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Senate Leader Atkins Welcomes Newly Appointed UC President Drake, Thanks Napolitano for Service
July 7, 2020

SACRAMENTO – Senate President pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins (D-San Diego) released the following statement on the changing of...

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July 2020 Newsletter
July 1, 2020

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness. This July, as we build on the momentum of recent weeks, and work to make real progress in dismantling...

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Senate Leader Atkins: Supreme Court Upholds Women’s Rights in Abortion Case Decision Released Today
June 29, 2020

SACRAMENTO – Senate President pro Tempore Toni G.

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About Senator Atkins

Senator Toni G. AtkinsToni G. Atkins was born and raised in southwestern Virginia, the daughter of a miner and a seamstress, and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in political science from Emory & Henry College in Emory, Virginia.

In 1985, she moved across the country to San Diego, Calif., to help care for her sister’s young son while her sister served in the U.S. Navy. In San Diego, before becoming involved in public service, she worked as director of clinic services at Womancare Health Center. Read full bio

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