">Sunday Morningabout their beginnings. When asked if she Googled Emhoff prior to their blind date, she replied, "I did!" Emhoff said, "Oh. This is a reveal!" Emhoff later wrote on Instagram, "When you find out your wife actually *did* Google you before your first blind date."

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Last year, the couple celebrated their sixth wedding anniversary.

"I don't believe in long engagements," Harris told the Chronicle shortly after the proposal. Sticking true to her word, the couple was married about four months later at the Santa Barbara Courthouse, per the outlet. August 22, 2020 marked six years since their courthouse wedding, which included a cellist, personal vows, and Harris's sister Maya officiating. (Maya is also a civil rights lawyer and worked on both Harris and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns.)

Last August, Emhoff commemorated their sixth wedding anniversary, writing on Instagram, "Dearest Kamala: here’s to us, our family, friends and our beautiful life together. Wouldn’t change a thing. Happy Anniversary! Love, D."

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He's a man of many hobbies.

When he's not on the campaign trail or practicing law, Emhoff has several side passions. Harris herself has referred to her husband as her "favorite sous-chef," a nod to his culinary talents. Voguehas also reported on Emhoff's love for golf, fantasy football, and Nirvana. He's also joked about his dance skills on the campaign trail, tweeting at San Fransisco Pride 2019, "If I can do these dad moves with my dad bod, then hopefully you all can help @KamalaHarris finish 2Q fundraising as strong as possible!"

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If I can do these dad moves with my dad bod, then hopefully you all can help @KamalaHarris finish 2Q fundraising as strong as possible! Please go to: https://t.co/S48NtNfFyW thx!?️‍?❤️ https://t.co/IwOFj1UbRe

— Doug Emhoff (@DouglasEmhoff) June 30, 2019

He's built a friendship with Jill Biden on the campaign trail.

Shortly after the announcement that Harris had been selected as Biden's VP candidate, Jill Biden tweeted, "Hey @DouglasEmhoff. Are you ready?" Emhoff gamely responded, "Ready to work! Let’s go @DrBiden!" Another high-profile political spouse, Chasten Buttigieg (husband of Pete) replied, "I love this so, so much."

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Ready to work! Let’s go @DrBiden! https://t.co/mY4lJhElbb

— Doug Emhoff (@DouglasEmhoff) August 11, 2020

Harris spoke to Jill and Emhoff's friendship in an interview with People. "To be the spouse of a candidate, that's tough duty," she told the outlet. "I think that their bond is about that they can genuinely like each other and have that friendship and can do it together." Biden confirmed, "Doug and Jill already were buddies, for real," even before he chose Harris as his running mate. "During the debates, we'd be going at each other—they're just laughing," Biden explained. "Right, sitting there laughing," Harris replied. "We're looking down like, 'How'd I do?' And they're just chatting with each other."

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Emhoff also came to Dr. Biden's defense after the publication of a sexist Wall Street Journal column from Joseph Esptein titled "Is There a Doctor in the White House? Not if You Need an M.D.," last December. "Dr. Biden earned her degrees through hard work and pure grit. She is an inspiration to me, to her students, and to Americans across this country. This story would never have been written about a man," he wrote on Twitter.

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Dr. Biden earned her degrees through hard work and pure grit. She is an inspiration to me, to her students, and to Americans across this country. This story would never have been written about a man. pic.twitter.com/mverJiOsxC

— Doug Emhoff (@DouglasEmhoff) December 12, 2020

He's bonded with other first spouses.

Emhoff has forged friendly relationships with several significant others of fellow democratic presidential candidates, exchanging social media banter and posting selfies with Buttigieg as well as Bruce Mann, husband of Sen. Elizabeth Warren.

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“You forge these relationships, kind of apolitically, because you’re sharing something that’s very unique,” Emhoff told Politicoin a piece about the "potential First Gentlemen." He added, "This campaign is so intense that you can’t really share this experience with anyone other than someone else who’s going through it."

After Pete Buttigieg was announced as Biden's secretary of transportation, Emhoff welcomed he and husband Chasten to Washington. "Excited about the big news today - @PeteButtigieg is a good friend, tireless public servant, and a brilliant policy mind.
And he's the best kind of package deal. Welcome to Washington, @Chasten!" he tweeted.

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Excited about the big news today - @PeteButtigieg is a good friend, tireless public servant, and a brilliant policy mind.

And he's the best kind of package deal. Welcome to Washington, @Chasten! pic.twitter.com/NPw5W85bjr

— Doug Emhoff (@DouglasEmhoff) December 16, 2020

He's also feeling the WFH struggle.

Throughout 2020, Emhoff was fully committed to campaigning for Biden/Harris. That meant virtual fundraisers, canvassing alongside Jill Biden, and navigating working from home alongside his spouse. “Imagine working from home with Kamala Harris, during a pandemic and all the other issues going on,” he told Marie Claire for a recent profile. “She just works hard, and she’s relentless.…It’s just incredible how much she does. And I’m looking over and she’s looking [back] and she goes, ‘What are you doing, Dougie? You working? And I say, ‘Yep! Yes, honey.’”

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Love when ⁦@KamalaHarris⁩ drops in to one of my events. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/Shv1O169ka

— Doug Emhoff (@DouglasEmhoff) August 29, 2020

When they need to decompress from a day of work, Emhoff says he and Harris indulge in a Marvel movie or one of Netflix's “90-minute cute rom-coms” such as Love, Guaranteed.

Emhoff and Harris have both been vaccinated.

"Today @KamalaHarris and I received the COVID-19 vaccine. It was quick, easy - and safe!" Emhoff shared on social media on Dec. 29, adding, "Grateful to our nurse Patricia and all the frontline workers saving lives across the country. We each have a role to play to keep ourselves and our communities safe."

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Editorial FellowSavannah Walsh is an Editorial Fellow at ELLE.com.
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