attorney general

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By then the three-term attorney general had won statewide re-election twice, in 2018 and 2022, after having been indicted in 2015, his first year in office, for securities fraud.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

At the time, Todd Blanche still headed the office, before assuming the role of acting attorney general in April.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

Becerra served as California's attorney general before being selected as Health and Human Services secretary by former US president Joe Biden.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

US media outlets report Becerra, who also previously served as California's attorney general, would be one of two candidates moving forward after the Tuesday primary election.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

The hostility began in 1789, when Burr accepted the office of attorney general in New York from Governor George Clinton after campaigning for Hamilton’s candidate, who lost.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis