Xavier Becerra
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Overview
Xavier Becerra is a former California attorney general, a former U.S. secretary of health and human services under President Joe Biden, and a former member of Congress. abc30.com
He was the Democratic nominee for governor of California in 2026, seeking to succeed term-limited Gov. Gavin Newsom. He finished ahead of Republican Steve Hilton in the June open primary. abc30.com gvwire.com
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- Proposes declaring a statewide housing emergency by executive order on his first day, with a team to clear obstacles for about 40,000 approved affordable units.xavierbecerra2026.com
- Proposes enforcement, including financial penalties, against cities that fail to meet their housing commitments.xavierbecerra2026.com
- Proposes a free Power Hour giving eligible households up to two hours of free electricity a day, which the campaign estimates could save about $1,000 a year.xavierbecerra2026.com
- Proposes a first-day executive order to keep Californians covered if federal cuts or Medi-Cal rollbacks threaten their health coverage.xavierbecerra2026.com
- Proposes expanding CalRx with priority on insulin, inhalers, EpiPens, naloxone and antibiotics.xavierbecerra2026.com
- Proposes tying state homelessness grants to 12-month housing retention results and publishing per-unit cost dashboards.xavierbecerra2026.com