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Xavier Becerra

Xavier Becerra (born January 26, 1958), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1993, representing the 31st District of California (map (http://nationalatlas.gov/printable/images/preview/congdist/ca31_109.gif)), which is based in Hollywood. He was born in Sacramento, California, was educated at Stanford University, and was a lawyer, a staff member for California State Senator Art Torres, Deputy Attorney-General of California, and a member of the California State Assembly before entering the House. In 2001, he was an unsuccessful candidate for Mayor of Los Angeles losing the primary to Assembly Speaker Antonio Villaraigosa, and the eventual winner, City Attorney James Hahn. Rep. ... Rep. ... January 26 is the 26th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... The House of Representatives is the larger of two houses that make up the U.S. Congress, the other being the United States Senate. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003) Events Media:January January 1 - Czechoslovakia divides. ... State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Official languages English Area 410,000 km² (3rd)  - Land 404,298 km²  - Water 20,047 km² (4. ... Greetings from Hollywood Hollywood is a district of the City of Los Angeles, California, U.S.A., that runs from about Vermont Avenue on the east to just beyond Laurel Canyon Boulevard above Sunset and Crescent Heights Boulevards on the west; the north to south boundary east of La Brea... Sacramento is the county seat of Sacramento County, California and the capital of the U.S. state of California. ... For other meanings of Stanford, see Stanford (disambiguation). ... The California State Assembly is the lower house of the California State Legislature. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This is a list of mayors of Los Angeles, California. ... A primary election is one in which a political party selects a candidate for a later election by all registered voters in that jurisdiction (nominating primary). ... Antonio Villaraigosa (born Antonio Villar in Los Angeles, California on January 23, 1953) is a California politician. ... James Hahn James Kenneth Hahn (born July 3, 1950) is an American politician from the Democratic Party who is the current Mayor of Los Angeles, California. ...


He is a Roman Catholic. The Roman Catholic Church is the largest religious denomination of Christianity with over one billion members. ...


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California Congressional Delegation serving in the 109th United States Congress.
Senators Dianne Feinstein, Barbara Boxer
Representatives Mike Thompson, Wally Herger, Dan Lungren, John T. Doolittle, Doris Matsui, Lynn C. Woolsey, George Miller, Nancy Pelosi, Barbara Lee, Ellen Tauscher, Richard Pombo, Tom Lantos, Pete Stark, Anna Eshoo, Mike Honda, Zoe Lofgren, Sam Farr, Dennis Cardoza, George Radanovich, Jim Costa, Devin Nunes, William M. Thomas, Lois Capps, Elton Gallegly, Howard McKeon, David Dreier, Brad Sherman, Howard Berman, Adam Schiff, Henry Waxman, Xavier Becerra, Hilda Solis, Diane Watson, Lucille Roybal-Allard, Maxine Waters, Jane Harman, Juanita Millender-McDonald, Grace Napolitano, Linda Sánchez, Ed Royce, Jerry Lewis, Gary Miller, Joe Baca, Ken Calvert, Mary Bono, Dana Rohrabacher, Loretta Sánchez, Chris Cox, Darrell Issa, Randy Cunningham, Bob Filner, Duncan Hunter, Susan Davis

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AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY File links The following pages link to this file: California Dana Rohrabacher Los Angeles, California San Francisco Peninsula San Francisco Bay Area Silicon Valley San Diego, California Sacramento, California Sacramento County, California Orange County, California Death Valley San Francisco, California Sierra Nevada (US) Oakland, California Fremont, California San Jose, California... These are tables of congressional delegations from California in the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. ... | Speaker of the House || Dennis Hastert || Republican || IL-14 | Majority Leader || Tom DeLay || Republican || TX-22 | Minority Leader || Nancy Pelosi || Democrat || CA-08 | Majority Whip || Roy Blunt || Republican || MO-7 | Minority Whip || Steny Hoyer || Democrat || MD-5 | President || Richard B. Cheney || Republican || Wyoming | President pro tempore || Theodore F. Stevens || Republican... Seal of the Senate The Senate is one of the two houses of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ... Dianne Feinstein Dianne Goldman Berman Feinstein (born June 22, 1933) is a Democratic U.S. Senator from California, a position she has held since 1992. ... Barbara Boxer Barbara Levy Boxer (born November 11, 1940) is an American politician and the current junior United States Senator from California. ... The House of Representatives is the larger of two houses that make up the U.S. Congress, the other being the United States Senate. ... Michael Thompson (born January 24, 1951), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1999, representing the 1st District of California. ... External link Official website Categories: Stub | 1945 births | Members of the U.S. House of Representatives ... Dan Lungren, a Republican from California, was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 2004. ... John Taylor Doolittle (born October 30, 1950), American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1991, representing the 4th District of California. ... Doris Matsui Doris Okada Matsui (born September 25, 1944) is an American politician of the Democratic party who represents the Fifth Congressional District of California ( Sacramento County, map) in the United States House of Representatives. ... Rep. ... George Miller (born May 17, 1945), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1975, representing the 7th District of California. ... Representative Nancy Pelosi Nancy Pelosi (born March 26, 1940) is the Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives; that is, the leader of the Democratic Party in that body. ... Barbara Lee Barbara Lee (born July 16, 1946), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1998, representing the 9th District of California. ... Ellen OKane Tauscher (born November 15, 1951), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1997, representing the 10th District of California. ... Richard William Pombo (born January 8, 1961), American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1993, representing the 11th District of California. ... Thomas Peter Lantos (born February 1, 1928), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1981, representing the 12th District of California. ... Stark delivers his response to President George W. Bushs 2005 State of the Union address. ... Anna Georges Eshoo (born December 13, American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1993, representing the 14th District of California. ... Michael M. Honda (born June 27, 1941) is an American Democratic politician. ... Zoe Lofgren Zoe Lofgren (born Sue Lofgren on December 21, 1947), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1995, representing the 16th District of California (map), based in San Jose. ... Sam Farr (born July 4, 1941), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1993, representing the 17th District of California. ... Dennis A. Cardoza (born March 31, 1959), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 2003, representing the 18th District of California. ... George P. Radanovich (born June 20, 1955), American politician of Croatian background, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1995, representing the 19th District of California. ... Jim Costa (born April 13, 1952) is a Democratic politician from the U.S. state of California. ... Devin Nunes (born October 1, 1973), American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 2003, representing the 21st District of California. ... William Marshall Thomas (born December 6, American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1979, representing the 22nd District of California. ... Lois G. Capps (born January 10, 1938), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1998, representing the 23rd District of California. ... Elton W. Gallegly (born March 7, 1944), American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1987, representing the 24th District of California. ... Howard Philip Buck McKeon (born September 9, 1938), known as Buck McKeon, American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1993, representing the 25th District of California. ... David Timothy Dreier (born July 5, 1952), American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1981, representing the 26th District of California ( map). ... Brad J. Sherman (born October 24, American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1997, representing the 27th District of California. ... Howard Lawrence Berman (born April 15, 1941), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1983, representing the 28th District of California. ... Adam B. Schiff (born June 20, 1960), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 2001, representing the 29th District of California. ... Henry Arnold Waxman (born September 12, 1939) is an American politician. ... Hilda L. Solis (born October 20, 1957), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 2001, representing the 32nd District of California. ... Diane Edith Watson (born November 12, 1933), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 2001, representing the 33rd District of California ( map). ... Lucille Roybal-Allard (born June 12, 1941), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1993, representing the 34th District of California. ... Maxine Waters Maxine Waters (born August 15, 1938), United States politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1991, representing the 35th District of California. ... Jane Harman Jane Lakes Harman (born June 28, 1945), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 2001, representing the 36th District of California. ... Juanita Millender-McDonald Juanita Millender-McDonald (born September 7, 1938), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1996, representing the 37th District of California (map), which includes most of South Central Los Angeles. ... Grace Flores Napolitano (born December 4, 1936), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1999, representing the 38th District of California. ... Linda T. Sánchez (born January 28, 1969), an American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 2003, representing the 39th District of California. ... Categories: People stubs | 1951 births | Members of the U.S. House of Representatives ... Charles Jeremy Jerry Lewis (born October 21, 1934), American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1979, representing the 41st District of California. ... Gary G. Miller (born October 16, 1948), American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1999, representing the 42nd District of California. ... Joe Baca (born January 23, 1947), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1999, representing the 43rd District of California. ... Ken Calvert (born June 8, 1953), American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1993, representing the 44th Congressional District of California. ... Mary Whitaker Bono (born October 24, 1961), American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1998, representing the 45th District of California. ... Dana Rohrabacher (born June 21, 1947), American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1989, representing the 46th District of California (map). ... Loretta Sánchez (born January 7, 1960), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1997. ... Charles Christopher Cox (born October 16, American politician, Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1989, representing the 48th District of California. ... Darrell E. Issa (pronounced Eye-sa) (born January 1, 1954), American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 2001, representing the 49th District of California. ... Randall Duke Cunningham (born December 8, 1941), American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1991, representing the 50th District of California ( map). ... Robert Filner (born September 4, American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1993, representing the 51st District of California. ... Duncan Lee Hunter (born May 31, 1948), American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1981, representing the 52nd Congressional District of California in northern and eastern San Diego County. ... Susan A. Davis (born April 13, 1944), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 2001, representing the 53rd District of California. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...


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CA-31 Xavier Becerra (505 words)
Becerra is a member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) where he served as Chairman during the 105th Congress (1997-98).
Becerra is the son of working-class immigrant parents and was the first in his family to graduate from college.
Becerra is married to Dr. Carolina Reyes, Vice President for Evaluation and Planning with the California Endowment, California's largest healthcare foundation, and assistant clinical professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at UCLA Medical School.
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