Candidate for California State Senate - District 39 in 2020 California General Election.
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Get StartedToni has fought to: Increase women’s access to reproductive health services, establish a two-year pilot program to strengthen Family Justice Centers, increasing access to services for victims of domestic violence, ensure victims of sexual violence are not required to pay spousal support for their abuser, prohibit the use of dangerous shackling for incarcerated pregnant women and girls, and allow victims of domestic violence to alter a wireless telephone contract when the abuser is the account holder. Learn more
Allow transgender Californians official records, including birth and death certificates reflect who they really are Include LGBT cultural competency in continuing medical education requirements Include “gender identity” and “gender expression” in anti-discrimination laws where only the term “gender” currently appears. Ensure transgender students have access to bathrooms in line with their gender identity Modernize California birth certificates by allowing parents to choose to self-designate as “father,” “mother” or “parent” Eliminate the “gay panic” and “trans panic” defenses Urge the FDA to change blood donation policies so they are based on modern science. Learn more
Raised in a military family, Toni Atkins has a personal connection to our veterans and has always made the issues important to them and military families a top priority. Through Toni’s leadership, the state provided an additional $3 million in annual funding for Country Veterans Services, made the state “Strike Force” teams permanent, helping reduce the backlog of Veterans benefit claims, helped fund the California National Guard’s Work for Warriors program, helping more than 2,200 find a job. Learn more
Toni Atkins has worked to deliver millions in resource and tax credits to help our local economies grow and thrive. Toni helped cut red tape to encourage and allow the creation of fishermen’s markets in San Diego. Learn more
Toni Atkins fought to restore millions in critical education funding lost during the recession and to increase access to higher education for all Californians. Toni was named Legislator of the Year by the California State Student Association and has fought to: Increase General fund spending for education to its highest level ever: $14.8 billion – including $12 million for San Diego State University and $7.4 million for San Marcos School District Strengthen and expand the Middle Class Scholarship to help more students and families afford college. Learn more
Toni Atkins worked to expand clean and green technology job opportunities. Toni recognizes that by protecting our environment, fighting climate change and improving our air and water quality we build safe, healthy communities. Learn more
Toni Atkins is recognized as a leader in the fight for quality, affordable healthcare. She has authored and passed laws to increase access, lower prescription drug costs and improve care for all. Toni has fought to: Increase women’s access to reproductive health services and maternity benefits Expand healthcare to 180,000 San Diegans enrolled in exchange. Learn more
A champion for housing since her time on the San Diego City Council, Toni Atkins served as Chair of the Assembly Select Committee on Homelessness and secured hundreds of millions of dollars for multi-family, veteran, affordable and homeless housing. Toni created the CalWORKS Housing Support Program, investing over $35 million for permanent housing for homeless and at-risk CalWORKS families. She also secured $600 million for affordable rental housing for the homeless, $30 million for multifamily housing and allocated $100 million from the sates general fund for the creation of affordable housing. Learn more
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