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'{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2021}} {{short description|American politician}} {{Infobox officeholder |name = Akilah Weber |image = Dr. Akilah Weber.jpg |state_assembly1 = California |district1 = [[California's 79th State Assembly district|79th]] |term_start1 = April 19, 2021 |term_end1 = |predecessor1 = [[Shirley Weber]] |successor1 = |birth_name = Akilah Faizah Weber |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|07|02}} |birth_place = [[Oak Park, San Diego]], [[California]], U.S. |death_date = |death_place = |party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |spouse = Dennis Gakunga |relatives = [[Shirley Weber]] |children = 2 |education = [[Xavier University of Louisiana]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]])<br>[[University of Rochester Medical School|University of Rochester]] ([[Doctor of Medicine|MD]]) }} '''Akilah Faizah Weber''' (born July 2, 1978) is an American politician and [[physician]] serving in the [[California State Assembly]] from the [[California's 79th State Assembly district|79th district]], which includes parts of [[San Diego]], [[Chula Vista]], [[National City, California|National City]] and all of [[La Mesa, California|La Mesa]], [[Bonita, California|Bonita]] and [[Lemon Grove]]. == Early life and education == Weber was born and raised in [[Oak Park, San Diego]]. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in biology from [[Xavier University of Louisiana]] and a [[Doctor of Medicine]] from the [[University of Rochester Medical Center]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Courage California Voter Guide|url=http://progressivevotersguide.com/california|access-date=2021-04-25|website=progressivevotersguide.com|language=en}}</ref> == Career == After graduating from medical school, Weber completed a residency at the [[John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County]] and a pediatric and adolescent gynecology fellowship at the [[Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center]]. Weber is an [[OBGYN]] at [[Rady Children's Hospital]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Akilah Weber, M.D.|url=https://www.rchsd.org/doctors/akilah-weber-md/|access-date=2021-04-25|website=www.rchsd.org}}</ref> Weber was elected to the Assembly in a special election on April 6, 2021, to fill the vacancy of her mother, [[Shirley Weber]], who resigned to assume the position of [[Secretary of State of California|secretary of state of California]]. She was subsequently sworn in on April 19, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Daughter Akilah Weber Succeeds California Elections Chief Shirley Weber in Legislature|url=https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/daughter-akilah-weber-succeeds-california-elections-chief-shirley-weber-in-legislature/2581406/|access-date=2021-04-25|website=NBC 7 San Diego|language=en-US}}</ref> She previously served as a member of the [[La Mesa, California|La Mesa]] [[City Council]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Biography {{!}} Official Website - Dr. Akilah Weber representing the 79th California Assembly District|url=https://a79.asmdc.org/biography|access-date=2021-04-25|website=a79.asmdc.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-18|title=La Mesa City Council says goodbye to Akilah Weber|url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/communities/east-county/la-mesa/story/2021-04-18/la-mesa-city-council-says-goodbye-to-akilah-weber|url-status=live|access-date=2021-04-25|website=San Diego Union-Tribune|language=en-US}}</ref> == References == <references /> ==External Links== *[http://www.joincalifornia.com/candidate/14672 Join California Akilah Weber] {{California State Assembly}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Weber, Akilah}} [[Category:1978 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Members of the California State Assembly]] [[Category:California Democrats]] [[Category:Physicians from California]] [[Category:Xavier University of Louisiana alumni]] [[Category:University of Rochester alumni]] [[Category:Politicians from San Diego]] [[Category:People from La Mesa, California]] [[Category:Women city councillors in California]] [[Category:Women state legislators in California]] [[Category:African-American city council members in California]] [[Category:African-American state legislators in California]] [[Category:African-American women in politics]] [[Category:21st-century American politicians]] [[Category:21st-century American women politicians]]'