Xavier Becerra answers a question during a gubernatorial debate at Pomona College on Tuesday, April 28, 2026 in Pomona, CA. Photo: Eric Thayer/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images In recent weeks, California’s highly unsettled gubernatorial race has appeared to coalesce behind Xavier Becerra , the former congressman, state attorney general and Health and Human Services Secretary. Becerra has staked out a lead among his fellow Democrats in recent polls, with billionaire Tom Steyer and Representative