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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

New California Law Increases Antitrust Penalties

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 763, co-sponsored by AG Rob Bonta, which strengthens antitrust enforcement under state law. The new law increased criminal fines for corporations from $1 million to $6 million per violation, and increased criminal fines for individuals from $250,000 to $1 million per violation. The law also added…

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AG Bonta Prescribes a $40M Treatment for Health Net’s Directory Disorder

California AG Rob Bonta and the San Diego City Attorney’s Office settled for $40 million with health plan seller and administrator HealthNet, LLC and related entities (collectively, “Health Net”) to resolve allegations that Health Net kept and distributed inaccurate or outdated mental health and medical provider directories, in violation of the state’s consumer protection laws.…

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California Enacts Social Media Platform Warning Label Law

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 56, which requires social media companies to disclose certain risks associated with use of social media by kids and teens. The law requires social media companies to display a black box warning to all users during their first use of the platform and then at least…

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