Bob Filner

Bob Filner
35th Mayor of San Diego
In office
December 3, 2012 – August 30, 2013
Preceded byJerry Sanders
Succeeded byTodd Gloria (Acting)
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from California
In office
January 3, 1993 – December 3, 2012
Preceded byNew Constituency (Redistricting)
Succeeded byJuan Vargas
Constituency50th district (1993–2003)
51st district (2003–2012)
Ranking Member of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee
In office
January 3, 2011 – December 3, 2012
Preceded bySteve Buyer
Succeeded byMike Michaud
Chair of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee
In office
January 4, 2007 – January 3, 2011
Preceded bySteve Buyer
Succeeded byJeff Miller
Member of the San Diego City Council from the 8th district
In office
December 1987 – January 3, 1993
Preceded byUvaldo Martinez
Succeeded byJuan Vargas
Personal details
Born
Robert Earl Filner

(1942-09-04) September 4, 1942 (age 82)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Barbara Christy (divorced)[1]
Jane Merrill (divorced)[2]
ResidenceLos Angeles, California
Alma materCornell University (BA, PhD)
University of Delaware (MA)
OccupationCollege professor

Robert Earl Filner (born September 4, 1942) is an American former politician who was the 35th mayor of San Diego from December 2012 through August 2013, when he resigned amid multiple allegations of sexual harassment.[3] He later pleaded guilty to state charges of false imprisonment and battery. He is a member of the Democratic Party.

Filner was previously the U.S. representative for California's 51st congressional district, and the 50th, serving from 1993 to 2012. He was chair of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs from 2007 to 2011.

  1. ^ Rowe, Peter (January 31, 2011). "For 'nice' San Diegan, mediation is the key". U-T San Diego. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
  2. ^ Rother, Caitlin (December 4, 2005). "Lawmaker keeps wife on payroll". San Diego Union Tribune. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
  3. ^ Condon, Stephanie (August 23, 2013). "Bob Filner agrees to resign". CBS News. Retrieved August 23, 2013.