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Xavier Becerra(/hɑːviˈɛər bɪˈsɛrə/ hah-vee-AIR beh-SEHR-ə (American Spanish: [haˈβjeɾ beˈse.ra]); born January 26, 1958) is an American politician and lawyer serving as the 33rd and current attorney general of California since 2017. He previously was a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Downtown Los Angeles in Congress from 1993 to 2017. Becerra, a member of the Democratic Party, was Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus from 2013 to 2017. On December 7, 2020, President-elect Joe Biden announced his intention to nominate Becerra to be the United States secretary of health and human services.[1] If confirmed by the Senate, he will be the fourth Californian to hold the position, the first Democrat from California and first Latino to do so.
Born in Sacramento, California, to Mexican parents, Becerra graduated from Stanford University and received his Juris Doctor degree from Stanford Law School. He worked as a lawyer at the Legal Assistance Corporation of central Massachusetts, before returning to California in 1986 to work as an administrative assistant for state senator Art Torres. He served as a deputy attorney general in the California Department of Justice from 1987 to 1990, before he was elected to the California State Assembly, where he served one term from 1990 to 1992.
Becerra was first elected to the House of Representatives in 1992. He represented California's 30th congressional district from 1993 to 2003, California's 31st congressional district from 2003 to 2013, and California's 34th congressional district from 2013 to 2017. He served as Chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus from 1997 to 1999, Vice Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus from 2009 to 2013 and as a member of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction. Wikipedia
Born in Sacramento, California, to Mexican parents, Becerra graduated from Stanford University and received his Juris Doctor degree from Stanford Law School. He worked as a lawyer at the Legal Assistance Corporation of central Massachusetts, before returning to California in 1986 to work as an administrative assistant for state senator Art Torres. He served as a deputy attorney general in the California Department of Justice from 1987 to 1990, before he was elected to the California State Assembly, where he served one term from 1990 to 1992.
Becerra was first elected to the House of Representatives in 1992. He represented California's 30th congressional district from 1993 to 2003, California's 31st congressional district from 2003 to 2013, and California's 34th congressional district from 2013 to 2017. He served as Chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus from 1997 to 1999, Vice Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus from 2009 to 2013 and as a member of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction. Wikipedia
Xavier Becerra, President Joe Biden's nominee to be secretary of health and human services, at a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee confirmation hearing in Washington on Tuesday.
Here's why Xavier Becerra's confirmation critics gained no traction by attacking his Catholicism
Republican efforts to derail this nomination have focused on the nominee's faith. Yet I've seen how he lives out its principles in his work.
Feb. 24 - As a nun who led one of the largest national Catholic health care organizations in the country, I know that no other federal agency works as much to protect and advance the health and well-being of families as the Department of Health and Human Services.
That's why I was relieved and thrilled when President Joe Biden announced his intention in December to nominate California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, a leader whose character is rooted in his Catholic upbringing and values, to be secretary of health and human services. I know he is the right person to lead the agency in this moment, as he showed at his confirmation hearing Tuesday. more to read
Here's why Xavier Becerra's confirmation critics gained no traction by attacking his Catholicism
Republican efforts to derail this nomination have focused on the nominee's faith. Yet I've seen how he lives out its principles in his work.
Feb. 24 - As a nun who led one of the largest national Catholic health care organizations in the country, I know that no other federal agency works as much to protect and advance the health and well-being of families as the Department of Health and Human Services.
That's why I was relieved and thrilled when President Joe Biden announced his intention in December to nominate California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, a leader whose character is rooted in his Catholic upbringing and values, to be secretary of health and human services. I know he is the right person to lead the agency in this moment, as he showed at his confirmation hearing Tuesday. more to read
Biden health secretary pick Xavier Becerra faces contentious Senate hearings
Becerra appeared before a Senate committee Tuesday that includes potentially pivotal Republican votes and some rabble-rousers.
Feb. 24 - WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden's nominee to lead the powerful Department of Health and Human Services appeared Tuesday before the Senate in the first of two hearings, with allies fanning out to defend him as Republicans mobilize to tank his nomination.
If confirmed, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, a former congressman, will have the daunting task of steering administration policy on the coronavirus pandemic and orchestrating Biden's goal to get health care to more Americans. He would also be the first Latino HHS secretary.
"Attorney General Becerra has the experience and principles needed for this important role," Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Chair Patty Murray, D-Wash., said in her opening remarks, praising Becerra as a proven "executive leader" who has fought for patients and families' health care.
"We have a lot of work to do, and no time to waste," she said, calling on the Senate to "move quickly to confirm" him after the hearings. more details
Becerra appeared before a Senate committee Tuesday that includes potentially pivotal Republican votes and some rabble-rousers.
Feb. 24 - WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden's nominee to lead the powerful Department of Health and Human Services appeared Tuesday before the Senate in the first of two hearings, with allies fanning out to defend him as Republicans mobilize to tank his nomination.
If confirmed, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, a former congressman, will have the daunting task of steering administration policy on the coronavirus pandemic and orchestrating Biden's goal to get health care to more Americans. He would also be the first Latino HHS secretary.
"Attorney General Becerra has the experience and principles needed for this important role," Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Chair Patty Murray, D-Wash., said in her opening remarks, praising Becerra as a proven "executive leader" who has fought for patients and families' health care.
"We have a lot of work to do, and no time to waste," she said, calling on the Senate to "move quickly to confirm" him after the hearings. more details
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