While friends say Mr. Emhoff has never been particularly interested in politics, he threw himself into his wife’s career. Six days later, he joined Ms. Harris at a virtual fund-raiser with Jewish donors, where Representative Ted Deutch of Florida introduced him as the “next Jewish mensch.” On Thursday he will appear with Ms. Harris in Florida. As a political spouse, Mr. Emhoff has not been afraid to speak his mind. And when she challenged Mr. Biden for the presidential nomination last year, Mr. Emhoff was a liaison with fund-raisers in the legal community. By 2016, Herbalife had agreed to pay $200 million as part of a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission.

Source: New York Times September 08, 2020 18:26 UTC