Shirley Weber

Shirley Weber
31st Secretary of State of California
Incumbent
Assumed office January 29, 2021
Governor	Gavin Newsom
Preceded by	Alex Padilla
Member of the California State Assembly from the 79th district
In office December 3, 2012 – January 28, 2021
Preceded by	Ben Hueso (redistricted)
Succeeded by	Akilah Weber
Personal details
Born	Shirley Nash (1948-09-20) September 20, 1948 (age 75) Hope, Arkansas, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Daniel Weber ​ ​ (m. 1973; died 2002)​
Children	2, including Akilah
Education	University of California, Los Angeles (BA, MA, PhD)

Shirley Weber (née Nash; born September 20, 1948) is an American academic and politician serving as the secretary of state of California. She was previously a member of the California State Assembly for the 79th Assembly District,^[1] 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. She is the first African American to have been elected to the California State Legislature south of Los Angeles.^[2]

In December 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom appointed Weber as California's secretary of state, succeeding Alex Padilla, whom he had appointed as California's junior United States senator. Weber is the first African American to serve as California's secretary of state and the fifth to serve in a statewide position.