Ella Emhoff, Second Daughter of New York’s Downtown
The New York Times
The stepdaughter of Vice President Kamala Harris, Ms. Emhoff has largely made a name for herself in New York’s creative scenes, far from Beltway politics.
“How can you be ‘childless’ when you have cutie pie kids like Cole and I,” Ella Emhoff, Vice President Kamala Harris’s stepdaughter, posted on Instagram over the summer.
Ms. Emhoff, 25, was responding to years-old criticism by JD Vance, the Republican candidate for vice president, who in an interview on Fox News once claimed the country was run by “childless cat ladies” like Ms. Harris, who had no stake in its future.
It was a rare moment of entering the political fray for Ms. Emhoff, who has not shied away from the spotlight since Ms. Harris took office, but has largely made a name of herself far from the Beltway.
A textile artist and knitwear designer by profession — and a fixture of the New York fashion world and the city’s downtown scenes — Ms. Emhoff is, to some, a person of fascination who may seem a bit out of place when the C-SPAN cameras pan to her in a group Washington Democrats. To others, she’s a familiar face at runway shows and parties, who just happens to have Secret Service in tow.
Some who encounter her in New York are surprised to learn she has any connection to the vice president.
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