HHS Secretary Violated Hatch Act, Federal Watchdog Finds.
Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra violated the Hatch Act by using his official authority to influence the result of an election when he said he would vote for Sen. Alex Padilla at a Congressional Hispanic Caucus event last September, according to a report by the Office of Special Counsel. Becerra is one of several Biden administration officials to be cited for violating the Hatch Act, which prohibits federal government employees from engaging in campaign activity in their official capacity. The Trump administration was also subject to numerous Hatch Act complaints during its four years in power.