Sally Lieber | |
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Member of the California House of Representatives from the 22nd Assembly district |
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In office 2002–2008 |
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Preceded by | Elaine Alquist |
Succeeded by | Paul Fong |
Personal details | |
Born |
Sally J. Lieber April 24, 1961 Detroit, Michigan |
Nationality | American |
Spouse(s) | David Phillips |
Residence | Mountain View, California |
Alma mater | Stanford University |
Website | http://www.sallylieber.org/ |
Sally J. Lieber (born April 24, 1961 in Detroit, Michigan) was a Democratic California State Assembly member and former Mountain View, California City Council member and Mayor. She represented the 22nd Assembly District that includes the cities of Mountain View, Sunnyvale, Cupertino and portions of Santa Clara and San Jose which are all located in Santa Clara County.
Lieber held the office of Speaker pro Tempore in the 2007-2008 legislative session. In the November 7, 2006 general election she was re-elected to her third and final term in the assembly, beating her Republican opponent Roger Riffenburgh by 68.8% to 31.2%. In 2008, she was term-limited out of the office.
Lieber currently serves as an advisor to the San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority, an agency that was created through her legislation, and recently served on Attorney General Kamala D. Harris’ Transition Team working on women’s rehabilitation and mental health
Lieber was born in Detroit, Michigan on April 24, 1961. As a youth growing up in the 1960s and 1970s, she was interested in the antiwar and civil rights movements. In junior high school, she wore glasses over her hair so she would look like Gloria Steinem, the feminist icon and revolutionary journalist.