Toni Atkins is the only person in California to have served as both speaker of the Assembly and president of the Senate in the past 150 years. The San Diego Democrat has broken several glass ceilings as a woman and a lesbian. Will she try to break another by running for governor in 2026? Marisa and Scott chat with Atkins about her path from growing up in Appalachia to the top of the California State Legislature.
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She Broke 2 Glass Ceilings in Sacramento. Will She Try for 3?
State Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins speaks in the Assembly Chambers at the State Capitol in Sacramento, California on June 15, 2015. (Max Whittaker/KQED)
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