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Becky Weber (born September 24, 1954) is an American small business owner and Republican politician from the U.S. state of Wisconsin. She served one term in the Wisconsin State Assembly (2003–2005) representing Wisconsin's 5th Assembly district.

Background

Born in Green Bay, Weber graduated from Bay Port High School in 1972; attended Northeast Wisconsin Technical College; the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay; and the University of Oklahoma Retail Lending School. She was self-employed in restaurant development and as an insurance agent, owned a printing and office supply store, and was a bank officer.

Public office

Weber, who had previously served on the Green Bay Plan Commission, was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly's 5th District (northeastern Outagamie County and the Town of Maple Grove) in 2002, unseating incumbent Democrat Lee Meyerhofer with 8621 votes to Meyerhofer's 7909, and was assigned to the standing committees on aging and long-term care; budget review; government operations and spending limitations; insurance; rural affairs; and small business. She was defeated for reelection in 2004 by Democrat Tom Nelson, who received 15,014 votes to her 14,249.

Personal life

She is Catholic; as of 2004 she was married and had two children.

References

1. "State of Wisconsin 2003-2004 Blue Book". 2003–2004. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
2. "State of Wisconsin 2005-2006 Blue Book Madison: Compiled by the Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau, 2006; p. 928". Legis.wisconsin.gov. Archived from the original on 2011-08-07. Retrieved 2011-06-08.

• Businesspeople from Wisconsin
• Insurance agents
• Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
• Politicians from Green Bay, Wisconsin
• Women state legislators in Wisconsin
• 1954 births
• Living people
• 21st-century American women politicians
• 21st-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature