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Michael E. Gates

Republican Party

Huntington Beach City Attorney

Huntington Beach, CA

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Michael E. Gates is an attorney and the Huntington Beach City Attorney. A lifelong Californian, he worked in private practice as a litigator and trial attorney before being elected Huntington Beach City Attorney in 2014, winning re-election multiple times. In 2025, Gates briefly served as a Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division before returning to his local office. He is running as a Republican for Attorney General of California in 2026.

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Attorney General of California

General election

CaliforniaEnded 11/3/2026· Republican Party

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California Attorney General

Primary election

Statewide, CaliforniaEnded 6/2/2026

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