(KTXL) — Toni Atkins, who serves as the California State Senate President pro Tempore, became the first person in her position to sign a bill into law Thursday.

California State Senate President pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins speaking at the Democratic Party State Convention in 2019 (Gage Skidmore / Flickr) SAN DIEGO, Calif. (CN) — Joining an already crowded ...

FILE - California state Senate President Pro Tempore Toni Atkins, D-San Diego, at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., on Monday, July 10, 2023. On Friday, Jan. 19, 2024, Atkins announced she will ...

Senate President pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins, D-San Diego, on Thursday, July 6, 2023, signed two bills as she was serving as acting governor while Gov. Gavin Newsom and Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis ...

Toni Atkins, a Democrat from San Diego, said she will step down next year. Sen. Mike McGuire, a Democrat from the state's North Coast region, will replace Atkins as the Senate's president pro tempore.

File photo: California state Senate President Pro Tempore Toni Atkins, D-San Diego, at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., on Monday, July 10, 2023. By The Associated Press UPDATED: January 19 ...

Toni Atkins, the president pro tempore of the California state Senate, has declared her candidacy for the Golden State's governorship in 2026. Atkins joins several other big-name Democrats ...

FILE – California state Senate President Pro Tempore Toni Atkins, D-San Diego, at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., on Monday, July 10, 2023. On Friday, Jan. 19, 2024, Atkins announced she will ...

State Senate President Pro Tem Toni Atkins, D-San Diego, announced Friday that she will run for California governor in the 2026 election. Atkins on Thursday filed paperwork stating her intent to ...

Toni Atkins, who served as president pro tempore of the California State Senate from 2018 to 2024, will be honored with the ...

FILE – California state Senate President Pro Tempore Toni Atkins, D-San Diego, at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., on Monday, July 10, 2023. On Friday, Jan. 19, 2024, Atkins announced she will ...