In December 2018, Senator Elizabeth Warren became the first Democratic candidate to officially announce her candidacy for president. Since then, she has been working overtime to gain the support of American voters. Warren's husband, Bruce H. Mann, has stood firmly by her side since long before she first stepped into politics in 1995. Mann, a Harvard law professor, is usually with Warren at campaign events, as well as at important occasions such as the senatorial swearing-in ceremony. According to the New York Times, the two sometimes go door-to-door on the campaign trail hand in hand. (opens in new tab)

Considering the fact that Warren has officially entered the 2020 presidential race (opens in new tab) (and is one of the leading candidates), besides the fact that he could be the first First Gentleman in American history, her husband Here's what you need to know about [He holds a B.A. from Brown University and an M.Phil, J.D., and Ph.D. from Yale University. Most recently, Mann has taught courses in American Legal History, Property Law, and Trusts and Estates Law at Harvard University (open in new tab), and before that he taught students at a number of prominent institutions, including the University of Texas, the University of Michigan, and Princeton University. In addition, Mann has received awards for his well-received book, Republic of Debtors: Bankruptcy in the Age of American Independence (opens in new tab), which addresses debt in 18th century America. The book was well received. [Warren is also a professor at Harvard Law School, but has not been teaching much recently.

Mann and Warren met at a law conference in Florida, and for Mann the attraction was instantaneous. I saw this woman talking to someone and I was taken aback," Mann told the Boston Globe (opens in new tab). 'The woman barely noticed me. She barely noticed me; it took a couple of days."

In her 2014 memoir, A Fighting Chance, Warren wrote of meeting her husband-to-be: "Many might think that two young law professors are together because they always want to talk law. No, they fell in love because Bruce had great legs."

But he never expected to be in the public eye. When asked if this trajectory was something he had expected, Mann replied (open in new tab) It's outrageous. We have each had academic careers for about 35 years. This is not what we set out to do, nor what we thought or expected."

Warren's platform seeks to implement economic, tax, and environmental reforms. Often viewed as radical by conservatives and liberals alike, many of her policies call for a complete reassessment and even overhaul of various institutional systems. Mann feels that his wife is on to something. The issues matter, what is at stake matters, and Elizabeth has a real contribution to make," he said. These are issues that she has thought deeply about and worked on for decades."

Mann, a truly supportive spouse, tends to rave about his wife to everyone. He explained to Mass Live, "When I talk to [people], they seem to be happy to meet someone who has known Elizabeth for so long, knows her well, can talk about her, and gives them a little sense of who she is. It's very genuine."

Even when their lives were taking very different paths, Mann made a serious effort to be there for his wife at all times (no, seriously, he even quit his job in Connecticut to be near her and his family in Cambridge). In an interview with the Boston Globe (opens in new tab), Warren recalled, "I can't imagine anyone putting up with me for an extended period of time. "Bruce not only puts up with me, but God bless him, he seems to enjoy me."

Warren talks about Mann all over his Instagram, calling him "sweetie" on numerous occasions (wow). And the sentiment is clearly consistent. To show his devotion, Mann gave his wife the perfect anniversary gift (opens in new tab) in 2017: a hall closet organizer.

According to Warren, every New Year's Eve he and Mann sit down to watch "Casablanca" together. She explained, "Every time we watch it in the New Year, it gives us hope."

Never the type to break the mold, Warren posed the big question. "When I proposed to Bruce, I knew he was special." But after decades of ups and downs, kids, dogs, moving, living in different cities, deaths in the family, etc., he turned out to be even more special than I had originally thought." *Warren also talks about the non-traditional relationship they have built (opening with a new tab). In her first marriage, she was expected to be a stay-at-home mom, which she found "unsettling." She and Mann married in 1980, but they spent 15 years in a long-distance relationship, teaching at different schools. With each of those steps, Warren says, "I built a more independent life." 'It wasn't to intentionally steer me away from the vision of marriage I had grown up with, but because I needed to do more of it.'

Though the love of her life, Mann was not Warren's first husband; she met him six months after her divorce from her late husband, Jim Warren. (She has said that she kept her first husband's last name so that she could share it with her children.) ) But Mann fit right in with the Warren family, and she quickly bonded with her children, Amelia Warren Tajaghi and Alexander Warren. According to the Boston Globe, "(Mann) flew back and forth almost every weekend to attend soccer coaches and parent-teacher conferences. They called him Dad.

Being a stepfather was not easy, but Mann took it all in stride. He was Warren's second husband. For him, being an "H2" is actually a blessing. He joked, "You're nice by comparison."

The couple discussed how Warren and Mann discussed running for president (opens in new tab) St:

"She saved me for last, and at the end she asked me for three reasons, for and against. And I said no, I'm not going to do it," Mann recalled. 'You're going to run it anyway. So it doesn't matter. If you don't run and the Democrats lose, you will feel guilty. Because there will be no one left to fight for the people and issues you care about."

He is now regularly out on the trail with her. And in one of the smartest campaign moves I've ever seen, Mann and Warren took their golden retriever, Bailey, out on the campaign trail:

Everyone was delighted, including the Iowa caucuses (that very handsome boy is obviously well-trained and loves people as much as his mother):

"He's a great guy. ):

Bailey was still a puppy (so cute), and when Mann and Warren's son Alex arrived at the Iowa office (open in new tab), they knew exactly who people had come to see:

"As you can see, all walking on their paws They are," Mann said, and Bailey (the family's year-and-a-half-old golden retriever) stood beside him with a Go Pro camera strapped to his harness. While Elizabeth fulfills her constitutional duties in Washington, she has many people, and several dogs, standing in her place."

I love the detail on the Go Pro. Seriously, people wanted a selfie with a cute puppy more than anyone. Warren seemed to appreciate her dog (opens in new tab) after the caucus. Can't wait.

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