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California Attorney General

Current State AG
Rob Bonta (D)
Political Party
Democrat
Assumed Office

2021 (appointed)

Rob Bonta was appointed to serve as California Attorney General in March 2021 to replace former AG Xavier Becerra when he was confirmed as the head of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. He was elected to a full-term in 2022. For almost a decade, AG Bonta has represented areas of Alameda County in the State Assembly, and was the first Filipino-American elected to California’s legislature. Before joining the Legislature he was a deputy city attorney in San...

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Rob Bonta was appointed to serve as California Attorney General in March 2021 to replace former AG Xavier Becerra when he was confirmed as the head of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. He was elected to a full-term in 2022. For almost a decade, AG Bonta has represented areas of Alameda County in the State Assembly, and was the first Filipino-American elected to California’s legislature. Before joining the Legislature he was a deputy city attorney in San Francisco and a member of the Alameda City Council.

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The AG is an elected position in California. AG Bonta was confirmed as AG in April 2021.

  • Next Election:November 3, 2026
  • Election Process:Elected
  • Term/Limit:4 years / 2 term maximum


Latest California Attorney General News & Insights

California AG Wins $10M Judgment in Workforce Misclassification Case

California AG Rob Bonta secured a $10 million judgment and permanent injunction against Care Specialist HCS Inc. and its former and current owner-operators for illegally misclassifying hundreds of in-home care workers as independent contractors. AG Bonta filed the lawsuit against Care Specialist HCS Inc. in Los Angeles County Superior Court in 2023 alleging that such…

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Democratic AGs Challenge DOJ Restrictions on Victim Services, Celebrate Separate Reversal on VOCA Funding

A group of 21 Democratic AGs filed a lawsuit challenging new US DOJ restrictions on the use of federal funding for legal services for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and other violent crimes. According to the complaint, the restrictions would prevent states and service providers from providing funding under the Victims of Crime Act…

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Democratic AGs, Governors Power Up with DOE Funding Cap Win

The U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon granted summary judgment for a group of 18 Democratic AGs—along with the Governors of Pennsylvania and Kentucky—in a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), in which they sought to block a DOE policy capping funding for state-run energy programs’ indirect costs and fringe benefits.…

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