Toni G. Atkins (born August 1, 1962) is an American Democratic politician and a member of the San Diego City Council. She was born in Wythe County in southwest Virginia and earned a BA in political science from Emory and Henry College, focusing on community organizing. She later attended the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. Atkins was the first openly lesbian mayor of San Diego. She lists among her priorities affordable housing, workers' rights, neighborhood revitalization and redevelopment of San Diego's older urban neighborhoods.