Joe Biden reportedly has selected California’s attorney general Xavier Becerra to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.The New York Times first reported that Becerra would be selected for the post.
He has been attorney general of California since 2017, when he was appointed by then-Gov. Jerry Brown to the post to succeed Kamala Harris after she was elected to the Senate.
Becerra was easily elected to a four-year term in 2018.Becerra had been thought to be in line for U.S. attorney general or for the Senate seat that will be vacated when Harris becomes vice president.
Gov. Gavin Newsom will get to appoint the next Senator and, if Becerra is confirmed to the cabinet post, also would fill the attorney general post.Becerra has been
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