{"id":1649,"date":"2025-04-02T15:38:48","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T15:38:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gunnewsusa.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/02\/xavier-becerra-announces-run-for-california-governor-the-california-dream-is-slipping-away\/"},"modified":"2025-04-02T15:38:49","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T15:38:49","slug":"xavier-becerra-announces-run-for-california-governor-the-california-dream-is-slipping-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunnewsusa.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/02\/xavier-becerra-announces-run-for-california-governor-the-california-dream-is-slipping-away\/","title":{"rendered":"Xavier Becerra announces run for California governor: “The California Dream is slipping away”"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Another prominent Democrat has thrown his name into the 2026 race to succeed Gavin Newsom as California’s governor. <\/p>\n

Former Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra announced his candidacy on Wednesday. <\/p>\n

“California is at a crossroads. From housing to healthcare, childcare to college, working families are facing an affordability crisis. The California Dream is slipping away,” Becerra said in a statement. <\/p>\n

The 67-year-old is a born and raised Sacramento native who has served as attorney general for California and, most recently, as the nation’s top health official<\/a>\u00a0in the Biden administration. <\/p>\n

Becerra becomes one of the more than a dozen candidates who have officially declared a run for California’s governorship in 2026. <\/p>\n

Notable Democrats who have already declared they’re running include former state Sen. Toni Atkins<\/a>, current Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis<\/a>, former U.S. House Rep. Katie Porter<\/a>, current state Superintendent Tony Thurmond, former LA mayor Antonio Villaraigosa<\/a>, and California Democratic Party vice chair Betty Yee<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Only a handful of Republicans have announced they will be running for California governor, including Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Former Vice President and 2024 Democratic nominee Kamala Harris’ name has also surfaced as a possible gubernatorial candidate<\/a>. While a recent poll has shown she would enjoy wide support, Harris has not announced if she will enter the race. <\/p>\n

Becerra’s tenure as California attorney general coincided with Trump’s first term as president. Becerra has touted the number of times he sued the Trump administration \u2013 120, by his count. <\/p>\n

“Whether defending workers against wage theft or looking out for families in need of a hospital for their kids, standing up for DREAMers or fighting for clean air and water, I’ve always been driven by the California values instilled in me by my parents \u2013 a clerical and construction worker, both immigrants to America \u2013 who had the chance to earn their dream,” Becerra stated in his candidacy announcement.<\/p>\n

Becerra is a Stanford Law School alum and was formerly a state Assembly representative as well as a U.S. House representative. He also served as chairman of the House Democratic Caucus.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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