Melissa Murphy Weber | |
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Member of the PennsylvaniaHouseofRepresentatives from the 148th district | |
In office January 7, 2003 [1] –November 30, 2004 [2] | |
Preceded by | Lita Cohen |
Succeeded by | Mike Gerber |
Personal details | |
Born | Scotch Plains,New Jersey | September 26,1969
Political party | Republican |
Alma mater | Denison University (BA) Widener University (JD) Temple University (LLM) |
Occupation | Attorney |
Melissa Murphy Weber (born September 26,1969) is an American attorney and Pennsylvania politician.
Weber graduated from Archbishop Carroll High School in 1987. [3] She graduated with a degree in economics from Denison University in 1991. While attending Denison University,Weber achieved All-American honors in lacrosse. [4] She received her LL.M. in Trial Advocacy from Temple University School of Law graduating with Honors in 2002;and a J.D. from Widener University School of Law. [4] Weber served as an Assistant District Attorney in Montgomery County from 1996 to 2002. [4]
She was first elected to represent the 148th legislative district in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in the 2002 election. [5] [6] In 2003,the political website PoliticsPA named her to "The Best of the Freshman Class" list,saying that she "has all the qualities of a rising star." [7] She was narrowly defeated for re-election by Mike Gerber in 2004. [8]
After leaving the state legislature,Weber joined the Elliott Greenleaf law firm. [9] In 2007,she entered the race for Montgomery County Commissioner,running with Bruce Castor. [10] She withdrew from the race when she lost the Montgomery County Republican Committee endorsement to Jim Matthews. [10]
In 2011 Weber was endorsed by the Whitpain Township Republican Committee to serve as Whitpain Township Supervisor. In the Primary Election Weber defeated the 4 term incumbent Brian Young winning 71.54% of the vote. [11] Weber defeated Patricia Lorenzo,a write-in candidate,in the general election with Weber receiving 96.49%. [12] Weber was sworn into a six-year term on January 3,2012. [13]
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