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Xavier Becerra's California governor campaign has paid his daughter Angélica Reyes-Becerra over $17,000. Before joining the campaign as deputy policy director after the primary, she worked at immigration organizations and is currently vice chair of First 5 Monterey County. Campaign spokesperson Jonathan Underland says her experience makes her valuable to the team, but compliance expert Joshua Wurtzel notes that using campaign funds for family members can raise questions about nepotism and proper compensation.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-02,
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Story summary
Xavier Becerra, a Democratic candidate for California governor, has hired his daughter Reyes-Becerra as a paid deputy policy director. The campaign spent over $17,000 on her employment since the primary election, according to campaign finance records. Initially volunteering, Reyes-Becerra became a salaried employee after the primary and works on developing campaign communication and briefing Becerra on key issues such as immigration reform, healthcare, and wildfire relief. Before joining the campaign, she worked at various immigration-related organizations including as a managing attorney at California Immigration Project. Her LinkedIn profile also lists her roles at First 5 Monterey County, where she serves as vice chair to direct tobacco tax revenue towards early childhood programs.
Written for “Becerra Campaign Payments” on 2026-10-04,
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The Democrat’s campaign has shelled out more than $17,000 to his Reyes-Becerra, who’s an immigration attorney, according to campaign finance records.
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who → shell → records
Before joining her dad’s campaign, Reyes-Becerra worked at multiple immigration-related organizations, including as a managing attorney at the immigration nonprofit California Immigration Project, according to her LinkedIn profile.
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Becerra → join → profile
The Stanford and Columbia grad is also vice chair of First 5 Monterey County, one of 58 state-funded local commissions championed by slain director Rob Reiner.
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grad → fund → Reiner
First 5 county commissions are tasked with directing tobacco tax revenue towards early childhood programs.
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commissions → task → programs
The Post reached out to Underland for more details on her work, such as pay rate or time spent working.
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Post → reach → rate
Reyes-Becerra was initially a volunteer for her dad’s campaign, but became a paid deputy policy director after the primary, campaign spokesperson Jonathan Underland told the Sacramento Bee, which first reported the hire.
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which → become → hire
She helps develop campaign communication and briefs the candidate and other members of the campaign on key issues like and health care to wildfire relief, the paper reported.
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paper → help → relief
“With Steve Hilton co-signing Trump’s ICE reign of terror, the value of an experienced attorney with a focus on immigration on our policy team cannot be overstated,” Underland said.
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Underland → - → team
“We’re lucky to have her.”
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We → ’re → her
It’s not illegal to hire a family member for a campaign, but the details are key, a compliance expert told The California Post.
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expert → ’ → Post
“The issue here is, is she actually doing the work that she is being paid for?
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she → do → that
Is the amount that she is being paid market rate for that type of person doing that type of work, or is it is it above market, right?” said Joshua Wurtzel, a partner at Schlam Stone & Dolan LLP.
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Wurtzel → pay → Stone
Records show Reyes-Becerra has been reimbursed for around $4,300 worth of travel expenses.
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Becerra → show → expenses
Even if the daughter is doing significant work, Wurtzel added that the optics still can be risky.
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optics → do → work
“It certainly gives your adversary something to point to and and try to say there this is nepotism,” he said.
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he → give → something
“You’re using campaign funds to to pay your family.
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You → use → family
It’s some degree of vulnerability for the candidate.”
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It → ’ → candidate
The veteran California Dem, who was President Joe Biden’s Health and Human Services secretary and state attorney general, has been criticized for ducking press and holding few public events after winning the primary.
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who → criticize → primary
Becerra leads Republican rival Steve Hilton by a significant margin, appearing to coast on overwhelming Democratic voter registration in the Golden State.
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Becerra → lead → State
Becerra’s other two children are not working for the campaign.
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children → work → campaign
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