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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

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A group of 21 Democratic AGs submitted a comment letter to the CFPB opposing a proposed rule that would rescind or revise key provisions of Regulation B implementing the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA). In the letter, the AGs argue that the proposed rescission of regulations authorizing a disparate impact theory of discrimination and the…

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AGs Call Out Major Providers in Ongoing Robocall Crackdown

The Anti-Robocall Litigation Task Force—a bipartisan coalition of 51 AGs that investigates and takes legal action against companies allegedly responsible for illegal robocall traffic routed into and across the United States—announced Phase 2 of “Operation Robocall Roundup,” its nationwide crackdown on illegal robocalls.

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