In 1966, Weisenborn was elected to the Ohio Senate, following the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
By 1974, the Fifth Senate District was equally distributed among Republicans and Democrats, and Weisenborn was considered vulnerable in her bid for a third term.
[4] Ultimately, Weisenborn lost the election, in a year where Democrats took control of both houses of the state legislature.
Following her time in elected office, Weisenborn returned to Dayton where she remained active in gardening and her local historical society, as well as championing many park districts throughout the Miami Valley.
Weisenborn Middle School in the Dayton suburb of Huber Heights is named in her honor.