What to know about Kamala Harris’ stepkids, Cole and Ella Emhoff

Vice President Harris’ blended family has risen to the national stage alongside her campaign for the presidential election.

The big picture: She shares a close bond with her stepchildren, Cole and Ella Emhoff, as “Momala.”

• Cole and Ella, kids of second gentleman Doug Emhoff, said in a 2021 New York Times interview that their family dynamic is united.
• Their mother and Doug’s ex-wife, Kerstin Emhoff, shared a photo of herself and her kids at the Democratic National Convention.

Who is Cole Emhoff?

• Cole, 29, lives in Los Angeles and works in entertainment production.
• He was a senior in high school when Harris and Doug Emhoff met in 2013.
• Harris officiated his 2023 marriage, per the AP.

The latest: Cole narrated a video to introduce his dad at the DNC. The video was produced by his mother.

• “We might not look like other families in the White House, but we are ready to represent all families in America,” he said.

Who is Ella Emhoff?

• Ella, 25, is an artist, model and fashion designer, per the AP.
• She’s a 2021 graduate of the New School’s Parsons School of Design in New York.

Catch up quick: Ella pushed back against Republican vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance’s characterization of “childless cat ladies.”

• “How an you be ‘childless’ when you have cutie pie kids like Cole and I,” she said on Instagram, per USA Today.
• “I love my three parents,” she added.

Go deeper: What to know about Doug Emhoff, prospective first gentleman