Entries tagged with “Xavier Becerra”

Sep 10, 2026

California Governor Candidate Xavier Becerra Vows to Extend Execution Moratorium, Despite Record Defending Death Sentences

Xavier Becerra, the Democratic front-run­n­er in California’s 2026 guber­na­to­r­i­al race, has pledged to extend Governor Gavin Newsom’s mora­to­ri­um on exe­cu­tions if elect­ed in November. This is a marked shift from his pre­vi­ous record as the state’s attor­ney gen­er­al, when his office defend­ed cap­i­tal con­vic­tions and pur­sued new death sen­tences. While in office, AG Becerra said he con­sid­ered cap­i­tal pun­ish­ment as a legit­i­mate option for crime vic­tims, and during his…