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Mayorkas Declines to Endorse Becerra or Any Candidate for California Governor
Alejandro Mayorkas, former Homeland Security secretary, said he is agnostic on the California gubernatorial race despite Xavier Becerra's lead in polls. Mayorkas and other former Biden administration officials questioned Becerra's effectiveness in government. Becerra's campaign defended his record leading the Department of Health and Human Services during the COVID-19 vaccine rollout.
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Alejandro Mayorkas refused to endorse Xavier Becerra for California governor. D.C. on Tuesday, Mayorkas said, “There are many qualified individuals in the California race.
C. ” New York Post reported the exchange. Xavier Becerra has surged to the front of polls for the California governor race.
He is running on a platform of being the experienced candidate who touts his HHS leadership under former President Joe Biden. The Becerra campaign noted the unprecedented rollout of free COVID-19 vaccines during his HHS leadership.
Former Vice President Kamala Harris did not endorse Xavier Becerra while she endorsed a slate of candidates in California’s other political races. Xochitl Hinojosa, who worked in Biden’s Department of Justice, said earlier this month on a post-debate panel that she does not trust Becerra to stand up to President Donald Trump.
Opponents have attacked Becerra’s time as HHS chief. Mayorkas punted on a question regarding the migrant child crisis at the Politico event. Becerra’s gubernatorial rivals remain skeptical of his experience despite his campaign’s defense of his record.
