Rob Bonta

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
(m. 1997)
Children3, including Reina
EducationYale University (BA, JD)
University of Oxford

Robert Andres Bonta (born September 22, 1972) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the attorney general of California since 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as a member of the California State Assembly for the 18th district from 2012 to 2021 and as a member of the Alameda City Council from 2010 to 2012.

The first Filipino-American to serve in the California State Legislature,[1] Bonta chaired the California Asian & Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus. After Xavier Becerra resigned as attorney general to become Secretary of Health and Human Services, Bonta was appointed by Governor Gavin Newsom to replace him. Bonta was sworn in on April 23, 2021, becoming the first Filipino-American to hold the office.[2] Bonta was elected to a full four-year term in office in 2022.[3]

  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. ^ Hawkins, Stephen (April 23, 2021). "Gov. Newsom swears in Rob Bonta as Attorney General". KMPH. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  3. ^ Wiley, Hannah (November 12, 2022). "Democratic incumbent Rob Bonta beats Republican Nathan Hochman in California attorney general race". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 5, 2023.