Gov. Brown taps California’s Rep. Xavier Becerra to be state’s first Latino attorney general
*This is interesting. The highest ranking Latino in congress will become the first Latino Attorney General of California. A step on the way to the California governor’s office? VL
By Sarah D. Wire and John Myers, Los Angeles Times (2 minute read)
Gov. Jerry Brown has tapped House Democratic Caucus Chairman Xavier Becerra (D-Los Angeles) to be the next attorney general of California. He will succeed Kamala Harris, who was elected to the U.S. Senate in November.
Becerra, 58, has served 12 terms in Congress and was making a bid to become the ranking Democrat on the powerful House Ways and Means Committee when Brown called him unexpectedly to offer the job.
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“It’s a phenomenal opportunity,” Becerra said. “It means I get to be home a lot more.”
Becerra, who is the highest-ranking Latino in Congress, would be the state’s first Latino attorney general.
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