With the victory of Democrat Joe Biden, a new situation will emerge in the White House that breaks down traditional notions of political marriage in American politics, the AP agency wrote.
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While Jill Biden wants to pursue her teaching profession as a community college even after her husband becomes the world’s most powerful man, partner of future vice president Kamala Harris Doug Emhoff is about to leave his senior position in a private law firm with Biden’s inauguration and devote himself fully. his role in the White House.
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However, he has not yet indicated how he wants to approach his new role, and he is now working with the consultants on what topics he will focus on.
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As Harris will be the first woman in her position in US history, it is not yet clear what her husband’s position will be called. The vice president’s wife is usually called the second lady, and the American media most often talks about Emhoff being probably the “second gentleman,” as Biden once called him.
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“We have been waiting for decades for such a change of traditional male and female roles,” said Kim Nalder, a political scientist at California State University in Sacramento. “There’s a lot of symbolism in giving up an influential career to support his wife’s career,” she added.
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Although Emhoff is a successful lawyer, he appears in the media this year primarily as a husband supporting his wife. “I want more women in political offices and I want more of their partners (…) to support them and create an environment for them to succeed,” Emhoff said in an interview with NowThis News in October.
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According to the AP, in this year’s primary election, in which Harris sought to nominate the Democratic Party for president, Emhoff quickly befriended partners of other candidates, such as the husband of former South Bend mayor Pete Buttigieg or Senator Amy Klobuchar.
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“He was there for the right reasons,” said Chasten Buttigieg, who reportedly got close to Emhoff because they were both non-traditional partners for the top executive. “He was there because he loved his wife and thought she would be a great president,” he added.
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Klobuchar’s husband John Bessler then called Emhoff a “modern man” given how much time he sacrificed for his wife’s career. “It’s just one more example of how much he supports Kamala,” he added.
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