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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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  2. Primary Election (Top Two Winners Advance to General Election)
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Rob Bonta (D)
Democrat

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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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Latest California Attorney General News & Insights

Be Our Guest (But Don’t Sell Our Data): Disney Settles with California AG

California AG Rob Bonta reached a settlement with Disney DTC, LLC and ABC Enterprises, Inc. (collectively, “Disney”) for allegedly violating the California Consumer Privacy Act by mishandling consumer opt-outs. According to the complaint, the companies offered opt-out tools that were service- and device-specific, allegedly requiring consumers to take multiple steps across platforms to stop the…

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Attorneys General Support FERC Regional Transmission Planning Rule

California AG Rob Bonta and Massachusetts AG Andrea Joy Campbell co-led a group of 12 Democratic AGs in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit supporting the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and its amended Order No. 1920 on long-term regional transmission planning and cost allocation. In the brief,…

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States Oppose OCC Escrow Interest Preemption Proposals

A bipartisan coalition of 23 AGs and several state banking regulators submitted a comment letter urging the OCC to withdraw two proposals addressing mortgage escrow accounts—an escrow rule and a related preemption determination that would preempt certain state laws requiring national banks to pay minimum interest on mortgage escrow accounts. In the letter, the states…

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