SACRAMENTO – Today, following the certification of the June 2 Primary Election, the California Democratic Party (CADEM) has officially endorsed Sec. Xavier Becerra for Governor of California. Becerra emerged from the primary as the top vote-getter among the field of gubernatorial candidates, earning over 2.5 million votes statewide.
“California Democrats are proud to endorse Xavier Becerra because we know how high the stakes are for our state and for the country in this next election,” said CADEM Chair Rusty Hicks. “Time and again, California has shown the nation what’s possible when we lead with our values, fight for working families and build a future where everyone has the opportunity to succeed. Xavier Becerra is exactly the leader we need to move us forward in this moment, and has spent his career taking on the tough fights and delivering for Californians. Now it’s time we do what Democrats do best: organize, talk to every voter about the stakes in this election, and elect Xavier Becerra as California’s next Governor.”
“This is what our party does best — we come together, we stand united, and we get to work,” said Sec. Xavier Becerra. “Every corner of this state, every precinct, every voter matters between now and November. We’re going to put in the work to elect Democrats up and down the ballot, and we’re going to do our part to take back Congress.”
Xavier Becerra is the son of Mexican-American immigrants who came to America with $12 in their pockets. He grew up in the home that his father, a Union man, built himself. Following in their footsteps of hard work and giving back, Xavier was the first in his family to go to college.
Becerra and his wife, Dr. Carolina Reyes, raised their three girls in Los Angeles. Like their parents before them, they’ve taught their daughters that hard work and dedication to community is the best way to create and improve opportunity.
Becerra has spent 35 years serving California–from the State Assembly to the U.S. Congress, as California’s Attorney General, and as United States Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Throughout his career, he has focused on one thing: Doing what’s right and building lasting change for Californians.
As a member of Congress, Becerra saw how many families lacked access to quality, affordable healthcare, so he worked hard to help pass the Affordable Care Act (ACA), extending coverage to millions of Californians.
As Attorney General, Becerra led the charge against the Trump Administration’s unlawful actions as they threatened our rights and freedoms. Becerra took Trump to court 122 times and won, never shying away from the hard fights and delivering time and again for Californians.
And as United States Secretary of Health and Human Services, Becerra lowered Californians’ costs by negotiating down prescription drug prices for the first time in American history.
Now, he’s running for Governor to defend and build upon the California Dream: where every family can prosper in a safe and welcoming community, afford healthcare and basic needs, and retire with dignity.
