California Insider

Chances are almost every California voter has Rosario Marin's name at their fingertips, but few could tell you who she is. The Bee's David Whitney profiles Marin, whose signature appears on every new dollar bill--and whose name is is making the rounds of the chattering classes as a potential Republican candidate for the US Senate in California. Marin, who holds the largely ceremonial job of U.S. Treasurer, is a pro-choice Mexican immigrant thinking of challenging Barbara Boxer in 2004.