Shirley Weber
| Shirley Weber | |
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| Member of the California State Assembly from the 79th district |
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Assumed office December 3, 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Marty Block (redistricted) |
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September 20, 1948 Hope, Arkansas |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Widowed |
| Residence | San Diego, California |
| Alma mater | University of California, Los Angeles (BA) (MA) (PhD) |
| Profession | Professor |
| Religion | Christian |
Shirley Nash Weber (born September 20, 1948) is an American politician currently serving in the California State Assembly. She is a Democrat representing the 79th Assembly District, which includes portions of San Diego, Chula Vista, and National City and all of Lemon Grove and La Mesa.
Prior to being elected to the Assembly in 2012, Weber served on the San Diego Board of Education, and as a Professor of African-American Studies at San Diego State University.
A member of the California Legislative Black Caucus, she is the first African American to be elected to the California State Legislature south of Los Angeles.
Her parents were from Arkansas; she was raised in a poor section of Los Angeles. Her father had only a sixth-grade education but pushed Weber and her seven siblings to strive for excellence. She went to the University of California, Los Angeles where she earned three degrees by the time she was 26: a Bachelor of Arts in 1970, a Master of Arts in 1971, and a Ph.D in communication in 1975.
Weber is a professor emeritus of Africana studies at San Diego State University. She helped to establish that department in 1972 and became its chair, teaching there for 40 years. She was president of the National Council for Black Studies from 2002 to 2006.
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