Otherwise, he's pretty much been a guy in California State Government who's done the jobs he's been elected to pretty well within the constraints of legislature and regulations.
He's not loud or flashy, rather like Padilla.
(Not making a stereotype here, just pointing out both are rather low-key and present well as "family guys" )
I'm not sure which of the myriad of California interest group players he's aligned with, so if I were looking at potential future downsides, I would pay attention to who endorses him during the primary.

I like his background with government and competent administration. I think the endorsements may come since he moved up in the polls.

I’m appalled that CTA endorsed Swalwell before his long history of sexual assault leaked to press.

mate for Hillary in 2016.

how "his closest aides (were) siphoning money from one of his campaign accounts" while Becerra was apparently "blind to the years-long deception" ... (from Politico)

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/18/why-dont-you-know-scandal-singes-becerra-in-california-governors-race-00655837

Concerning but that is a longtime Democratic operative that wasn’t caught in other positions from what I understand. Could be wrong—I’ll check it out

did he ever have victims come forward accusing him of any wrongdoing. The man is clean as a whistle. Quite frankly, it's remarkable to see someone with a political career as long as Becerra's have everyone who has ever come in contact with him praise him for his steadiness, his hard work ethic, his love for his state and his AUTHENTICITY.

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-04-21/becerra-momentum-money-polls-governors-race

"Becerra’s life story is 'incredibly compelling. The word authentic is overused, but every time he talks about his love for this state, for his family and wanting to make California work for everyone, it comes across incredibly sincere. Voters can see through candidates who fake it."

that Becerra was not involved. The last part clearly states all his attempts to maintain compliance with campaign finance laws.

Beginning in 1986, Becerra's career includes roles as a Deputy Attorney General, California State Assemblyman, U.S. Representative (1993–2017), California Attorney General (2017–2021), and U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (2021–2025).

Aside from his career, the man's personal story is also amazing. He grew up in a one-room apartment with his three sisters and two immigrant parents. He was the first in his family to attend college, attending Stanford for both undergrad and law school. The man is 100% legit - one of those individuals all Californians and everyone in our party can and should be very proud to call one of our own.

3 from Becerra’s, and the Steyer flyer was terribly lightweight. Half of it was about his father’s accomplishments. There was no comparison to Becerra’s background.

It's a question mark any thoughtful voter should recognize as one.

was not involved. Thoughtful voters would see that his staff members are quoted about his efforts to maintain campaign finance compliance.

Personally, I think he comes across as a good guy. If he's the choice then he has my vote. But I won't pretend this scandal didn't happen under him and that I don't hope he genuinely learned from it.

This is a very serious matter and it will not be dismissed.

I'm sorry for anyone whose standards are lower, but I can't help that.

Holding him responsible for the concern is as meritless as dismissing it completely. Degrees in-between those do not imply measure.

Hope that helps. Have a good day, fellow DUer.

some pertinent chronology and doesn’t tell the whole story. . Thoughtful readers and thoughtful voters know this about Politco.

The case summary I just saw shows that the two individuals, one of them being Gov Newsom’s resource, started the wrongful account activity when Becerra left for a Washington position. So he was relying on staff and the account in question was dormant but in need of monthly maintenance, which Becerra asked to be researched.

So what was the “scandal’ that involved Becerra that he needs to learn from? Don’t trust your staff? The “years long” incidents were really a couple years, maybe three, all of which Becerra had been very responsible in trying to properly administer the account in question.

You should read the case summary and not just Politico.

Becerra also handled the questions about this incident very well.

and the case summary both don’t match your admonishments about a scandal that involves Becerra. Becerra was not a part of the “scandal,”. So what is the lesson he needs to learn according to you? Not to trust your staff when you take a position in Washington ?

how to administer the dormant account, and it does not match the level of angst you are trying to trump up here. It appears you do not even know what Becerra was asking them to do, so your question(s) are not really about the facts of the case, just your punitive evaluations. I also listened to Becerra discuss this issue, and he's several steps ahead of you.

It's unfortunate that two high-level Democratic personnel decided to ruin their lives over a few thousand a month, but I'll take the word of authorities who looked into this and said Becerra was not involved.

He would have very good reason not to examine his account. He would realize there is an unusually large amount of money being removed each month versus what he'd intended.

Again, if you have an honest interest in this candidate then you should already know that.

But he looks to have taken the lead and I'm not going to slam him. I hope he wins. Good luck to Becerra.

amount was for a fee to maintain the account that he wanted his staff to research. Do you know why he wanted that researched? Did you read that part? The fee was not decided yet, but it states why the few thousand a month was being researched and it states the reasoning. It's all in the publicly available information. I'm not going to spoon-feed you facts of the case that you obviously don't read.

It's obvious you refuse to learn the facts of the case and you refuse to discuss the facts of the case. Your responses are just your own extrapolations. I'm sure glad you are not the one who decides what a "thoughtful" voter is.

Becerra knew this. He also knew the identity of his aide's wife, despite their use of different last names for the scam.

There's no evidence to say Becerra took any money himself, though, and he's still okay with me. I do hope he learned from it. Good luck to him, and good luck to you.

What was the reason Becerra wanted to administer the account monthly. What did he ask his staff to research? And why?

the balance apparently going to a fake/no-show position for McCluskie's wife. In reality, all $10K ended up with the McCluskies.

Anyway, I'll take Becerra at his word about this and truly wish him the best.

it's not by much, but it drives me crazy that we might split the vote enough that they can weasel their wat into the governor's mansion.

I like Steyer, he's got out of the box ideas... what we've been doing doesn't work as well as it should.