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In 2010, Harris announced her candidacy for attorney general and was endorsed by prominent California Democrats, including Senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and others. She won the Democratic primary and narrowly defeated Republican Steve Cooley in the general election. Her tenure was marked by significant ...
The 2010 California Attorney General election was held on November 2, 2010, to choose the Attorney General of California. The primary election was held on June 8, 2010. Incumbent Attorney General Jerry Brown, a Democrat, had declined to run and instead ran successfully for governor of California.
The 2022 California Attorney General election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the Attorney General of California. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Rob Bonta was appointed to the office on April 23, 2021, following the resignation of Xavier Becerra to become the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services. [1] [2] Bonta won a full ...
The California attorney general carries out the responsibilities of the office through the California Department of Justice. The department employs over 1,100 attorneys and 3,700 non-attorney employees. [citation needed] The California attorney general is elected to a four-year term, with a maximum of two terms.
Harris won by about 74,000 votes out of 9.6 million cast, the narrowest statewide margin that year. ... During Harris’ runs for California attorney general and U.S. Senate, I saw firsthand what ...
As California attorney general and a senator, Harris worked on efforts for women’s rights, maternal health and other related issues. Before Harris became District Attorney of San Francisco, she ...
This is the electoral history of Kamala Harris, the 49th and former vice president of the United States (2021-2025). Kamala Harris previously served as a United States senator from California (2017–2021), the 32nd attorney general of California (2011–2017), and the 27th district attorney of San Francisco (2004–2011).
"We were very modest when we first began," said the former California attorney general, who left office in 2007 after nearly three decades in public life and now works for the law firm Brown ...