Political Science Dept. Hosts Virtual Forum with Calif. Secretary of State
The Political Science Department will welcome Dr. Shirley Weber, California’s new secretary of state on Friday, April 16 for a virtual open forum from noon to 1:30 p.m. Join the event on Zoom with ID: 961 9596 1872, Passcode: WEBER.
Secretary Weber is California’s first black Secretary of State and only the fifth African American to serve as a state constitutional officer in California’s 170-year history. Although her family moved to California when she was three years old, it was her family’s experience in the Jim Crow South that has driven her activism and legislative work. She has fought to secure and expand civil rights for all Californians, including restoring voting rights for individuals who have completed their prison term.
Before her appointment, Secretary Weber served four terms as an Assembly Member representing California’s 79th Assembly District. Read her full biography to learn more.
