The California attorney general's office owns a turboprop plane that Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown sometimes uses, despite his pleas that state government should eliminate such luxuries.

Records reviewed by The Associated Press show the plane has flown at least 20 air segments in nine days over the last year.

Brown often has referred to his frugality during his campaign for governor and criticized his Republican rival, Meg Whitman, for using a chartered plane to fly to campaign events. He says he flies commercial.

Christine Gasparac, a spokeswoman for the attorney general's office, says Brown uses the plane rarely and only for official business. She said he mostly flies Southwest.

Campaign spokesman Sterling Clifford said Brown has never used the plane to fly to campaign events.