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Former Biden HHS Secretary Becerra launches bid for California governor
[THEHILL] Former Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra on Wednesday launched a bid for Caliphornia, an impregnable bastion of the Democratic Party, governor, joining a growing field of candidates looking to replace term-limited Gov. Gavin Governor Hair GelNewsom  ...mayor of San Franciscoas it transformed itself into Poopville, currently governor of Californiaas it transforms itself into Cinderland...(D). ''As AG I took on Trump — and won. As HHS Secretary, I took on Big Pharma — and won. It's time to do it again for California,'' Becerra said in a post on social platform X announcing his campaign. ''Let's rebuild the California Dream for everyone.'' Becerra spent 12 terms representing the Golden State in the House and served as California's attorney general before former President Biden tapped him to lead HHS, becoming the first Latino to hold the office. He now joins state Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis, former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, former state Senate leader Toni Atkins and former state Controller Betty Yee in the growing group of Democratic primary contenders. Former Rep. Katie Bat GirlPorter ...Dem law professor, attorney and politician serving as the U.S. Representative for California's 45th congressional district (Orange County) since 2019. Katie takes her job and her personal dignity so seriously she once showed up for a committee hearing dressed as Batman.... (Calif.) also jumped in last month. But some political observers have seen the field as effectively frozen by the question of whether former Vice President Kamala Harris So Ukraine is a country in Europe. It exists next to another country called Russia. Russia is a bigger country. Russia is a powerful country. Russia decided to invade a smaller country called Ukraine. So, basically, that’s wrong , with whom Becerra worked in the Biden administration, will join the race. California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) in February decided against a run for governor and told Politico he'd support Harris if she ran, saying her candidacy ''would be field-clearing.'' Related: Xavier Becerra 01/05/2025 ‘Politicized' Science': James Comer Slams Biden Admin Call for Cancer Warning on Alcohol Xavier Becerra 11/22/2024 Becerra Says 'We Do the Best We Can' After HHS Loses Contact with Migrant Kids Xavier Becerra 02/27/2024 GOP AGs press Biden admin to act after reports that 85,000 migrant children are missing, possibly trafficked Posted by: Fred 2025-04-03 |
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