Glass House: California Legislator Tracker
Akilah Weber
Assembly Democrat
District 79, La Mesa
Time in office
Assembly: 2021—Present
Background
Doctor / Councilmember / Educator
Campaign contributions
Assemblymember Akilah Weber has taken at least $152,000 from the Health sector since she was elected to the legislature. That represents 19% of her total campaign contributions.
Contact or follow this legislator
Capitol office
1021 O Street, Suite 4130
P.O. Box 942849, Sacramento, CA 94249-0079; (916) 319-2079
District office(s)
4700 Spring Street, Suite 301, La Mesa, CA 91943; (619) 465-7903
Biographical information
Birth Place
San Diego, CA
Race/Ethnicity
African-American
Residence
La Mesa, CA
Gender
Female
Born
July 2, 1978
Identifies as
Straight
How this legislator voted in 2021-2022
Campaign contributions received by sector
OpenSecrets and CalMatters have categorized campaign contributions to legislators based on the economic sector that the donor represents. Methodology →
This is how much money Akilah Weber has taken from the various sectors since she was elected to the legislature.
| Broad sector | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| $152,000 $152k | 19% | |
| $88,350 $88k | 11% | |
| $73,808 $73k | 9% | |
| $52,100 $52k | 6% | |
| $45,725 $45k | 6% | |
| $40,400 $40k | 5% | |
| $28,300 $28k | 4% | |
| $26,625 $26k | 3% | |
| $22,235 $22k | 3% | |
| $22,100 $22k | 3% | |
| $14,094 $14k | 2% | |
| $13,900 $13k | 2% | |
| $11,800 $11k | 1% | |
| $7,960 $7k | <1% | |
| $500 $500 | <1% | |
| Note: The above percentages might not add up to exactly 100% because we are not displaying any contributions that have not yet been classified. | ||
Committees this legislator serves on
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How special interest groups rate this legislator
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Assembly District 79 demographics
Safe Democratic district
Next election: 2024
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Voter registration
Census data on race/ethnicity, household income, age, poverty rate, and education level will be provided when available.
Most recent election
2022 General
|
D
|
Akilah Weber (Incumbent)
Democratic
|
63.9% | |
|
R
|
Corbin Sabol
Republican
|
36.1% |
CalMatters coverage about this legislator
Balancing act: Newsom’s plan to cover California's ballooning budget deficit
By Alexei Koseff, May 12, 2023
Newsom’s threat to Walgreens fizzles
By Lynn La, April 7, 2023
School funding proposal aims to achieve equity, but does it go far enough?
By Joe Hong, January 23, 2023
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