US Midterms 2026
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Xavier Becerra, a Democrat who served as US secretary of health and human services from 2021 to 2025, faces Republican Steve Hilton for governor of California in 2026.
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Xavier Becerra, a Democratic former congressman, state attorney general and cabinet member for President Joe Biden, is expected to cruise to victory against Republican Steve Hilton, a former Fox News host, in the race…
HiltonOn Point Politics (13 polls, updated Oct 2): Becerra 53.9%, Hilton 36.8% (lead ~17.1 points).
Xavier Becerra, the Democrat candidate for California governor, has not yet committed to specific Medi-Cal changes, including asset limits or monthly fees.
The article discusses Xavier Becerra as a potential candidate for California governor, noting that if elected he would become the state’s first elected Latino governor (though not the first person of Latino heritage to…
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CrowleyTopic: California 2026 gubernatorial race featuring Xavier Becerra (Democrat) vs. Steve Hilton (Republican).
The article reports that Xavier Becerra holds a 17-point lead over Steve Hilton in the California gubernatorial race, according to Sandiegored. It highlights Becerra as the leading candidate in this race.
Resumen: Las encuestas sitúan al demócrata Xavier Becerra con una clara ventaja para la gobernación de California en 2026, frente al republicano Steve Hilton.
The article profiles Xavier Becerra as the leading candidate to become California’s governor, highlighting his Latino heritage and steady, insider-style rise rather than dramatic activism.
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Xavier Becerra was born on January 26, 1958, in Sacramento, California, to Manuel Guerrero Becerra, a Sacramento native who grew up in Tijuana, and Maria Teresa Becerra, a native of Guadalajara, Mexico; he grew up with three sisters in a one-room apartment.
After graduating from C. K. McClatchy High School in 1976, he spent 1978 to 1979 studying at the University of Salamanca in Spain and in 1980 earned a Bachelor of Arts in economics from Stanford University, the first member of his family to complete college.
He completed a Juris Doctor at Stanford Law School in 1984 and joined the State Bar of California in 1985. He became an administrative assistant to state senator Art Torres in 1986 and worked as a deputy attorney general at the California Department of Justice from 1987 to 1990.
Becerra represented the 59th district in the California State Assembly from 1990 to 1992.
In 1992 he won election to the US House from California's 30th congressional district, defeating Republican Morry Waksberg 58% to 24%, and he served in the House from 1993 to 2017 as his district was renumbered the 31st and later the 34th.
He chaired the Congressional Hispanic Caucus from 1997 to 1999, was vice chair of the House Democratic Caucus in the 111th and 112th Congresses and chaired the caucus from 2013 to 2017.
In 2017 Governor Jerry Brown appointed him attorney general of California to succeed Kamala Harris after her election to the Senate. Voters gave him a full term in 2018; in that office he led multistate litigation in defense of the Affordable Care Act and of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.
He was the 25th United States secretary of health and human services from 2021 to 2025, in the cabinet of President Joe Biden.
Becerra, a Democrat, is running to succeed Governor Gavin Newsom, who is ineligible for a third term. In the statewide top-two primary on June 2, 2026, with 61 candidates on the ballot, Becerra and Republican political commentator Steve Hilton took the two general election places. They meet on November 3, 2026.
