Former Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, who served under the Biden administration, was having none of it. “This ‘formatting’ BS doesn’t sell,” Becerra told Mother Jones.

Xavier Becerra, the candidate no one wanted Xavier Becerra, the former U.S. Heath secretary, is running for governor in California in 2026. (AP Photo/Kyle Green, File) ...

Xavier Becerra, the candidate no one wanted Xavier Becerra, the former U.S. Heath secretary, is running for governor in California in 2026. (AP Photo/Kyle Green, File) ...

Xavier Becerra, the candidate no one wanted ... Xavier Becerra, the former U.S. Heath secretary, is running for governor in California in 2026. (AP Photo/Kyle Green, File) ...

Becerra repeatedly blocked and obstructed the researchers in defiance of state law. In addition, as the Sacramento Bee reported at the time, Becerra’s office also “quietly signed a settlement ...

Xavier Becerra, the candidate no one wanted Xavier Becerra, the former U.S. Heath secretary, is running for governor in California in 2026. (AP Photo/Kyle Green, File) ...

Xavier Becerra, the candidate no one wanted Xavier Becerra, the former U.S. Heath secretary, is running for governor in California in 2026. (AP Photo/Kyle Green, File) ...

Xavier Becerra, the candidate no one wanted Xavier Becerra, the former U.S. Heath secretary, is running for governor in California in 2026. (AP Photo/Kyle Green, File) ...

Former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra announced Wednesday that he is running for governor, joining a crowded field of Democrats hoping to succeed Gov. Gavin Newsom.

Xavier Becerra, who served as the U.S. Health secretary during the Biden administration, has jumped into the race for California governor. Becerra, 67, has a long resume in California politics ...