Shirley N. Weber

Office sought: Secretary of State
Party: Democratic
Ballot designation: Secretary of State
Incumbent.

Background

Biography. Shirley Weber earned a B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. from the University of California at Los Angeles. Weber’s career experience includes working as a professor at San Diego State University, California State University at Los Angeles, and Los Angeles City College. [4]

Personal. Note: Please contact us if the personal information below requires an update. Weber has two children. [4]

Prior offices and election history

2026

See also: California Secretary of State election, 2026 General election The primary will occur on June 2, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary. The candidate list in this election may not be complete. Nonpartisan primary Nonpartisan primary election for California Secretary of State Incumbent Shirley Weber (D), Donald P. Wagner (R), Gary Blenner (G), and Michael Feinstein (G) are running in the primary for California Secretary of State on June 2, 2026. Candidate Shirley Weber (D) Donald P. Wagner (R) Gary Blenner (G) Michael Feinstein (G) Incumbents are bolded and underlined . = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

2026 — Endorsements

Weber received the following endorsements. To send us additional endorsements, click here . Alameda County Democratic Party’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by Alameda County Democratic Party) Alice B Toklas LGBTQ Democratic Club’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by Alice B Toklas LGBTQ Democratic Club) BAYMEC’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by BAYMEC) Barak’s voter guide (Sway voting group by Barak Gila) Barak’s voter guide (Sway voting group by barak) CALIFORNIA LIBERAL DEMOCRATS (Sway voting group by JCP YOU KNOW ME) CalMatters Voter Guide (Sway voting group by CalMatters) California Environmental Voters’ Voting Group (Sway voting group by California Environmental Voters) California Faculty Association’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by California Faculty Association) California Federation of Teachers’ Voting Group (Sway voting group by California Federation of Teachers) California Labor Federation’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by California Labor Federation) California Nurses Association / National Nurses United’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by California Nurses Association / National Nurses United) California Professional Firefighters’ Voting Group (Sway voting group by California Professional Firefighters) California State Building and Construction Trades Council’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by California State Building and Construction Trades Council) California Teachers Association’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by California Teachers Association) California YIMBY’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by California YIMBY) California Young Democrats’ Voting Group (Sway voting group by California Young Democrats) City of Alameda Democratic Club’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by City of Alameda Democratic Club) CrowdSourceCarrie Voting Group (Sway voting group by CrowdSourceCarrie) Edwin M. Lee Asian Pacific Democratic Club’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by Edwin M. Lee Asian Pacific Democratic Club) Election Day is Every Tuesday (Sway voting group by Ariella Elm) EllieSO - Valley Girl Vote (Sway voting group by EllieSO) Equality California’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by Equality California) Fullerton Observer’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by Fullerton Observer) GrowSF’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by GrowSF) Harvey Milk LGBTQ Democratic Club’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by Harvey Milk LGBTQ Democratic Club) IFPTE Local 21’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by IFPTE Local 21) KPBS Endorsement Guide (Sway voting group by KPBS) KaitlynDoesPolitics (Sway voting group by Kaitlyn Hennessy) La Defensa’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by La Defensa) Legalmiga’s Legit Picks (Sway voting group by Taylor Tieman (@legalmiga)) Los Angeles County Democratic Party’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by Los Angeles County Democratic Party) National Union of Healthcare Workers’ Voting Group (Sway voting group by National Union of Healthcare Workers) Northern California Carpenters Regional Council’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by Northern California Carpenters Regional Council) One Vote at Time (Sway voting group by Derek Padilla-Ravega) Potrero Hill Democratic Club’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by Potrero Hill Democratic Club) Rick’s Picks (Sway voting group by Rick Raushenbush) SEIU California’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by SEIU California) SEIU Local 1021’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by SEIU Local 1021) SEIU Local 521’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by SEIU Local 521) SEIU Local 99’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by SEIU Local 99) SEIU-UHW’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by SEIU-UHW) San Diego County Democratic Party’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by San Diego County Democratic Party) San Diego Democrats for Equality’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by San Diego Democrats for Equality) San Francisco Bay Guardian’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by San Francisco Bay Guardian) San Francisco Democratic Party’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by San Francisco Democratic Party) San Francisco Eastern Neighborhoods Democratic Club’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by San Francisco Eastern Neighborhoods Democratic Club) San Francisco Examiner’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by San Francisco Examiner) San Francisco League of Pissed Off Voters’ Voting Group (Sway voting group by San Francisco League of Pissed Off Voters) San Francisco Women’s Political Committee’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by San Francisco Women’s Political Committee) Sierra Club Angeles Chapter’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by Sierra Club Angeles Chapter) Sierra Club California’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by Sierra Club California) Sierra Club San Francisco Bay’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by Sierra Club San Francisco Bay) Stonewall Democratic Club Los Angeles’ Voting Group (Sway voting group by Stonewall Democratic Club Los Angeles) The Kitchen Voter Guide (Sway voting group by Michelle Glogovac) The Overwhelmed San Franciscan’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by The Overwhelmed San Franciscan) UAW California’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by UAW California) UFCW Western States Council’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by UFCW Western States Council) UNITE HERE Local 11’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by UNITE HERE Local 11) Union Yes San Diego’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by Union Yes San Diego) Voting is a Team Sport | Katie Grossbard (Sway voting group by Katie Grossbard) Wellstone Democratic Renewal Club’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by Wellstone Democratic Renewal Club) iVoterGuide California (Sway voting group by iVoterGuide)

2022

See also: California Secretary of State election, 2022 General election General election for California Secretary of State Incumbent Shirley Weber defeated Robert Bernosky in the general election for California Secretary of State on November 8, 2022. Candidate % Votes ✔ Shirley Weber (D) 60.1 6,462,164 Robert Bernosky (R) 39.9 4,298,530 Incumbents are bolded and underlined . The results have been certified. Source Total votes: 10,760,694 = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. Nonpartisan primary election Nonpartisan primary for California Secretary of State The following candidates ran in the primary for California Secretary of State on June 7, 2022. Candidate % Votes ✔ Shirley Weber (D) 58.9 4,016,798 ✔ Robert Bernosky (R) 18.8 1,281,587 Rachel Hamm (R) 12.1 822,978 Submit photo James Paine (R) 3.7 254,222 Gary Blenner (G) 3.0 205,630 Submit photo Raul Rodriguez Jr. (R) 2.6 176,059 Matthew Cinquanta (Independent) 0.9 59,481 Desmond Silveira (No party preference) (Write-in) 0.0 235 Incumbents are bolded and underlined . The results have been certified. Source Total votes: 6,816,990 = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

2020

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2020 General election General election for California State Assembly District 79 Incumbent Shirley Weber defeated John Moore in the general election for California State Assembly District 79 on November 3, 2020. Candidate % Votes ✔ Shirley Weber (D) 65.4 147,994 Submit photo John Moore (R) 34.6 78,367 Incumbents are bolded and underlined . The results have been certified. Source Total votes: 226,361 = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. Nonpartisan primary election Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 79 Incumbent Shirley Weber and John Moore defeated Carmelita Larrabaster in the primary for California State Assembly District 79 on March 3, 2020. Candidate % Votes ✔ Shirley Weber (D) 65.7 74,121 ✔ Submit photo John Moore (R) 17.4 19,619 Submit photo Carmelita Larrabaster (R) 16.9 19,080 Incumbents are bolded and underlined . The results have been certified. Source Total votes: 112,820 = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

2018

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2018 General election General election for California State Assembly District 79 Incumbent Shirley Weber defeated John Moore in the general election for California State Assembly District 79 on November 6, 2018. Candidate % Votes ✔ Shirley Weber (D) 66.8 103,533 Submit photo John Moore (R) 33.2 51,548 Incumbents are bolded and underlined . The results have been certified. Source Total votes: 155,081 = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. Nonpartisan primary election Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 79 Incumbent Shirley Weber and John Moore advanced from the primary for California State Assembly District 79 on June 5, 2018. Candidate % Votes ✔ Shirley Weber (D) 63.7 51,395 ✔ Submit photo John Moore (R) 36.3 29,324 Incumbents are bolded and underlined . The results have been certified. Total votes: 80,719 = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

2016

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2016 Elections for the California State Assembly took place in 2016. The primary election was held on June 7, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was February 25, 2016, for candidates filing with signatures. The deadline for candidates using a filing fee to qualify was March 11, 2016. [5] Incumbent Shirley Weber defeated John Moore in the California State Assembly District 79 general election. [6] [7] California State Assembly, District 79 General Election, 2016 Party Candidate Vote % Votes Democratic Shirley Weber Incumbent 65.22% 114,080 Republican John Moore 34.78% 60,827 Total Votes 174,907 Source: California Secretary of State Incumbent Shirley Weber and John Moore were unopposed in the California State Assembly District 79 blanket primary. [8] [9] California State Assembly, District 79 Blanket Primary, 2016 Party Candidate Democratic Shirley Weber Incumbent Republican John Moore

2014

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2014 Elections for the California State Assembly took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 3, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014 . The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 7, 2014. Incumbent Shirley N. Weber (D) and write-in candidate George R. Williams (American Independent) were unopposed in the blanket primary. [10] Weber defeated Williams in the general election. [11] [12] [13] California State Assembly, District 79, General Election, 2014 Party Candidate Vote % Votes Democratic Shirley N. Weber Incumbent 61.9% 49,264 American Independent George R. Williams 38.1% 30,266 Total Votes 79,530

2012

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2012 Weber won election in the 2012 election for California State Assembly District 79. She advanced past the blanket primary on June 5, 2012, defeating Sid Voorakkara (D), Patricia Ann Washington (D), Rudy Ramirez (D), and Matt Mendoza (R). Weber defeated Mary England (R) in the general election on November 6, 2012. [14] [15] [16] California State Assembly, District 79, General Election, 2012 Party Candidate Vote % Votes Democratic Shirley Weber 61.7% 94,170 Republican Mary England 38.3% 58,424 Total Votes 152,594 California State Assembly, District 79 Blanket Primary, 2012 Party Candidate Vote % Votes Democratic Rudy Ramirez 11.3% 7,533 Democratic Sid Voorakkara 7.6% 5,060 Democratic Patricia Ann Washington 8.1% 5,401 Democratic Shirley Weber 30.5% 20,293 Republican Mary England 29.1% 19,313 Republican Matt Mendoza 13.3% 8,857 Total Votes 66,457

Issue positions (campaign themes)

2026

Ballotpedia survey responses See also: Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection Shirley Weber has not yet completed Ballotpedia’s 2026 Candidate Connection survey. If you are Shirley Weber, click here to fill out Ballotpedia’s 2026 Candidate Connection survey . Who fills out Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey? Any candidate running for elected office, at any level, can complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Survey. Completing the survey will update the candidate’s Ballotpedia profile, letting voters know who they are and what they stand for. More than 28,000 candidates have taken Ballotpedia’s candidate survey since we launched it in 2015. Learn more about the survey here . Help improve Ballotpedia - send us candidate contact info .

2022

Shirley Weber did not complete Ballotpedia’s 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Shirley Weber did not complete Ballotpedia’s 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2012

On her campaign website, Weber outlined her campaign themes: [17] “As I examine this district, I realize that it was practically drawn for me. It includes San Diego State University, a place where I spent my career as a professor and administrator. It overlaps with much of the school board district that I represented for eight years. And, it is also the place where I am a homeowner, sent my children to public schools, and actively participated in the civic and cultural life of these neighborhoods for over 30 years. My roots run deep in the 79th. I ask for your support!”

Committee assignments

Committee assignments

2019-2020 Weber was assigned to the following committees: Legislative Budget Committee Banking and Finance Committee Budget Committee Education Committee Elections Committee Higher Education Committee

Committee assignments — 2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees: California committee assignments, 2017 • Banking and Finance • Budget • Education • Elections and Redistricting • Higher Education • Legislative Budget

Committee assignments — 2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Weber served on the following committees: California committee assignments, 2015 • Appropriations • Budget , Chair • Education • Higher Education

Committee assignments — 2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Weber served on the following committees: California committee assignments, 2013 • Appropriations • Banking and Finance • Education • Higher Education • Rules • Arts • Joint Rules

Enrichment source: Ballotpedia — https://ballotpedia.org/Shirley_Weber

Sources

• CalMatters 2026 Voter Guide
• Ballotpedia (enrichment, when available)