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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

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Rob Bonta (D)
Democrat

Rob Bonta (D)

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Michael Gates (R)
Republican

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Rob Bonta (D)
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Michael Gates (R)
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Michael Gates (R)

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Latest California Attorney General News & Insights

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Attorney General Bonta Secures $15 Million Settlement Against Skilled Nursing Facility Chain

California AG Rob Bonta has secured a $15 million settlement with Sweetwater Care Resource, LLC (Sweetwater), a licensed skilled nursing facility (SNF) chain that he alleges violated state staffing requirement laws. The case was filed under California’s Unfair Competition and False Advertising Laws. Skilled nursing facilities have staffing regulations established by the California Legislature that…

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AG Bonta Files Lawsuit to Block Warner Bros. and Paramount Merger

California AG Bonta is leading a multistate coalition of 12 AGs in filing a lawsuit challenging the $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (Warner Bros.) by Paramount Skydance Corporation (Paramount). The lawsuit alleges that the merger violates Section 7 of the Clayton Act, which holds that mergers that may substantially lessen competition or…

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AG Bonta Joins Bipartisan Coalition Defending State Gambling Laws Against Kalshi

In the latest development of the ongoing legal battle between states and prediction market platforms, California AG Rob Bonta has joined a coalition of 37 AGs filing an amicus brief supporting Ohio gaming laws in KalshiEx LLC v. Schuler et al, which is pending in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. The…

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