Mayorkas doesn’t endorse fellow Biden official Becerra in California gubernatorial race

Published May 12, 2026 3:58pm ET | Updated May 12, 2026 3:58pm ET



Former Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas declined to endorse fellow Biden administration Cabinet official Xavier Becerra in the latter’s bid for California governor.

Mayorkas was asked in a rare public appearance at a Politico event in Washington on Tuesday if he would support the former health and human services secretary and California attorney general in his gubernatorial bid.

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