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Californians have crossed the sixth-month threshold for the June 2 primary election for governor, with the numbers of candidates continuing to swell to replace termed-out Gov. Gavin Newsom.

The Times politics desk, led by my colleagues Phil Willon and Seema Mehta , has constructed a list of current declared candidates.

Let’s jump into their work .

Xavier Becerra (67, Democrat)

Top job: U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services

Highlights: Becerra has said among the Biden administration’s top accomplishments was getting 700 million COVID-19 vaccination shots into the arms of Americans. He also touted the administration’s efforts, w

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