Shirley N. Weber

Why Thrive LA endorses Shirley

Dr. Shirley N. Weber is the incumbent California Secretary of State, first appointed by Governor Newsom in January 2021 and elected to the office in 2022. Before that, she represented San Diego's Assembly District 79 for nearly a decade and spent 40 years as a professor at San Diego State University, where she helped found the Africana Studies Department. She holds a Ph.D. from UCLA and served on the San Diego Unified School District Board of Education for eight years. The Secretary of State's office is fundamentally an administrative role: it oversees election integrity, business filings, and public records. On that narrow but important mandate, Weber has been a competent steward. She has managed California's massive election infrastructure without significant controversy, certified candidate lists on schedule, and maintained the state's business registry. In a role where quiet competence matters more than ideology, Weber has delivered. The California Professional Firefighters and California YIMBY both endorse her, two organizations that signal practical governance over ideological posturing. Shirley N. Weber is the steady, experienced administrator California's Secretary of State office needs.