Melissa Murphy Weber
American politician
Melissa Murphy Weber (born September 26, 1969) is an American attorney and Pennsylvania politician.
Weber graduated from Archbishop Carroll High School in 1987. She graduated with a degree in economics from Denison University in 1991. While attending Denison University, Weber achieved All-American honors in lacrosse. 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. Weber served as an Assistant District Attorney in Montgomery County from 1996 to 2002.
She was first elected to represent the 148th legislative district in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in the 2002 election. 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." She was narrowly defeated for re-election by Mike Gerber in 2004.
After leaving the state legislature, Weber joined the Elliott Greenleaf law firm. In 2007, she entered the race for Montgomery County Commissioner, running with Bruce Castor.
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