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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5,039 events, each with its sourceSpecial Consent SB661 Hurtado
Unfinished Business SB675 Padilla Concurrence
Unfinished Business SB690 Caballero et al. Concurrence
Unfinished Business SB750 Cortese et al. Concurrence
Unfinished Business SB804 Archuleta et al. Concurrence
Unfinished Business SB869 Weber Pierson Concurrence
Unfinished Business SB873 Reyes et al. Concurrence
Special Consent SB891 Cervantes et al
Unfinished Business SB938 Menjivar et al. Concurrence
Special Consent SB944 Wiener et al
Unfinished Business SB954 Blakespear et al. Concurrence
Unfinished Business SB969 Reyes et al. Concurrence
Unfinished Business SB989 Blakespear et al. Concurrence
Special Consent SB991 Menjivar et al
Special Consent SB1046 Blakespear et al
Unfinished Business SB1128 Stern et al. Concurrence
Unfinished Business SB1140 Ashby Concurrence
Special Consent SB1167 Blakespear et al
Special Consent SB1208 Grayson
Unfinished Business SB1209 Allen Concurrence
Unfinished Business SB1255 Reyes et al. Concurrence
Special Consent SB1271 Reyes et al
Special Consent SB1276 Rubio et al
Unfinished Business SB1296 Durazo et al. Concurrence
Unfinished Business SB1337 Richardson Concurrence
Unfinished Business SB1347 Niello Concurrence
Unfinished Business SB1388 Durazo et al. Concurrence
Unfinished Business SB1421 McGuire Concurrence
Special Consent SB1445 B., P. & E.D. (Wahab)
Special Consent SR140 Strickland et al
Assembly 3rd Reading AB2 Lowenthal et al. By Padilla
Assembly 3rd Reading AB387 Alanis By Valladares
Assembly 3rd Reading AB690 Schultz By Cervantes
Assembly 3rd Reading AB713 Solache et al. By Cervantes
Special Consent AB767 Alanis By Grove
Assembly 3rd Reading AB1346 DeMaio By Grove
Assembly 3rd Reading AB1526 G.O. (Blanca Rubio) By Rubio
Assembly 3rd Reading AB1534 Irwin et al. By Pérez
Assembly 3rd Reading AB1556 Haney By Allen
Assembly 3rd Reading AB1567 Ta By Choi
Special Consent AB1572 Alanis et al. By Umberg
Assembly 3rd Reading AB1575 Arambula By Reyes
Assembly 3rd Reading AB1581 Ramos et al
Special Consent AB1586 Ramos By Gonzalez
Special Consent AB1590 Ransom et al. By Pérez
Assembly 3rd Reading AB1600 Arambula et al. By Reyes
Assembly 3rd Reading AB1633 Haney et al. By Gonzalez
Special Consent AB1640 Stefani et al. By Cabaldon
Assembly 3rd Reading AB1646 Bryan et al. By Becker
Assembly 3rd Reading AB1650 Caloza et al. By Pérez