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Becerra Makes Big Move in California Governor’s Race

In the aftermath of Eric Swalwell’s controversy-filled exit from the California governor’s race, a new poll shows Xavier Becerra has surged in popularity, gaining a... Read More Th...

Becerra Continues to Surge in California Primary

A new Emerson College Polling/Inside California Politics poll of the primary election for California governor finds Xavier Becerra leading the field at 19%, followed by Steve Hilto...

Becerra Leads California Jungle Primary

A new Los Angeles Times/UC Berkeley Poll in California finds Xavier Becerra (D) leading the gubernatorial race with 25%, followed by Steve Hilton (R) at 21% and Tom Steyer (D) at 1...

Candidates for CA Governor Target Becerra in Testy Debate

Candidates vying to succeed California's term-limited Gov. Gavin Newsom squared off Tuesday in a CNN-hosted debate, with former Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra d...

Will Becerra Surge Save or Sink California Democrats?

Like nature itself, politics abhors a vacuum. So the hole in the California Democratic gubernatorial field caused by front-runner Eric Swalwell's sudden, scandal-driven withdrawal...

Becerra sees momentum, money and movement in the polls in governor's race

In addition to new endorsements, Becerra has jumped nine points in a recent state Democratic party poll, tying with billionaire Tom Steyer at 13%.

Becerra's surge in California governor race draws fresh attention to candidacy, long government record

Xavier Becerra says he is the best candidate for California governor because of his long experience in government. His critics say that same record shows poor leadership on his par...

Becerra Feels the Heat in Final CA Governor Debate

Seven candidates vying for California's governorship squared off Thursday in their fifth and final debate, with frontrunner Xavier Becerra facing down an onslaught of attacks from...

Xavier Becerra leads new California governor's race poll

Former Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra (D) is leading a crowded field of candidates in California's gubernatorial race, according to a new Emerson College Pollin...

Xavier Becerra Takes a One-Two Punch

New Poll Shows Becerra at Top In Governor’s Race and Still Climbing

Despite a tense exchange with a reporter this week, along with recent criticism from colleagues, gubernatorial candidate Xavier Becerra is now in the lead in a new poll and continu...

Xavier Becerra brings campaign to Oxnard

By David Courtland and Carlos García California gubernatorial candidate Xavier Becerra drew a crowd of hundreds to Oxnard’s Performing Arts Center on Thursday afternoon, as he made...

Becerra Takes Attacks From All Sides, Porter Defends Against Criticism at Latest Gubernatorial Candidate Debate

Former Congresswoman Katie Porter tried to stand apart and make her case at Tuesday night's governor's race primary debate hosted by CNN, while all the candidates appeared to gang...

Will the Becerra Surge Save or Sink California Democrats?

The former HHS secretary’s stock is rising in the suddenly lively governor’s race. But Republicans could still pull off a November lockout.

Xavier Becerra: An Unextraordinary Man Desperate for Extraordinary Power

Xavier Becerra is the embodiment of the modern California Democrat: a career politician who climbed from longtime congressman to state attorney general to President Joe Biden’s sec...

Xavier Becerra’s decades in public office are a blessing and a curse in his California governor bid

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Democrat Xavier Becerra is counting on his decades-long public career to catapult him into the California governor’s office, but that lengthy political re...

Xavier Becerra Campaigning For CA Governor in Oxnard

On May 7, 2026 Xavier Becerra made a stop in Oxnard for a fundraising a visit to The Port of Hueneme and a rally at the Oxnard Performing Art Center to shake hands and telling peop...

Xavier Becerra's Troubling Relationship With One of the Nation's Largest Healthcare Systems

Becerra, Steyer Tie For Democratic Lead In Governor’s Race Following Endorsements

Xavier Becerra’s popularity shot up following endorsements from 15 state assembly members, and he and Steyer, who was endorsed by Betty Yee Tuesday, are now tied for the Democratic...

Xavier Becerra: Biden Admin's Invisible Man Now Leads CA Dems in Governor Race

Becerra Tries to Ensure Interviewer Won’t Be Mean to Him

The California governor front-runner questioned a journalist on whether a planned interview would be a “gotcha piece.”

Becerra’s Unlikely Rise In Governor’s Race Features Heavily In Former Colleagues’ Group Chat

Former Biden officials have been privately gossiping about Xavier Becerra’s rise in the governor's race, with several former colleagues describing the ex-HHS secretary as ineffecti...

The Xavier Becerra Surge Is Turning Into a Pile-on

Becerra shot from single-digit polls to becoming a front-runner in the California governor’s race. Now he’s facing attacks from every direction.

Arellano: Stop being so chill, Xavier Becerra. Fight for California's future

Being careful has served Becerra well, but this is the greatest opportunity of his life. It's six weeks until the primary, so time to throw down.