Government
Dec. 2, 2016
In surprise move, governor nominates veteran congressman as attorney general
Gov. Jerry Brown has nominated U.S. Rep. Xavier Becerra, D-Los Angeles, as California's next attorney general.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SACRAMENTO ? Gov. Jerry Brown nominated U.S. Rep. Xavier Becerra, D-Los Angeles, on Thursday as California's next attorney general.
Assuming he is confirmed by the state Legislature, where fellow Democrats hold supermajorities in both houses, Becerra will succeed Kamala D. Harris, who won a seat in the U.S. Senate on Nov. 8.
Becerra's nomination definitively...
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