Melissa Murphy Weber
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the 148th district
In office
January 7, 2003[1] – November 30, 2004[2]
Preceded byLita Cohen
Succeeded byMike Gerber
Personal details
Born (1969-09-26) September 26, 1969 (age 54)
Scotch Plains, New Jersey
Political partyRepublican
Alma materDenison University (BA)
Widener University (JD)
Temple University (LLM)
OccupationAttorney

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]

References

  1. ^ "SESSION OF 2003 - 187TH OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY - No. 1" (PDF). Legislative Journal. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. 2003-01-07.
  2. ^ Per Article II, Section 2 of the Pennsylvania Constitution, the legislative session ended on November 30, 2004
  3. ^ "Melissa Murphy Weber".
  4. ^ a b c "Melissa M. Weber". Elliott Greenleaf profiles. Elliott Greenleaf. Archived from the original on 2008-07-05. Retrieved 2009-03-17.
  5. ^ "Melissa Murphy Weber (Republican)". Official Pennsylvania House of Representatives Profile. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Archived from the original on 2004-10-19.
  6. ^ "2002 General Election - Representative in the General Assembly". Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. 2004. Archived from the original on 2008-11-27.
  7. ^ "The Best of the Freshman Class". PoliticsPA. The Publius Group. 2003. Archived from the original on 2003-01-19.
  8. ^ "Our Campaigns - PA State House 148 Race - Nov 02, 2004".
  9. ^ "Melissa M. Weber joins Elliott Greenleaf". Elliott Greenleaf news. Elliott Greenleaf. Archived from the original on 2011-07-10. Retrieved 2009-03-17.
  10. ^ a b "New York State of Mind". Pittsburgh Post Gazette. PG Publishing Co. 2007-03-20.
  11. ^ "Election Results". Lower Gwynedd-Ambler-Whitpain, PA Patch. May 18, 2011.
  12. ^ "Voter Services | Montgomery County, PA - Official Website". www.montcopa.org.
  13. ^ "Melissa Murphy-Weber Sworn In As Whitpain Supervisor". Lower Gwynedd-Ambler-Whitpain, PA Patch. January 5, 2012.

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Pennsylvania House of Representatives Preceded byLita Cohen Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representativesfrom the 148th district 2003–2004 Succeeded byMike Gerber
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