Xavier Becerra

Rule Changes

Opposed Proposition 40

California voters rejected Proposition 40, a one-time 5% tax on the net worth of residents worth more than $1.1 billion. The measure lost about 56% to 44% after a campaign that drew more than $330 million in opposition spending.

Updated Yesterday

Rule Changes

Says he will keep the death penalty moratorium

Governor Gavin Newsom's order to commute all 548 California death sentences to life without parole now depends on the state Supreme Court, which has no deadline to act. About 382 of the condemned were convicted of more than one felony and need four justices to concur; the rest Newsom can commute on his own.

Updated 2 days ago

Rule Changes

Elected November 3, 2026

For 250 years, no Black woman had been elected governor of a U.S. state. On November 3, 2026, Georgia voters elected Keisha Lance Bottoms, ending that streak and setting off a wave of firsts in governor's races across the country.

Updated 2 days ago

Rule Changes

As of June 2026: Polling first at 23%

Republicans haven't won a statewide race in California since Arnold Schwarzenegger's 2006 reelection. Today's gubernatorial primary could put them on the November ballot anyway.

Updated Jun 2