Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband, second gentleman Doug Emhoff, moved into their official residence on Tuesday evening following months of updates to the Naval Observatory.
A Biden administration official confirmed the transfer to the Washington Examiner on Tuesday, and Opal Vadhan, who is a personal aide to the vice president, tweeted a photo of Harris boarding Marine Two.
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“What a historic moment,” she said. “The first time in our nation’s history, a daughter of immigrants, Kamala Devi Harris takes Marine 2 for the first time to her new home, the Vice President’s Residence.”
What a historic moment.
The first time in our nation’s history, a daughter of immigrants, Kamala Devi Harris takes Marine 2 for the first time to her new home, the Vice President’s Residence. pic.twitter.com/QX8naV3mbs
— Opal Vadhan (@OpalVadhan46) April 6, 2021
Repairs to the residence included maintenance to its heating and air system, replacement of the liners in the chimneys, and the refurbishing of some of the hardwood floors, the administration official said.
The roughly 9,000-square-foot mansion boasts 33 rooms and a swimming pool.
The Navy is responsible for funding most structural refurbishments to the residence, according to the New York Times. Government spending data shows that the branch has awarded at least $4.2 million in contracts for air conditioning, plumbing, and heating upgrades to the home since 2018.
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More aesthetic changes, such as to curtains and furnishings, come from private donations to a group called the Vice President’s Residence Foundation, which was started in 1991.
Harris spent her first few months as vice president living at the Blair House.
