Meet The Better Halves Of The Most Popular Politicians In America

Al Gore & Elizabeth Keadle – Dating For 9 Years

Al Gore is a famous politician who served as the 45th Vice President of the United States for eight years until 2001. The environmentalist has had a turbulent romantic life, with his long-term marriage to Tipper Aitcheson ending in separation in 2010 after four decades together. Despite the heartbreak, Gore picked up the pieces, moved on, and found love in Elizabeth Keadle, an environmental activist. The pair started dating in 2012 and have stuck through. If their public appearances are anything to go by, they look happier than ever as well. Maybe wedding bells will be echoing soon; we’ll have to wait and see.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez & Riley Roberts – Dating For 6 Years

When Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was elected to US Congress, she made history by becoming the youngest woman to be chosen for that position. Her partner Riley Roberts stood by her side throughout the campaign period, always supporting her dreams, and we must say, don’t we all wish for someone like that? The pair met in college but broke up after they graduated. Oh, but the universe had other ideas, and they met later on, rekindling their romance. Alexandria and Roberts have been together since 2015, and while they aren’t engaged yet, we bet an announcement is on the way soon.

Amy Klobuchar & John Bessler – Married For 28 Years

When Amy Klobuchar and John Bessler met at a café in their native Minneapolis in 1992, we doubt they knew they’d spend the rest of their lives together. Yet, cupid immediately struck, and a year later, they tied the knot, having been engaged at a bookstore! While their relationship might have been unorthodox, it has stood the test of time. John has been supportive of Amy’s political career, which comes with immense pressure, but the couple has weathered it all. The pair is the ultimate marriage goal, and we’d love to know what makes their union tick.

Andrew Yang & Evelyn Yang – Married For 10 Years

In a world full of broken relationship stories, seeing one that’s thriving despite the pressures is a relief. Presidential candidate Andrew Yang met his wife Evelyn Yang at Columbia University while he was there for non-academic errands, and they immediately kicked it off. Ten years and two children down the line, the couple looks happy and so much in love with each other. The secret to their decade-long union? The Yangs make time for one another despite Andrew’s busy schedule, catching up on movies and spending time together. No wonder the two have been able to sustain their marriage for this long, and we wish them more happiness.

Ben Carson & Candy Carson – Married For 46 Years

For forty-six years, Ben Carson has been married to Candy Carson, and theirs is a love story that is straight out of a fairytale novel. The retired neurosurgeon and Candy attended Yale University, and that’s where they first laid their eyes on each other. We’re glad they never turned back, tying the knot in 1975 after four years of dating. Undoubtedly, the couple is the epitome of the phrase ‘marriage works,’ and they attribute the longevity of their union down to mutual support and appreciating one another’s efforts. The method clearly works since the Carsons seem happy raising their three children.

Bernie Sanders & Jane O’Meara – Married For 33 Years

They say behind every successful man, there is a woman, and no one knows this better than popular US Senator Bernie Sanders. The veteran politician has had his spouse Jane O’Meara beside him for over three decades and is among the most influential people in his life. The couple met in 1981 in Brooklyn, and despite being born 15 blocks away from each other, they didn’t meet during their childhood. They walked down the aisle seven years later and have been together since, doing life as one, with Jane becoming the chief advisor during her hubby’s campaigns. We dare you to show us a better, cute couple than this one!

Beto O’Rourke & Amy Sanders – Married For 16 Years

From being set up on a blind date to later finding out that their parents had once gone out on a date, Beto O’Rourke and Amy Sanders’s love story sounds like a work of fiction. The two went out for the first time in 2004, and he took her to Mexico! Talk about setting high standards! Four months later, they were engaged, with Beto proposing on Fools Day and in 2005, they exchanged their vows. The couple has been together for sixteen years, and the former congressman is striving to become the best father to their three children and a loving husband to Amy.

Bob Dole & Elizabeth Dole – Married For 46 Years

The Washington power couple, undeniably, knows the secret to make their love last. It was love at first sight, and they first met at a meeting in Bob Dole’s Capitol Hill office. Elizabeth Dole claimed that she couldn’t help falling for the former senator’s compassionate heart and ended up walking down the aisle in 1975. The lovebirds shared countless laughter, petty fights but never a serious argument to date. Indeed, life becomes beautiful when the person you love with all your heart loves back with equal fervor, and none proves it better than Bob and Elizabeth. Their 46 years of togetherness is an inspiration to all!

Chuck Schumer & Iris Weinshall – Married For 41 Years

A lady in her early 20s attended an Independent Democrats meeting to drum up an endorsement and was instantly charmed by a 24-year-old state assemblyman after only exchanging a few words. That’s how Iris Weinshall met her soulmate in Chuck Schumer and they have been inseparable ever since! Having enjoyed a successful married life for 41 years, you must be curious about their secret mantra? Well, the senior US senator follows the simple rule of speaking to his beloved wife over the phone for the four days a week that he spends in Washington. At present, the lovers share two children and innumerable splendid memories!

Cory Booker & Rosario Dawson – Dating For 2 Years

Both are famous and gorgeous, and they get on like a house on fire! We’re speaking of Cory Booker and his lady-love, Rosario Dawson. New Jersey’s junior Senator met the actress at a friend’s rooftop party, where he gathered up his courage to ask for Dawson’s phone number. Besides running the highest public office in America, Booker has also prioritized the relationship, helping it bloom beautifully since October 2018. From having “no connection” to being “absolutely in love,” their fondness for each other is only getting intensified. Though the pandemic hit has made them a long-distance couple, Dawson has plans to move in with her beloved soon. So adorable!

Elizabeth Warren & Bruce Mann – Married For 41 Years

Over four decades of a successful marriage and still doe-eyed when they stare at one another! The senior US Senator from Massachusetts met her professor husband while teaching law at Harvard Law School. Bruce Mann confessed that he “fell for her from 25 yards out before even meeting her” at a conference in Florida. Elizabeth Warren is indeed blessed to have an adoring partner, who immensely supported her to run for president, even when she had many reasons not to. Currently, the intellectual duo lives in perfect harmony at their Cambridge home with their pet, Bailey. No wonder they inspire our relationship goals!

Rand Paul & Kelly Paul – Married For 30 Years

Even after 30 glorious wedding anniversaries, Rand and Kelly Paul’s bond is just as divine as it can be since their 1990 nuptials. Cupid struck the two in no time after they crossed paths at a party in Atlanta. Indeed hard to believe, that the US Senator remembered his beloved’s number by heart after only their first meeting! In a world where relationships are often going downhill, these lovebirds can still bring out the best in each other. Rand and Kelly’s busy work schedules have never limited them from devoting time to their three kids. And now, the family of five is blissfully settled in Kentucky!

Gabby Giffords & Mark Kelly – Married For 14 Years

A close friend of Gabby Giffords and husband Mark Kelly said it ideally when asked about the couple’s relationship – “they were two halves that became whole when they met.” The couple documented stories of their love, adventures, and how they powered through the biggest tragedy in the book they wrote together, Gabby: A Story of Courage, Love and Resilience. In the early 2000s, when they first met, their relationship started as a friendship that blossomed into a romance. They were married four years when Giffords survived a grave threat to her life in 2007. Kelly never left his wife’s side throughout her healing when she relearned how to talk and walk again.

George W. Bush & Laura Bush – Married For 44 Years

George and Laura Bush’s marriage has remained strong because it survived many challenging phases, including a recession and a war. According to their closest friends, their marriage thrives because they honestly like each other’s company and share common values. The friends of the former first couple would know, after all, it was two of them that set the duo up on a blind date in 1977. Just three months after meeting for the first time in Texas, George and Laura were married. It may seem like a fast courtship, but once you findyour perfect match, there is no sense in having a long engagement.

Henry Kissinger & Nancy Kissinger – Married For 49 Years

For a time, many thought the former secretary of state Henry Kissinger would remain a bachelor all his life. After divorcing his first wife, he dated several famous beautiful celebrities, Candice Bergen and Shirley Maclaine, to name a few. But when Kissinger met Nancy in the early ’70s, his single days were over. The couple’s wedding took place in 1972, and it was Governor Nelson Rockefeller who broke the news to the public. Folks close to the pair claim that the union works because Nancy is devoted to her husband and provides support to balance both work and life.

Hillary Clinton & Bill Clinton – Married For 46 Years

Many are aware of how Bill and Hillary Clinton have survived one of the most challenging marriage trials. But perhaps only a few know how their relationship started. It’s adorable, just imagining how the former president of the United States turned red after his cover of “faking a class registry” was blown. Bill recounted that the first time he met Hillary at Yale, she wore no makeup, but she was oozing with strength and self-assurance that he was instantly attracted to her. They went for a walk to the art museum after, laughing and talking. It would take three marriage proposals later before Hillary would say yes.

Jimmy Carter & Rosalynn Carter – Married For 75 Years

Jimmy Carter saying that marrying Rosalynn Carter is the best thing he ever did in his life is enough proof of how great their love is. As soon as their first date was over, the former president told his mother that he had met his future wife. The hometown sweethearts were neighbors in Plains, Georgia, and Rosalynn was the childhood friend of Jimmy’s younger sister. They supported each other’s endeavors, including the US presidency. The ex-first lady even broke tradition when she became her husband’s close advisor while he was in office.

Joe Biden & Jill Biden – Married For 44 Years

Joe Biden and Jill Biden, who had both been married before, got to know each other when Joe was a 33-year-old U.S. Senator while Jill was a college senior aged 24. They got married in June 1997, two years after they met, making Jill the stepmother to his two sons, and then had their daughter in 1981, completing the family. She has been by his side through scandals, failures, health issues, and successes, both as Vice President under Barack Obama and now as the 46th President of The United States. What an enviable bond this power couple shares!

John Kerry & Teresa Heinz – Married For 26 Years

Through her then-husband, John Heinz, Teresa Heinz met John Kerry in 1990, and they tied the knot in May 1995 in Massachusetts. Soon they were a family of seven with Teresa bringing her three sons from her previous marriage as well as John’s two daughters from his marriage to Julia Thorne. Both stayed together through his career change from a Senator to the 66th Secretary of State under Barack Obama’s administration and have since maintained a happy home in Boston. Kerry was also appointed Special Envoy for Climate Change and was sworn in on January 2021.

Joseph P. Kennedy III & Lauren Kennedy – Married For 9 Years

When Lauren Kennedy met Joseph P. Kennedy III back in 2006 at Cambridge, she didn’t know he was one of the Kennedys – a family she learned about as a little girl growing up in Southern California. The duo got engaged in early 2012, shortly before Joseph launched a campaign for Congress, which he won, and they got married weeks later in a ceremony officiated by her father, a reverend. Lauren gave birth to their daughter in 2015, and their second child, a son, in 2017. Nowadays, the family lives happily in Newton, Massachusetts.

Kamala Harris & Doug Emhoff – Married For 8 Years

Kamala Harris and Doug Emhoff are sometimes referred to as the definition of modern marriage, as she breaks the stereotype of women choosing between family and career. They met on a blind date in 2013 and married the following year after finding out they had a flare for each other. Emhoff, a lawyer, has ever since been a sentinel support and cheering husband to his wife while she went on to become a member of the U.S. Senate in 2017. Now she’s the first female Vice President, making the man himself the first-ever second gentleman.

Kathleen Sebelius & K. Gary Sebelius – Married For 47 Years

Kathleen Sebelius married K. Gary Sebelius in 1974 at the Ohio governor’s mansion. She moved to his hometown, spending a few years earning a Master’s in public administration from the University of Kansas. Together Gary and Kathleen served the state of Kansas in different positions cumulating in Kathleen becoming the state governor and Gary the first gentleman of the state. The happy couple lives in Lawrence, Kansas but owns a vacation home in Michigan where they retreat to with their two sons and four grandchildren whenever they need to.

Kristen Gillibrand & Jonathan Gillibrand – Married For 20 Years

Kristen and Jonathan Gillibrand met when their friends arranged a blind date for them. At that time, Kristen was not serving as a United States Senator and was working at a law firm. Thanks to that fateful meeting, the couple is now married for 20 years, and they have two sons together. Jonathan came from Britain to the United States to earn a master’s degree in Columbia University majoring in business. He was planning to go back after the studies; but when his and Kristen’s relationship evolved, Jonathan decided to stay and make a home together!

Marco Rubio & Jeanette Dousdebes Rubio – Married For 23 Years

Not many teenage year relationships evolve into something bigger and later become a basis for creating a family. Yet, Marco and Jeanette Rubios’ example is an exception, as a teen attraction transformed into a great love. They started to date in college, and later in 1998 they strengthened their bond by marrying. Jeanette has been encouraging Marco during his whole political career, and as Marco mentioned many times, his wife is the most significant driving force for him. The couple currently has four children and a strong marriage already for 23 years and counting.