Xavier Becerra
American lawyer and politician
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| February 2024 | Reported by Politico to be considering a run for California governor in the 2026 election, potentially exploring campaign preparations with a political consulting firm. |
| 2023 | Becerra announced 15 additional drugs for Medicare price negotiation, with reduced prices to take effect in 2027, covering medications for conditions like cancer, diabetes, and asthma. |
| 2023 | Announced 15 additional drugs for negotiation in 2025, with reduced prices set to take effect in 2027, including medications like Ozempic, Ibrance, and Vraylar that treat conditions such as cancer, diabetes, and asthma. |
| 2023 | Finalized Medicare drug price negotiations for 10 high-cost drugs under the Inflation Reduction Act, achieving discounts of 38% to 79% for medications like Eliquis, Jardiance, and Xarelto, with prices set to take effect in 2026. |
| 2023 | The New York Times published investigations revealing concerns about immigrant child laborers, with reports reaching Becerra about children potentially at risk. |
| October 6 2022 | President Biden tasked Becerra with expeditiously reviewing the Schedule I classification of Cannabis. |
| June 8 2022 | Naasón Joaquín García was sentenced to more than 16 years in a California prison for crimes uncovered during the investigation initiated by Xavier Becerra in 2019. |
| March 2022 | Five of the suspects in the sex trafficking case were sentenced following the 2019 criminal charges brought by Becerra's office. |
| 2021 | Concluded his tenure as California Attorney General after four years of service. |
| June 17 2021 | Becerra led the multistate lawsuit in California v. Texas, successfully defending the Affordable Care Act at the Supreme Court, which ruled to uphold the healthcare law. |
| March 22 2021 | Xavier Becerra was sworn in as the new Secretary of Health and Human Services. |
| March 18 2021 | Becerra was confirmed by the Senate in a narrow 50-49 vote, with almost all Democrats and one Republican (Susan Collins) voting in favor. |
| March 11 2021 | The entire Senate discharged Becerra's nomination from the Finance Committee in a 51-48 vote. |
| March 10 2021 | Becerra's nomination was initially deadlocked by the Senate's Finance Committee. |
| January 2021 | Investigators revealed over $11 billion in unemployment fraud, with an additional $19 billion in claims under investigation during Becerra's tenure as California Attorney General. |
| 2020 | Continued his role as California Attorney General, again drafting ballot titles and summaries for the election, with ongoing criticism about the impartiality of his ballot descriptions. |
| 2020 | During the Biden presidential transition, Becerra was considered for Cabinet positions of secretary of homeland security and attorney general. |
| December 2020 | State district attorneys criticized Becerra for failing to take leadership in stopping unemployment fraud during the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| December 2020 | Reports emerged that President-elect Joe Biden planned to nominate Becerra as Secretary of Health and Human Services, effectively ending his potential U.S. Senate candidacy. |
| December 9 2020 | Becerra's office joined 47 other states and the Federal Trade Commission in an antitrust lawsuit against Facebook, Inc. |
| October 2020 | Achieved a legal victory in protecting the Redwood City Salt Ponds by successfully challenging the EPA's exclusion of these areas from the Clean Water Act, securing protection against urban development and supporting ecosystem restoration efforts. |
| August 2020 | Xavier Becerra was considered as a potential candidate to replace Kamala Harris in the U.S. Senate after her selection as Joe Biden's vice presidential running mate. |
| June 2020 | U.S. Supreme Court upheld the DACA policy, delivering a significant victory for Dreamers after Becerra's legal defense, with the Court finding the Trump Administration's attempt to end DACA was unlawful. |
| May 11 2020 | Becerra successfully secured a preliminary injunction against the Trump Administration, blocking unlawful expansion of water export operations in the Central Valley that threatened endangered species habitats. |
| February 2020 | Xavier Becerra filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration challenging federal protection of endangered species in the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers, using his authority as California Attorney General to defend environmental protections. |
| January 2020 | Becerra filed a lawsuit against the Bureau of Land Management in response to the new oil and gas extraction lease sales. |
| January 17 2020 | Becerra and Riverside Police chief Larry Gonzalez announced 'Operation Blocc Buster', targeting the Casa Blanca Gangster Crips street gang in Riverside. The operation resulted in 15 arrests, seizure of 14 firearms, and the confiscation of methamphetamine and cocaine. |
| 2019 | Becerra threatened legal action against reporters who had received records of California law enforcement officers convicted of crimes over the past decade. |
| 2019 | Directed multiple operations against Norteño street gangs in Kings, Tulare, and Stanislaus Counties, as well as in Stockton. |
| 2019 | Becerra delivered the Democratic Spanish-language response to President Trump's State of the Union address. |
| December 2019 | The Trump administration opened 1 million acres in California to fracking and drilling, covering 400,000 acres of public land across eight counties. |
| December 2019 | Executed a significant operation targeting the Country Boy Crips in south Bakersfield. |
| November 2019 | Xavier Becerra led a coalition of 21 attorneys general to defend DACA against the Trump Administration's attempt to terminate the policy. |
| September 13 2019 | As California Attorney General, Xavier Becerra announced charges against six individuals (Jing Chiang Huang, Shu Mei Lin, Shao Lee, Peihsin Lee, Pengcheng Cai, and Dafeng Wen) for operating a statewide organized crime ring involved in sex trafficking, tax fraud, and money laundering from 2015 to 2019. The criminal complaint alleged the group used Backpage.com to coerce individuals into prostitution through tactics like passport withholding and job threats. |
| July 31 2019 | Becerra secured a significant legal victory by obtaining a Superior Court preliminary injunction against Westlands Water District's Shasta Dam raising project. His lawsuit argued the project violated the California Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, protecting the McCloud River's ecological integrity and the sacred sites of the Winnemem Wintu Tribe. |
| June 4 2019 | As California Attorney General, Xavier Becerra announced the arrest of Naasón Joaquín García, leader of La Luz Del Mundo, on charges of human trafficking, child pornography production, and forcible rape of a minor. The arrest was part of a collaborative law enforcement effort targeting serious criminal offenses committed between 2015 and 2018. |
| February 2019 | Xavier Becerra, along with Governor Gavin Newsom and 15 other states, filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over the national emergency declaration to fund a border wall. |
| 2018 | Becerra drafted ballot titles and summaries for the election, facing accusations of writing potentially biased descriptions that were challenged through legal challenges. |
| 2018 | Established the Bureau of Environmental Justice within the California Department of Justice to address environmental inequities and legal challenges related to pollution and community impacts. |
| 2018 | Intervened to halt a proposed waterfront cement plant in Vallejo, citing significant concerns over increased air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. |
| 2018 | Supported the City of Arvin's oil and gas ordinance, endorsing a 300-foot buffer zone for homes, schools, and hospitals, and confirming the legality of such local ordinances. |
| 2018 | Opposed the expansion of San Bernardino International Airport due to air pollution concerns through the Bureau of Environmental Justice. |
| 2018 | Intervened in a lawsuit against the city of Fresno, leading to the rescission of a large industrial warehouse project approval due to inadequate environmental review. |
| 2018 | Becerra was elected to a full four-year term as Attorney General, defeating Republican challenger Steven Bailey with 61 percent of the vote. |
| October 2018 | Conducted a major operation dismantling Riverside County's largest criminal street gang. |
| September 2018 | Filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission over the pollution of the Tijuana River Watershed, challenging the discharge of over 12 million gallons of untreated wastewater containing hazardous pollutants into California. |
| August 2018 | Launched an operation targeting the MS-13 gang in the Central Valley and surrounding regions. |
| 2017 | Concluded his service in the U.S. House of Representatives after 24 years, representing California's congressional districts. |
| December 2017 | Led a takedown of multiple gangs including the MOB, Flyboys, and East Coast Crips in Stockton. |
| November 2017 | Executed an operation targeting members of the Mexican Mafia and drug cartels across Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Orange Counties. |
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