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Bloomberg
After four years on the outs in Washington, California is roaring back. The Golden State, a favourite target of President Donald Trump, is regaining its stature as a source of policy ideas and personnel under President-elect Joe Biden.
He’s recruited prominent Californians for key jobs in his administration such as Senator Kamala Harris as his vice president and Attorney General Xavier Becerra to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. Biden is also considering environmental regulator Mary Nichols, labour secretary Julie Su, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and Republican tech executive Meg Whitman, all Californians, for other cabinet posts.
They would bring with them distinctly Californian policy perspectives on the environment, healthcare and immigration.