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Rob Bonta

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Rob Bonta
Official portrait, 2023
34th Attorney General of California
Assumed office
April 23, 2021
GovernorGavin Newsom
Preceded byXavier Becerra
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 18th district
In office
December 3, 2012 – April 22, 2021
Preceded byMary Hayashi
Succeeded byMia Bonta
Member of the Alameda City Council
In office
December 21, 2010 – November 20, 2012
Preceded byFrank Matarrese
Succeeded byMarilyn Ezzy Ashcraft
Personal details
Born
Robert Andres Bonta

(1972-09-22) September 22, 1972 (age 52)
Quezon City, Philippines
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)
(m. 1997)
Children3
EducationYale University (BA, JD)
University of Oxford

Robert Andres Bonta (born September 22, 1972) is an American attorney and politician serving as the 34th attorney general of California since 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, he was also a member of the California State Assembly for the 18th district from 2012 until 2021. He is a member of the Democratic Party.

When he was elected in 2012, he became the first Filipino-American to enter the California State Legislature.[1]

On March 24, 2021, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that he would be appointing Bonta as Attorney General of California to replace Xavier Becerra.[2] He was sworn-in on April 23, 2021 and became the first Asian-American man to be California attorney general.[3][4]

References

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  1. Rene, Ciria-Cruz (April 3, 2013). "Bill to teach Filipinos' role in labor movement advances in California". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Inquirer Group of Companies. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
  2. "Rob Bonta, Bay Area Democratic lawmaker, appointed California attorney general". Los Angeles Times. 2021-03-24. Retrieved 2021-03-24.
  3. Hubler, Shawn (2021-03-24). "Rob Bonta, an Asian-American Progressive, Is Named Attorney General in California". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-03-24.
  4. Hawkins, Stephen (April 23, 2021). "Gov. Newsom swears in Rob Bonta as Attorney General". KMPH. Retrieved April 23, 2021.