Melissa Murphy Weber

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 by	Lita Cohen
Succeeded by	Mike Gerber
Constituency	Part of Montgomery County
Personal details
Born	September 26, 1969 (1969-09-26) (age 42) Scotch Plains, New Jersey
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Bob Weber
Alma mater	Denison University Widener University Temple University
Occupation	Attorney

Melissa Murphy Weber is an attorney and Pennsylvania politician.

Weber graduated with a degree in Economics from Denison University in 1991. While attending Denison University, Weber achieved All-American honors in lacrosse.^[3] 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.^[3] Weber served as an Assistant District Attorney in Montgomery County from 1996 to 2002.^[3]

She was first elected to represent the 148th legislative district in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in the 2002 election.^[4][5] 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."^[6]

After leaving the state legislature, White joined the Elliott Greenleaf law firm.^[7] In 2007, she entered the race for Montgomery County Commissioner, running with Bruce Castor.^[8] She withdrew from the race when she lost the Montgomery County Republican Committee endorsement to Jim Matthews.^[8]

References

1. ^ "SESSION OF 2003 - 187TH OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY - No. 1". Legislative Journal. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. 2003-01-07. http://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/HJ/2003/0/20030107.pdf. 
2. ^ Per Article II, Section 2 of the Pennsylvania Constitution, the legislative session ended on November 30, 2004
3. ^ ^{a b c} "Melissa M. Weber". Elliott Greenleaf profiles. Elliott Greenleaf. http://www.elliottgreenleaf.com/mmw.html. Retrieved 2009-03-17. 
4. ^ "Melissa Murphy Weber (Republican)". Official Pennsylvania House of Representatives Profile. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Archived from the original on 2004-10-19. http://web.archive.org/web/20041019160346/http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/member_information/house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=148. 
5. ^ "2002 General Election - Representative in the General Assembly". Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. 2004. http://www.electionreturns.state.pa.us/ElectionsInformation.aspx?FunctionID=13&ElectionID=7&OfficeID=13. 
6. ^ "The Best of the Freshman Class". PoliticsPA. The Publius Group. 2003. Archived from the original on 2003-01-19. http://web.archive.org/web/20030119090934/http://www.politicspa.com/features/freshmen.htm. 
7. ^ "Melissa M. Weber joins Elliott Greenleaf". Elliott Greenleaf news. Elliott Greenleaf. http://www.elliottgreenleaf.com/Jan2005-4.html. Retrieved 2009-03-17. 
8. ^ ^{a b} "New York State of Mind". Pittsburgh Post Gazette (PG Publishing Co.). 2007-03-20. http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07079/771039-366.stm. 

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Name	Weber, Melissa Murphy
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Date of birth	1969-09-26
Place of birth	Scotch Plains, New Jersey
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