Biography
Xavier Becerra is a Democrat and former California attorney general, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services and member of Congress (1993–2017). His campaign emphasizes lowering housing, utility and insurance costs and resisting Trump administration policies.[1][2][3]
Becerra was born and raised in Sacramento and earned a B.A. in economics from Stanford University in 1980 and a J.D. from Stanford in 1984.[1] He worked as an administrative assistant for state senator Art Torres and as a deputy attorney general in the California Department of Justice.[1]
He served in the California State Assembly from 1990 to 1992 and in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1993 to 2017, chairing the House Democratic Caucus from 2013 to 2017.[1]
Gov. Jerry Brown appointed him California Attorney General in 2017, and he was elected to a full term in 2018.[1][4] He then served as U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services under President Joe Biden from 2021 to 2025.[1][4]
- 1.Xavier Becerra · Wikipedia · 2026-10-19 Reference
- 2.Xavier Becerra (D) and Steve Hilton (R) to run for governor of California on Nov. 3 · Ballotpedia News · 2026-10-19 Reference
- 3.California Voter Guide 2026: Governor · CalMatters · 2026-10-19 News report
- 4.Democrat Xavier Becerra and Republican Steve Hilton will face off in California governor's race · Associated Press via WTOP · 2026-10-21 News report
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21.
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