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Akilah Weber
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Member-elect of the California State Senate
from the 39th district
Assuming office
December 2, 2024
Succeeding Toni Atkins
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 79th district
Assumed office
April 19, 2021
Preceded by Shirley Weber
Personal details
Born
Akilah Faizah Weber

(1978-07-02) July 2, 1978 (age 46)
San Diego, California, U.S.
Political party Democratic
Spouse Dennis Gakunga
Children 2
Relatives Shirley Weber (mother)
Education Xavier University of Louisiana (BS)
University of Rochester (MD)

Akilah Faizah Weber (born July 2, 1978) is an American politician and physician serving in the California State Assembly from the 79th district, which includes parts of eastern San Diego, and all of La Mesa, El Cajon, Lemon Grove, and La Presa. She is the daughter of California Secretary of State Shirley Weber, whom she succeeded in the Assembly after winning a special election in 2021.

Early life and education

Weber was born and raised in Oak Park, San Diego. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in biology from Xavier University of Louisiana and a Doctor of Medicine from the University of Rochester Medical Center.

Career

After graduating from medical school, Weber completed a residency at the John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County and a pediatric and adolescent gynecology fellowship at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. Weber is an OBGYN at Rady Children's Hospital.

In 2018, Weber was elected to the La Mesa City Council.

Weber was elected to the Assembly in a special election on April 6, 2021, to fill the vacancy of her mother, Shirley Weber, who resigned to become the Secretary of State of California. She was subsequently sworn in on April 19, 2021.

Electoral history

2022

2022 California's 79th State Assembly district election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Akilah Weber (incumbent) 42,857 64.3
Republican Corbin Sabol 16,651 25.0
Republican John Moore 7,159 10.7
Total votes 66,667 100%
General election
Democratic Akilah Weber (incumbent) 67,674 63.9
Republican Corbin Sabol 38,290 36.1
Total votes 105,964 100%
Democratic hold
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