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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4,618 events, each with its sourceUnfinished Business SB848 Pérez et al. Concurrence
Unfinished Business SB851 Cervantes et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence
Unfinished Business SB861 B., P. & E.D. (Ashby) Concurrence
Special Consent SR66 McGuire
Unfinished Business SB774 Ashby Concurrence
Unfinished Business SB775 Ashby Concurrence
Unfinished Business SB776 Ashby Concurrence
That the Assembly amendments be concurred in
Unfinished Business SB777 Richardson Concurrence
Unfinished Business SB787 McNerney et al. Concurrence
Unfinished Business SB809 Durazo et al. Concurrence
Unfinished Business SB822 Becker et al. Concurrence
Unfinished Business SB838 Durazo Concurrence
Unfinished Business SB839 Laird Concurrence
W/O REF. TO FILE SB840 Limón
Unfinished Business SB848 Pérez et al. Concurrence
Unfinished Business SB851 Cervantes et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence
Unfinished Business SB861 B., P. & E.D. (Ashby) Concurrence
Special Consent SR66 McGuire
Senate 3rd Reading SCR105 Wahab et al
Assembly 3rd Reading AB8 Aguiar-Curry By Ashby
Assembly 3rd Reading AB45 Bauer-Kahan et al. By Menjivar
Assembly 3rd Reading AB149 BUDGET (Gabriel) By Wiener
Assembly 3rd Reading AB144 BUDGET (Gabriel) By Wiener
Assembly 3rd Reading AB154 BUDGET (Gabriel) By Wiener
Assembly 3rd Reading AB226 Calderon et al. By Umberg Urgency Clause
Assembly 3rd Reading AB234 Calderon et al. By Caballero Urgency Clause
Assembly 3rd Reading AB299 Gabriel et al. By Pérez Urgency Clause
Assembly 3rd Reading AB366 Petrie-Norris et al. By Archuleta
Assembly 3rd Reading AB378 Valencia et al. By Cervantes
Assembly 3rd Reading AB572 Kalra et al. By Cortese
Assembly 2nd Reading AB596 Ortega By Cervantes
Assembly 3rd Reading AB695 Fong et al. By Rubio Urgency Clause
Assembly 2nd Reading AB715 Zbur et al. By Wiener
Assembly 3rd Reading AB732 Macedo By McNerney
Assembly 3rd Reading AB789 Bonta et al. By Cabaldon
Assembly 3rd Reading AB808 Addis By Weber Pierson
Assembly 2nd Reading AB825 Petrie-Norris et al. By Becker
Assembly 3rd Reading AB847 Sharp-Collins et al. By Arreguín
Assembly 2nd Reading AB870 Hadwick By Seyarto
Assembly 3rd Reading AB881 Petrie-Norris et al. By Stern
Assembly 3rd Reading AB888 Calderon et al. By Grayson
Assembly 2nd Reading AB940 Wicks et al. By Grayson
Assembly 3rd Reading AB962 Hoover By Allen
Assembly 3rd Reading AB963 Petrie-Norris By Durazo
Assembly 3rd Reading AB1036 Schultz By Arreguín
Assembly 3rd Reading AB1043 Wicks et al. By Umberg
Assembly 3rd Reading AB1079 Ávila Farías By Arreguín
Assembly 3rd Reading AB1084 Zbur et al. By Wiener
Assembly 2nd Reading AB1098 Fong et al. By Padilla