Akilah Faizah Weber Pierson’s career has included work at Rady Children’s Hospital, service on the La Mesa City Council and membership in both houses of the California Legislature. A physician and Democrat, she was elected to the City Council before serving in the Assembly from 2021 to 2024. Since 2024, she has represented Senate District 39, which includes parts of central San Diego and all of La Mesa, El Cajon and Lemon Grove. She entered the Assembly after winning the special election to fill the vacancy left by her mother, Shirley Weber. Her political record traces a path from local government to the Assembly and then the Senate.
THE JOB BEFORE THE JOB
Weber Pierson was born on July 2, 1978, and was born and raised in Oak Park, San Diego. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in biology from Xavier University of Louisiana, then a Doctor of Medicine from the University of Rochester Medical Center.
Her medical training continued with a residency at the John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County. She later completed a fellowship in pediatric and adolescent gynecology at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. She is an OBGYN at Rady Children’s Hospital.
Her professional record includes studies in biology, medical school, a residency and fellowship work in pediatric and adolescent gynecology. Her listed political career begins with her election to the La Mesa City Council in 2018.
THE PATH TO SACRAMENTO
Weber Pierson was elected to the La Mesa City Council in 2018. Three years later, her mother, Shirley Weber, resigned from the California State Assembly to become California secretary of state. Weber Pierson won the April 6, 2021, special election to fill the vacancy and was sworn in on April 19.
She served in the Assembly from 2021 through 2024 as a representative of the 79th district. In 2024, she began serving in the California State Senate.
Her present constituency extends beyond La Mesa, where she first won elected office. Senate District 39 includes parts of central San Diego and all of La Mesa, El Cajon and Lemon Grove. The district includes part of San Diego, where she was raised, as well as La Mesa, where she served on the City Council.
WHAT TO KNOW
Weber Pierson’s professional record is in medicine, including pediatric and adolescent gynecology. Her political record begins with her 2018 election to municipal office, continues through a 2021 Assembly special election held after her mother’s resignation and reaches the Senate in 2024.
She previously represented the 79th district in the Assembly and now represents the 39th district in the Senate. Her current district includes parts of central San Diego as well as all of La Mesa, El Cajon and Lemon Grove.
- State Senate · Senate District 39 · 2024–present
- State Assembly · Assembly District 79 · 2021–
Akilah Faizah Weber Pierson’s career has included work at Rady Children’s Hospital, service on the La Mesa City Council and membership in both houses of the California Legislature. A physician and Democrat, she was elected to the City Council before serving in the Assembly from 2021 to 2024. Since 2024, she has represented Senate District 39, which includes parts of central San Diego and all of La Mesa, El Cajon and Lemon Grove. She entered the Assembly after winning the special election to fill the vacancy left by her mother, Shirley Weber. Her political record traces a path from local government to the Assembly and then the Senate.
THE JOB BEFORE THE JOB
Weber Pierson was born on July 2, 1978, and was born and raised in Oak Park, San Diego. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in biology from Xavier University of Louisiana, then a Doctor of Medicine from the University of Rochester Medical Center.
Her medical training continued with a residency at the John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County. She later completed a fellowship in pediatric and adolescent gynecology at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. She is an OBGYN at Rady Children’s Hospital.
Her professional record includes studies in biology, medical school, a residency and fellowship work in pediatric and adolescent gynecology. Her listed political career begins with her election to the La Mesa City Council in 2018.
THE PATH TO SACRAMENTO
Weber Pierson was elected to the La Mesa City Council in 2018. Three years later, her mother, Shirley Weber, resigned from the California State Assembly to become California secretary of state. Weber Pierson won the April 6, 2021, special election to fill the vacancy and was sworn in on April 19.
She served in the Assembly from 2021 through 2024 as a representative of the 79th district. In 2024, she began serving in the California State Senate.
Her present constituency extends beyond La Mesa, where she first won elected office. Senate District 39 includes parts of central San Diego and all of La Mesa, El Cajon and Lemon Grove. The district includes part of San Diego, where she was raised, as well as La Mesa, where she served on the City Council.
WHAT TO KNOW
Weber Pierson’s professional record is in medicine, including pediatric and adolescent gynecology. Her political record begins with her 2018 election to municipal office, continues through a 2021 Assembly special election held after her mother’s resignation and reaches the Senate in 2024.
She previously represented the 79th district in the Assembly and now represents the 39th district in the Senate. Her current district includes parts of central San Diego as well as all of La Mesa, El Cajon and Lemon Grove.
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W/O REF. TO FILE SB719 Cabaldon Urgency Clause
W/O REF. TO FILE SB1350 McNerney Urgency Clause
Senate 3rd Reading SR113 Choi et al
Senate 3rd Reading SCR185 Caballero
Senate 3rd Reading SJR16 Caballero et al
Consent Calendar 2nd AB34 Patterson et al
Consent Calendar 2nd AB35 Alvarez et al. Urgency Clause
Consent Calendar 2nd AB1587 Ta
Consent Calendar 2nd AB1651 Dixon
Consent Calendar 2nd AB1653 Lackey
Consent Calendar 2nd AB1683 INS. (Calderon)
Consent Calendar 2nd AB1736 Pellerin
Consent Calendar 2nd AB2090 Macedo
Consent Calendar 2nd AB2147 Schiavo
Consent Calendar 2nd AB2320 Ta
Consent Calendar 2nd AB2331 Nguyen
Consent Calendar 2nd AB2421 Valencia
Consent Calendar 2nd AB2641 Michelle Rodriguez
Consent Calendar 2nd AB2652 Sharp-Collins et al
Consent Calendar 2nd AB2655 Valencia
Consent Calendar 2nd AB2789 JUD. (Kalra)
Consent Calendar 2nd AB2791 NAT. RES. (Bryan)
Unfinished Business SB417 Limón et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence
Unfinished Business SB623 Umberg et al. Concurrence
Special Consent ACR191 Stefani et al
Special Consent ACR206 Stefani et al. By Blakespear
Special Consent ACR215 Petrie-Norris
Senate 3rd Reading SCR113 Grove
Senate 3rd Reading SCR189 Rubio et al
W/O REF. TO FILE ACA21 Rivas By Ashby
Consent Calendar 2nd AJR27 Harabedian et al
W/O REF. TO FILE ACA20 Gabriel By Laird
W/O REF. TO FILE ACA22 Wicks By Gonzalez
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Education]
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Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Emergency Management]
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Judiciary]