it did so without the vote of former Senate President pro Tem and 2026 gubernatorial candidate Toni Atkins. Atkins, D-San Diego, missed the high-profile votes because she was away on excused ...

State Senator Toni Atkins, a San Diegan, officially announced her bid for the governor of California Friday, setting the stage for another history-making moment in Golden State politics.

The bill — by Senate President Pro Tem Toni Atkins, D-San Diego — won approval despite the clout of law enforcement unions who routinely object to agencies sharing information that may get ...

She was the first female and first out LGBTQ+ Senate leader in state history. Atkins began her political career on the San ...

Especially when you add to it that leadership in the state Legislature has gone all Y-chromosome. A few weeks ago, former president pro tem of the Senate Toni Atkins (D-San Diego), who in 2018 ...

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan’s top Republican leader in the state Senate announced Tuesday a candidacy for governor, becoming the first high-profile Republican to enter the race to succeed ...