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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4,422 events, each with its sourceUnfinished Business SB720 Ashby et al. Concurrence
Unfinished Business SB733 Wahab et al. Concurrence
Unfinished Business SB744 Cabaldon Concurrence
Unfinished Business SB753 Cortese Concurrence
Unfinished Business SB756 Smallwood-Cuevas Concurrence
Unfinished Business SB760 Allen et al. Concurrence
Unfinished Business SB761 Ashby et al. Concurrence
Unfinished Business SB763 Hurtado Concurrence
Unfinished Business SB767 Richardson et al. Concurrence
Unfinished Business SB852 E. & C.A. (Cervantes) Concurrence
Special Consent SB853 L., P.E. & R. (Smallwood-Cuevas)
Special Consent SB857 PUB. S. (Arreguín)
Unfinished Business SB864 Padilla et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence
Special Consent SR55 Hurtado
Special Consent SR59 Niello
Special Consent SR61 Pérez et al
Special Consent ACR12 Quirk-Silva et al
Special Consent ACR13 Jackson By Umberg
Special Consent ACR102 Ramos et al
Special Consent ACR105 McKinnor et al
Special Consent ACR108 Hoover et al
Special Consent ACR111 Sharp-Collins
Special Consent ACR113 Bauer-Kahan By Umberg
Special Consent ACR114 Pacheco et al
Special Consent SCR103 Caballero et al
Assembly 3rd Reading AB1 Connolly et al. By Allen
Assembly 3rd Reading AB16 Alanis By Alvarado-Gil
Assembly 3rd Reading AB56 Bauer-Kahan et al. By Weber Pierson
Special Consent AB91 Harabedian et al. By Pérez
Special Consent AB245 Gipson By Umberg Urgency Clause
Assembly 3rd Reading AB253 Ward et al. By Wiener Urgency Clause
Special Consent AB265 Caloza et al. By Cortese
Assembly 3rd Reading AB290 Bauer-Kahan et al. By Allen
Assembly 3rd Reading AB301 Schiavo et al. By Grayson Urgency Clause
Assembly 3rd Reading AB325 Aguiar-Curry et al. By Umberg
Special Consent AB349 Dixon By Wahab
Assembly 3rd Reading AB357 Alvarez By Wiener
Assembly 3rd Reading AB394 Wilson et al. By Ashby
Special Consent AB400 Pacheco et al. By Rubio
Special Consent AB445 Aguiar-Curry By Niello
Assembly 3rd Reading AB451 Petrie-Norris By Blakespear
Assembly 3rd Reading AB462 Lowenthal et al. By Grayson Urgency Clause
Assembly 3rd Reading AB468 Gabriel et al. By Arreguín
Assembly 3rd Reading AB476 Mark González et al. By Arreguín
Special Consent AB478 Zbur et al. By Allen
Assembly 3rd Reading AB484 Dixon By Umberg
Assembly 3rd Reading AB531 Rogers et al. By Becker
Special Consent AB562 Solache et al. By Smallwood-Cuevas
Special Consent AB607 Celeste Rodriguez By Ashby
Special Consent AB653 Lackey et al. By Grove