper Law Firm.

According to the company's profile of him, Emhoff, "Represents large domestic and international corporations and some of today's highest profile individuals and influencers in complex business, real estate and intellectual property litigation disputes."

One such dispute, according to The Hollywood Reporter, had Emhoff representing the ad agency TBWA in an early 2000s lawsuit over the rights to the chihuahua featured in Taco Bell's "Yo Quiero Taco Bell" ads.

Prior to the announcement of Harris as Biden's VP pick, he was splitting his time between California and D.C., but now he's taken a leave of absence from his firm to spend time on the road rallying support for the Democratic ticket.

He has two kids from a previous marriage.

His son, Cole, is a graduate of Colorado College and his daughter Ella studied Fine Arts at Parsons School of Design. Though both kids appear to be staying out of the political spotlight for now, both Emhoff and Harris (whom they reportedly refer to as “S-Mamala”) remain close and make time for them. Emhoff even took some time off the campaign trail in 2019 to spend spring break with Ella.

He and Harris met on a blind date.

A few years after Emhoff's divorce from his first wife, PR consultant Chrisette Hudlin set the two up while Harris was serving as California's attorney general. They immediately hit it off and after a little over a year of dating, Emhoff proposed to her by getting down on one knee in Harris's apartment.

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They had a sweet, low-key wedding ceremony

Not a believer in long engagements, Harris and Emhoff held their ceremony around four months after their engagement at the Santa Barbara Courthouse, according to The San Francisco Chronicle.

Harris wore a pale gold dress and a cellist played in the background while the couple exchanged vows they had written themselves. They honored one another's cultural traditions with a flower garland placed around Emhoff's neck, a common practice in Indian weddings, and the breaking of a glass at the end of the service to mark Emhoff's Jewish heritage. The ceremony was presided over by Harris's sister, Maya.

He is close with his family.

An active Twitter user, Emhoff frequently tweets to and about his family, including congratulations to his parents on their wedding anniversary and pictures with his brother and sister on National Sibling's Day.

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Even as the COVID-19 pandemic made being physically with his family more difficult, he still shared his appreciation for them on social media and confirmed that the family were having weekly virtual meetups.

He's very supportive of Harris's political ambitions.

While some might find the life of a candidate's spouse a little overwhelming, Emhoff fully embraced the experience when Harris started her run, telling THR that the experience had been "endlessly fascinating." The majority of his social media posts afterward were in support of Harris's campaign, and his twitter biography even describes him as "@kamalaharris hubby."

After months of competing in the crowded field of democratic candidates for the 2020 elections, California Senator Kamala Harris announced on December 3, 2019 that she would be ending her presidential campaign.

In the wake of the announcement, Emhoff continued to prove himself to be one of the sweetest political spouses on the scene by sharing a picture on his Twitter account of himself holding his wife with the caption, "I've got you. As always."

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He's friendly with fellow political spouses.

Emhoff is close with Chasten Buttigieg, the husband of former candidate Pete Buttigieg, on social media. The duo have shared selfies together and hosted Instagram Live chats, initially fueling some fans who hoped to see a Harris-Buttigieg team up if one of them secured the 2020 candidacy.

Even after Harris and Buttigieg both dropped out of the presidential run, Emhoff continued to support his friend.

Once Harris was officially announced as Joe Biden's running mate, Emhoff retweeted a photo posted by Biden's wife, Dr. Jill Biden, of the two spouses together with the caption, "Here we go @DrBiden."