Toni Atkins (California)

Toni Atkins
California State Assembly District 78
Incumbent
In office
December 6, 2010-Present
Term ends
December 1, 2014
Years in position	3
Party	Democratic
Leadership
Assembly Majority Whip
2011-Present
Compensation
Base salary	$95,291/year
Per diem	$141.86/day
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 6, 2012
First elected	November 2, 2010
Next election	November 4, 2014
Term limits	3 terms (6 years)
Prior offices
San Diego City Council
2000-2008
Education
Bachelor's	Emory and Henry College
Master's	Harvard University
Personal
Birthday	August 1, 1962
Profession	Senior policy analyst
Websites
Campaign website

Toni Atkins (b. August 1, 1962) is a Democratic member of the California State Assembly, representing District 78. She was first elected to the chamber in 2010. From 2000 to 2008, she was a council member for the City of San Diego, and in 2005, she served as its Deputy Mayor.

Biography

Atkins earned her Bachelor's degree in Political Science/Community Organizing from Emory and Henry College and graduated from the Senior Executive Program at the John F. Kennedy School of Government of Harvard University in 2004. Her professional experience includes working as director of clinic services for Womancare Health Center, on the staff of Council Member Christine Kehoe of the City of San Diego, and working as a senior policy analyst for LeSar Development Company since 2008.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Atkins served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Atkins served on these committees:

Issues

Campaign themes

2012

On her 2012 campaign site, Atkins outlines her campaign themes:

• "Serving in the State Assembly has been an honor, but I know that there still much to be done in order to get Californian’s working again, to provide the best possible funding for all levels of public education, and to maintain our safety net for those who need it the most. That’s why I am running for re-election. I have never been one to shy away from a challenge and I know that there will be many tough decisions on California’s path to recovery."

Elections

2012

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2012

Atkins won re-election in the 2012 election for California State Assembly District 78. Due to redistricting following the 2010 census, he was displaced from District 76. He advanced past the June 5, 2012, blanket primary, defeating Robert Williams (R). Atkins defeated Ralph Denney (R) in the general election on November 6, 2012.

California State Assembly, District 78, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Toni Atkins Incumbent	62.4%	116,987
	Republican	Ralph Denney	37.6%	70,526
Total Votes				187,513

California State Assembly, District 78 Blanket Primary, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Toni Atkins Incumbent	59.8%	54,175
	Republican	Ralph Denney	27.9%	25,291
	Republican	Robert Williams	12.3%	11,121
Total Votes				90,587

2010

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2010

Atkins was uncontested in the June 8 primary election. He defeated Republican Ralph Denney and Libertarian Daniel H. Baehr in the November 2 general election.

California State Assembly, District 76 General Election (2010)
Candidates		Votes
Toni Atkins (D)		75,357
Ralph Denney (R)		48,610
Daniel H. Baehr (L)		6,679

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, Atkins raised $602,061 in contributions.

Her four largest contributors were:

Donor	Amount
AFSCME California	$15,600
California Dental Association	$15,600
Southwest Regional Council Of Carpenters	$8,900
California Medical Association	$8,800

Personal

Atkins has a spouse, Jennifer LeSar.

Recent news

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Toni Atkins News Feed

• California Lawmakers Rush to Meet Legislative Deadline - KPBS
• Big Capitol donors get top posts - U-T San Diego
• Governors Might Play Leading Role on Border Security - Stateline
• California Assembly OKs two bills related to transgender residents - Sacramento Bee
• Pharmacist Kickbacks Put California Patient Health at Risk - OB Rag
• CalVet, WalMart and VetFund to Host Women Veterans Leadership Conference - PR Web (press release)
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• Interest Groups Rain Money on California Democrats - KQED (blog)
• Our Voice: Assembly positions shouldn't be for sale - The Desert Sun
• No A's for state lawmakers from UC students - Sacramento Bee (blog)

External links

Suggest a link

• Campaign website
• Facebook page
• Twitter feed
• Project Vote Smart Biography
• Project Vote Smart legislative profile
• Campaign contributions: 2010
• Toni Atkins on Facebook

References

Political offices
Preceded by Martin Block (D)	California State Assembly District 78 2012-present	Succeeded by NA
Preceded by Lori Saldana (D)	California Assembly District 76 2010-2012	Succeeded by Rocky Chavez (R)