Politics & Government

Assembly Majority Leader Toni Atkins to Take Over May 12

Local Assemblywoman Toni Atkins was voted in as the successor to John Perez (D-Los Angeles) about two weeks ago.

Assembly Majority Leader Toni Atkins, D-San Diego, will take over as speaker on May 12, it was reported Wednesday.

The Los Angeles Times cited multiple sources who said current Speaker John Perez, D-Los Angeles, announced the planned transition date during a meeting of the Assembly Democratic caucus.

Atkins was voted in as the successor to Perez about two weeks ago. It was first revealed a little more than two months ago that she had accumulated enough votes to win the office.

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Perez is being termed out this fall and is running for state controller.

Atkins will be the first San Diegan and first lesbian to run the Legislature's lower chamber.

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—City News Service


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