XAVIER BECERRA

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FULL NAME:
Xavier Becerra

BORN:
January 26, 1958 
Sacramento, California

EDUCATION:
Stanford University (BA, 1980; JD, 1984)

POLITICAL PARTY:
Democrat

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
1986:
Lawyer in Private Practice
Staff, CA State Senator Art Torres
1987-1990:
Deputy Attorney General, Office of the California Attorney General
1990-1992:
Member, California State Assembly
1993-2017:
Member, U.S. House of Representatives (D-CA)
2007-2009:
Assistant to the House Democratic Leader
2009-2013:
Vice Chair, House Democratic Caucus
2013-2017:
Chair, House Democratic Caucus
2017-2021:
Attorney General of California
2021-2025:
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services 

RESOURCES:
Biographical Directory of Congress
Wikipedia

PORTRAIT: 

HHS Photo

MEDIA COVERAGE:

President Joe Biden greets guests at an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) reception, Monday, October 2, 2023, on the South Lawn of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz)

HHS NOMINATION (12/7/2020):
Washington Post
New York Times
Wall Street Journal
Politico

CONFIRMATION (3/18/2021):
Washington Post
New York Times
Wall Street Journal
Politico

PROFILES/ ANALYSIS:
Profile (NYT, 12/8/2020)
White House Frustrations (WP, 1/31/2022)