California temporarily has first openly gay governor

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KGO) -- For a few hours on Wednesday, California had its first openly gay governor.

Gov. Jerry Brown, Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom and Senate President Pro Tem Darrel Steinberg, D-Sacramento, are all out of state, leaving Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins, D-San Diego, in charge.

Atkins is the first lesbian elected as California Speaker. She's acting governor until Brown returns Wednesday night from a trade mission in Mexico.

Atkins tweeted a photo with the caption, "One of my first responsibilities today as acting governor was to make sure the acting first dogs got their morning walk."

Toni Atkins/Twitter

She's set to appear Wednesday night via Skype on Jimmy Kimmel Live, which airs at 11:35 p.m. on ABC7.