Javier Becerra

Extracted Attributes

• Spouse

  Carolina Reyes (m. 1989)

• Children

  3

• Education

  Stanford University (BA in Economics 1980, JD 1984); University of Salamanca (1978–1979); C.K. McClatchy High School (1976)

• Full Name

  Xavier Becerra

• Date of Birth

  1958-01-26

• Alternate Name

  Javier Becerra

• Place of Birth

  Sacramento, California, United States

• Political Party

  Democratic Party

• Current Candidacy

  2026 California Gubernatorial Election

Timeline

• Born in Sacramento, California to Maria Teresa and Manuel Guerrero Becerra. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1958-01-26

• Graduated from C.K. McClatchy High School in Sacramento. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1976-06-01

• Graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Stanford University. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1980-06-01

• Received Juris Doctor from Stanford Law School. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1984-06-01

• Admitted to the State Bar of California. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1985-01-01

• Married Carolina Reyes. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1989-01-01

• Took office as a Member of the California State Assembly representing the 59th district. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1990-12-03

• Concluded term in the California State Assembly after being elected to Congress. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1992-12-03

• Began tenure as a U.S. Representative from California in the U.S. House of Representatives. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1993-01-03

• Elected Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, serving until 1999. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1997-01-03

• Became Chair of the House Democratic Caucus, serving until 2017. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2013-01-03

• Appointed by Governor Jerry Brown and assumed office as the 33rd Attorney General of California. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2017-01-24

• Elected to a full four-year term as California Attorney General. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2018-11-06

• Sworn in as the 25th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services under President Joe Biden. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2021-03-19

• Slated to contest the 2026 California gubernatorial general election against Republican nominee Steve Hilton. (Source: Document f0d16cb7-955f-4170-8d78-561cb47c201b)

  2026-11-03

Xavier Becerra

Xavier Becerra (; Spanish: [xaˈβjeɾ beˈsera]; born January 26, 1958) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 25th United States secretary of health and human services under President Joe Biden from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, Becerra previously served as the 33rd attorney general of California from 2017 to 2021 and as a U.S. representative from California from 1993 to 2017. He has advanced to the 2026 general election for governor of California, where he will face Republican Steve Hilton. The son of Mexican immigrants, Becerra was born and raised in Sacramento and received Bachelor of Arts and Juris Doctor degrees from Stanford University. He worked as an administrative assistant for state senator Art Torres and as a deputy attorney general in the California Department of Justice in the late 1980s. He served in the California State Assembly from 1990 to 1992. First elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1992, Becerra chaired the Congressional Hispanic Caucus from 1997 to 1999 and the House Democratic Caucus from 2013 to 2017. In 2017, Governor Jerry Brown appointed Becerra to replace Kamala Harris as attorney general after Harris was elected to the U.S. Senate. He was elected to a full term in 2018 and served until he joined the Biden cabinet in 2021.

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• Xavier Becerra - Public Policy Institute of California

  Xavier Becerra is the secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services and the first Latino to hold the office in the history of the United States. As secretary, he carries out President Biden’s vision to build a healthy America; his work focuses on ensuring that all Americans have health security and access to health care. Previously, he served 12 terms in Congress as a member of the US House of Representatives. During his tenure, he was the first Latino to serve as a member of the powerful Committee on Ways and Means, and he served as chairman of his party’s caucus, ranking member of the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security, and ranking member of the Subcommittee on Health. For over two decades in Congress, he worked so that every family had the assurance of care

• Xavier Becerra - Wikipedia

  The son of Mexican immigrants, Becerra was born and raised in Sacramento and received Bachelor of Arts and Juris Doctor degrees from Stanford University. He worked as an administrative assistant for state senator Art Torres and as a deputy attorney general in the California Department of Justice in the late 1980s. He served in the California State Assembly from 1990 to 1992. First elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1992, Becerra chaired the Congressional Hispanic Caucus from 1997 to 1999 and the House Democratic Caucus from 2013 to 2017. In 2017, Governor Jerry Brown appointed Becerra to replace Kamala Harris as attorney general after Harris was elected to the U.S. Senate. He was elected to a full term in 2018 and served until he joined the Biden cabinet in 2021. [...] | Member of the California State Assembly from the 59th district | | In office December 3, 1990 – December 3, 1992 | | Preceded by | Charles Calderon | | Succeeded by | Dick Mountjoy | | | | Personal details | | Born | (1958-01-26) January 26, 1958 (age 68) Sacramento, California, U.S. | | Party | Democratic "Democratic Party (United States)") | | Spouse | Carolina Reyes ​ (m. 1989)​ | | Children | 3 | | Education | Stanford University (BA, JD) | | Becerra's voice Becerra's opening statement on HHS's 2024 budget. Recorded March 22, 2023 | [...] ## Early life and education [edit] Becerra was born on January 26, 1958, in Sacramento, California. He is the son of Maria Teresa and Manuel Guerrero Becerra. His father was born in the U.S. and raised in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, and his mother was from Guadalajara, Jalisco. Becerra grew up in a one-room apartment with his three sisters. He graduated in 1976 from C.K. McClatchy High School. He studied abroad at the University of Salamanca in Spain from 1978 to 1979 and earned his Bachelor of Arts in economics from Stanford University in 1980, becoming the first person in his family to graduate from college. He received his Juris Doctor from Stanford Law School in 1984 and was admitted to the State Bar of California in 1985. ## Early career [edit]

• BECERRA, Xavier | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives

  Xavier Becerra was born in Sacramento, California, on January 26, 1958, the third of four children of working-class parents Maria Teresa and Manuel Becerra. Growing up in a small home near the Land Park neighborhood of Sacramento, the family didn’t have much, “but we always ate well,” Becerra remembered years later. Manuel had been born in Sacramento, but grew up in Tijuana, Mexico. Maria was raised in Guadalajara, Mexico. Becerra’s parents, neither of whom had much formal schooling, married at the age of 18 and settled in California. To make ends meet, Becerra’s mother took a job as a secretary and his father built roads in Sacramento after working in the state’s vegetable fields. As a child, Becerra had a keen mind for science, and he excelled at nearby C.K. McClatchy High School. When [...] Xavier Becerra was born in Sacramento, California, on January 26, 1958, the third of four children of working-class parents Maria Teresa and Manuel Becerra. Growing up in a small home near the Land Park neighborhood of Sacramento, the family didn’t have much, “but we always ate well,” Becerra remembered years later. Manuel had been born in Sacramento, but grew up in Tijuana, Mexico. Maria was raised in Guadalajara, Mexico. Becerra’s parents, neither of whom had much formal schooling, married at the age of 18 and settled in California. To make ends meet, Becerra’s mother took a job as a secretary and his father built roads in Sacramento after working in the state’s vegetable fields. As a child, Becerra had a keen mind for science, and he excelled at nearby C.K. McClatchy High School. When [...] From the 112th to 114th Congress (2011–2017), Becerra was the Ranking Democrat on the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security. He joined the Committee on the Budget in the 110th and 111th Congresses (2007–2011), and in the 112th Congress (2011–2013) Becerra was appointed to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction.

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