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Nov 16, 2023 · Updated 9:15 PM PDT, November 15, 2023. SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The first time Toni Atkins acted as the governor of California, she used her powers to honor the passing of San Diego Padres baseball player Tony Gwynn while playfully rebuffing Jimmy Kimmel’s advice that she “ invade Oregon.
Nov 16, 2023 · It was 2014, and Atkins — the first lesbian to be the speaker of the state Assembly — was filling in for former Gov. Jerry Brown, a quirk of the California Constitution that requires governors ...
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Nov 16, 2023 · It was 2014, and Atkins — the first lesbian to be the speaker of the state Assembly — was filling in for former Gov. Jerry Brown, a quirk of the California Constitution that requires...
Jun 26, 2021 · Harvey Milk, a trailblazer in American politics, became the first openly gay person to be elected to public office in California when he joined the San Francisco Board of Supervisors on January 8, 1978. Renowned for breaking new ground, Milk's political career marked a significant period in the fight for LGBTQ+ rights.
Nov 16, 2023 · It was 2014, and Atkins — the first lesbian to be the speaker of the state Assembly — was filling in for former Gov. Jerry Brown, a quirk of the California Constitution that requires governors to...
Jan 19, 2024 · The field is stacked with a number of potential ‘firsts’ — Atkins could be the state’s first LBGTQ leader, Attorney General Rob Bonta, who is Filipino American, could be the first Asian...
On August 27, 2007, Don Norte, one of the first openly gay Republican[1] appointees[2] to a governing body in Sacramento, was appointed by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger[3] to the California Governor's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities.[4].
