Kamala Harris' Kids: Meet Cole and Ella Emhoff

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Both Ella and Cole are big supporters of Harris, speaking at the Democratic National Convention in August, when Harris was nominated as the party's presidential candidate. The 59-year-old vice president married Emhoff in 2014 and became stepmother to his two children. Cole was 19 and Ella was 15 when Harris and Emhoff married.In 2019, Harris wrote an essay for Elle in which she detailed her love for Cole and Ella, describing them as her “endless source of love and pure joy.”Read on to learn more about Kamala Harris' stepchildren Cole and Ella Emhoff.Who are Kamala Harris' children, Cole and Ella?In her 2019 book, “The Truths We Hold,” Harris said she and Emhoff waited for her to meet the children until about two months after their first date.“I was already hooked on Doug, but I believe it was Cole and Ella who reeled me in.” she said in the Elle essay. “They are brilliant, talented, funny kids who have grown to be remarkable adults.” During a 2021 recorded video appearance for the Democratic National Convention, Ella described the VP as “Momala, the world’s greatest stepmom.”Cole Emhoff, 30 Cole Emhoff was born on September 15, 1994. According to IMDB, he works in entertainment. In her Elle essay, Harris revealed that Cole was named after celebrated American jazz saxophonist John Coltrane. Harris described in her piece how the family spends time together around the table for Sunday dinners and that it's her stepson who "sets the table and picks the music."Cole Emhoff introduced his father, second gentleman Doug Emhoff at the Democratic National Convention in August 2024. Chip Somodevilla / Getty ImagesCole’s IMDB profile shows that he worked as an assistant on the 2020 hit film “Minari” and in the 2022 remake of “Father of the Bride.”Cole was present for the 59th presidential inauguration in January 2021, during which Harris was sworn in as vice president.In October 2023, Harris officiated Cole's wedding to Greenley Littlejohn.In a statement to People at the time, Harris that being asked to officiate “meant so much for so many reasons.”“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,” she said. “I love my husband. I love our marriage. I want for those two (Cole and Greenley) to have a loving marriage where they are best friends and they know that it’s not just them against the world, that our family supports them. That the community of people that came together at the wedding supports (them).”Ella Emhoff, 25Ella is a model and fashion designer who graduated from Parsons School of Design in New York City in May 2021. She was born May 29, 1999.In her 2019 essay for Elle, Harris revealed that Ella was named after famous American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald. Ella Emhoff got attention for the coat she wore to President Biden's inaguration. A week later, she was signed to a modeling agency. Lexie Moreland / WWD via Getty ImagesIn 2021, Ella gained attention for the Miu Miu coat she wore to President Biden’s swearing-in ceremony.According to The New York Times, one week later, she was signed to the prestigious modeling agency IMG Models. Harris wrote in Elle that her stepdaughter was on her school’s swim and basketball teams and enjoyed making dessert for the family’s Sunday dinners.According to her essay, when Harris was sworn into the United States Senate, Ella entered her senior year of high school in Los Angeles, California. "This new job meant that I would be splitting time between California and Washington, D.C., and the hardest part was going to be being away from my Ella," she wrote at the time.On July 23, 2024, Ella shared a story on X that was a retweet of singer Charli xcx who commented about Harris with the words: “Kamala IS brat.” Ella’s comment on the story: “@charli_xcx gets it”. Alex PortéeAlex Portée is a senior trending reporter at TODAY Digital and is based in Los Angeles.Liz CalvarioLiz Calvario is a Los Angeles-based reporter and editor for TODAY.com who covers entertainment, pop culture and trending news.Samantha KubotaSam Kubota is a senior digital editor and journalist for TODAY Digital based in Los Angeles. She joined NBC News in 2019.RelatedCourtesy Amy McMahonKindergarten teacher begs parents to stop sending this 1 snack to schoolFamily / Updated Courtesy Bryanna BrownThe woman who gave birth on an NYC subway was reported missing in Florida 6 months ago Family / Updated Getty Images, @1kalwaysopen_ via XHeroic boy who saved sister in helicopter crash gets a visit from Eagles star A.J. 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