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Bob Filner
35thMayor 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
fromCalifornia
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 theHouse Veterans' Affairs Committee
In office
January 3, 2011 – December 3, 2012
Preceded bySteve Buyer
Succeeded byMike Michaud
Chair of theHouse Veterans' Affairs Committee
In office
January 4, 2007 – January 3, 2011
Preceded bySteve Buyer
Succeeded byJeff Miller
Member of theSan Diego City Councilfrom 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 81)
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 35thmayor of San Diegofrom December 2012 through August 2013, when he resigned amid multiple allegations ofsexual harassment.[3]He later pleaded guilty to state charges offalse imprisonmentandbattery.He is a member of theDemocratic Party.

Filner was previously theU.S. representativeforCalifornia's 51st congressional district,and the50th,serving from 1993 to 2012. He was chair of theHouse Committee on Veterans' Affairsfrom 2007 to 2011.

Early life and education[edit]

Filner was born inPittsburgh,Pennsylvania,in theSquirrel Hillneighborhood. He is Jewish,[4]the son of Sarah F. and Joseph H. Filner.[5]His father was a labor union organizer, U.S. Army veteran and later international metal trader.[6]

He attendedCornell University,where he worked onThe Cornell Daily Sun,a student newspaper, and took part incivil rightsdemonstrations. In June 1961, after pulling into the bus station inJackson, Mississippias aFreedom Rider,Filner was arrested for "disturbing the peace and inciting a riot." He refused to post bond for his release and remained incarcerated for two months.[7]

He graduated from Cornell in 1963 with a degree in chemistry, and earned his doctorate in history of science from Cornell six years later.

Career[edit]

While completing hisPhD,he moved toSan Diego,becoming a history professor atSan Diego State Universityfor more than 20 years.

Filner worked forU.S. SenatorHubert HumphreyofMinnesotain 1975 and for Minnesota CongressmanDon Fraserin 1976. He also worked for CongressmanJim Batesfrom the San Diego area in 1984.[8]

His elective career began in 1979, when his opposition to the closing of a neighborhood school led him to run for theSan Diego Unified School DistrictBoard of Education, defeating a longtime incumbent. His "back to basics" approach to education won him wide praise, and his colleagues elected him president of the board in 1982.[9]He was elected to theSan Diego City Councilin 1987 and was reelected in 1991; his colleagues elected him Deputy Mayor of San Diego.[8]

U.S. House of Representatives[edit]

Bob Filner with the2009 Little League World Serieschampions meetingBarack Obama

Elections[edit]

California gained seven seats after the 1990 census, and one of them was the 50th District in south San Diego (renumbered the 51st District after the 2000 census). The district is one of the most ethnically diverse in the nation, including much ofSan Diego's southern section, the cities ofChula VistaandNational Cityand all ofImperial County.It includes most of California's border withMexico,except for the city ofImperial Beach.In 1992, Filner ran in a five-way Democraticprimaryfor the seat and won a narrow victory. One of his primary opponents was his former Boss,Jim Bates,who had lost his seat in asexual harassmentscandal in 1990[10]and whose home had been drawn into the district.

Another opponent was veteran state Senator Wadie Deddeh, who was term-limited. Filner defeated Deddeh by a narrow margin, with Bates finishing third place in the primary. The district was almost 40%Hispanic(redistricting in 2000 made it 53% Hispanic) and heavily Democratic, and his victory in November (with 57 percent of the vote) was a foregone conclusion.[11]He was reelected nine times with no substantiveRepublicanopposition. He ran unopposed in 1998. He chose not to run for re-election to Congress in 2012, opting instead to run for Mayor of San Diego. He resigned from the House of Representatives on December 3, 2012, in order to take office as Mayor of San Diego.[12]

Filner had a bitter rivalry withJuan Vargas,another Democratic politician who ran against Filner in the Democratic primary three times.[13]Filner and Vargas accused each other of corruption. However, in the 2012 mayoral race, Vargas endorsed Filner for Mayor of San Diego and Vargas was elected to Filner's seat in Congress.[14][15]

Tenure[edit]

Filner was a founding member of theCongressional Progressive Caucus.[16]He was also a member of theCongressional Motorcycle Safety CaucusandInternational Conservation Caucus.He was one of the 31 House Democrats who voted to not count the 20electoral votesfromOhioin the2004 presidential election,despite Republican President George Bush winning the state by 118,457 votes.[17][18][19]In 2008, Filner sponsored a resolution, passed by the House of Representatives, in support ofNational Aviation Maintenance Technician Day.[20]While in congress, Filner was known for his combative personality, and for personally dealing with constituent issues.[21]

Veterans issues

Filner served on the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs and ascended to the chairmanship when the Democrats took over the House of Representatives after the2006 election.As chairman, Filner advocated for funding for veterans benefits, increased spending on veterans healthcare, and a newGI billfor veterans of Afghanistan and Iraq. Filner stayed on as ranking Democrat on the committee after the Republicans retook the House in the2010 election.[22]

Filipino issues

Filner's district in south San Diego had one of the largest populations ofFilipino Americansin the country, leading Filner to focus on issues relevant to thePhilippineswhile in congress, especially Filipino veterans. Filner's accomplishments included legislation allowing Filipino veterans to maintain a small stipend from the government if they moved back to the Philippines, burial benefits, and access toVA clinics.In 2009 Filner brokered a deal securing $198 million inpension benefits for Filipino veteranswho had served for the United States in World War II in the form of a $15,000 lump sum payment as part of the2009 stimulus bill.[22]In February 2009, Rep.Antonio Diazfiled a bill in thePhilippine House of Representativesseeking to confer honorary Filipino citizenship on Filner and U.S. SenatorsDaniel Inouye,Daniel Akaka,andTed Stevensfor their role in securing the passage of this legislation.[23]

Airline worker controversy

On August 20, 2007, Filner was involved in an altercation with aUnited Airlinesemployee atDulles International Airportafter he became upset that his baggage had not yet arrived on abaggage carousel.Filner entered the baggage claim office and became irritated when the employee was busy helping another customer and asked the congressman to wait his turn. It was at this point that it is alleged that Filner attempted to enter the employee-only area of the office. He was asked to leave the area several times by airline employees but refused to do so until airport police were called in.[24]

Filner was on his way to visit troops in Iraq at the time of the incident. He released a statement saying "suffice it to say now, that the story that has appeared in the press is factually incorrect and the charges are ridiculous".[24]He was later charged withassaultandbattery.[25]Filner pleaded guilty in anAlford pleato reduced charges oftrespassing.[26]TheHouse Ethics Committeebegan a probe into the event,[27]but it was later dropped.[28]

People's Mujahedin of Iran

Filner, along with several senior United States officials, argued that thePeople's Mujahedin of Iran,also known as the MEK, should have its designation as a terrorist group removed. Filner considered the MEK, a major member of theNational Council of Resistance of Iran,an ally against the current Iranian regime.[29]TheU.S. Department of Statelifted the MEK's designation as a terrorist organization as of September 28, 2012.[30]

Committee assignments[edit]

Mayor of San Diego[edit]

Election[edit]

Main article:2012 San Diego mayoral election
Bob Filner's press conference about veterans

Filner announced on June 8, 2011, that he would be a candidate forMayor of San Diegoin the 2012 election[31]and would not run for re-election to Congress. In the primary on June 5, 2012, he placed second with 30.7% of the vote.[32]He faced city councilmemberCarl DeMaioin the November 2012 runoff election. Filner defeated DeMaio, 52.5% to 47.5%.[33]Filner, age 70, won as San Diego's first elected Democratic mayor since 1992 and only its second since 1971.[34][35]

Tenure[edit]

In his first speech as mayor, Filner promised to focus on rebuilding the neighborhoods of San Diego, improving city services, increasing staffing for public safety, bringing jobs to the city, and developing stronger regional ties withTijuana.[36]

In January 2013, following a meeting between Filner and the San Diego chapter ofAmericans for Safe Access,Filner instructed theSan Diego Police Departmentand city code compliance officers to stop enforcingcodesagainstmarijuana dispensariesand stop forwarding cases to the San Diego City Attorney's Office.[37][38]In April 2013, Filner proposed a new ordinance to restore permanent legal status to dispensaries, but the City Council rejected it and suggested that the City Attorney draft a new ordinance in its place.[39]Meanwhile, federal agencies continued to raid and prosecute dispensaries within city limits.[40]

In February 2013, Filner raised controversy by not authorizing funding of the Tourism Marketing District, a hotelier-run organization charged with promoting San Diego as a tourist destination that is funded by a 2 percent surcharge on hotel rooms. In 2012, the San Diego City Council agreed to renew the District for 39 1/2 years, but outgoing mayor Jerry Sanders did not sign the agreement before leaving office.[41]Filner publicly withheld his signature on the agreement, wanting a series of concessions that would raise hotel worker salaries, protect the City from liability, and direct more of the funds collected to be used by the City of San Diego. The District subsequently filed suit against the Mayor to enforce the agreement, but Judge Timothy Taylor ruled that Filner had the discretion not to sign.[42]After this ruling, Filner and the hoteliers agreed to a compromise and Filner signed the contract. However, in late May 2013 Filner temporarily withheld payments to the District until it agreed to provide upfront funding for a centennial celebration forBalboa Park.[43][44]

2013 allegations and resignation[edit]

Allegations of sexual harassment[edit]

On July 11, 2013, three of Filner's long-time supporters held a press conference to call for Filner's resignation as mayor, based on numerous unspecified but "credible" allegations that he had sexually harassed women.KPBS-FMsaid that it had been investigating reports ofsexual harassmentof female staff members for several months, and that the complaints included "inappropriate comments, kissing and groping".[45]Later that day Filner issued a video statement apologizing and saying that he was seeking professional help to change his behavior.[46]The next day Filner told reporters that he had treated women poorly and sometimes intimidated them, but insisted that a "fair and independent investigation" would clear him of sexual harassment charges.[47]

On July 12, Filner's chief of staff, Vince Hall, announced his resignation, effective immediately.[47]On July 24, Filner's new chief of staff Tony Buckles, his former congressional chief of staff, resigned after only 10 days on the job and was replaced by Lee Burdick, a woman who had been serving as deputy chief of staff.[48]

On July 15, the same three former supporters held another press conference, describing in more detail charges by women who said they had been forcibly kissed, groped, and subjected to sexually suggestive comments by Filner; the alleged but unidentified victims include a mayoral staffer, a campaign volunteer and a constituent.[49]Filner repeated that he had done nothing wrong and would not resign.

On July 22, 2013, attorneyGloria Allredannounced at a press conference that her firm had filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against Filner on behalf of the mayor's former communications director.[50]By August 26, 19 women[51]had publicly claimed that Filner had sexually harassed them, including a retired admiral,[52]aMarilyn Monroeimpersonator who appeared at one of his fundraisers,[53]a 67-year-old great-grandmother who worked for the city,[54]a nurse who said Filner demanded a date in exchange for helping a Marine who had suffered a brain injury andPTSDduring service in Iraq,[55]and several female members of the U.S. armed forces who had been raped during their service.[56]In the last two instances, Filner's contact with the women stemmed from his position at the time as ranking member of the HouseVeterans' Affairs Committee.

In the ensuing weeks, calls for Filner's resignation came from Democratic U.S. senatorsDianne FeinsteinandBarbara Boxer,representativesSusan DavisandScott Peters,DNCchairwoman and U.S RepresentativeDebbie Wasserman Schultz,[57]California State AssemblymembersToni AtkinsandLorena Gonzalez,[58]Nancy Pelosi,[59]and all nine members of the City Council.[60]

On July 26, 2013, Filner announced that he planned to take a leave of absence "to undergo two weeks of intensive therapy” starting August 5.[61][62]He started the treatment but ended it early on August 10, according to his attorney.[63]

On July 29, 2013, Filner asked the city of San Diego to pay his legal fees for a sexual harassment lawsuit regarding his former communications director. The city council voted not to do so,[64]and in fact to sue Filner for any costs incurred by the city due to claims filed against him and the city.[65]The City Council later reversed itself as part of a negotiated agreement with Filner.[66]

Other issues[edit]

Federal, state and local investigators looked into several other issues involving Filner.[67]One matter involved a trip he took to Paris with his then-fiancée in June 2013; questions had been raised about the nonprofit group that paid his expenses and the use of city credit cards to pay for his accompanying security detail.[68][69]On another issue,FBIagents looked into a pair of proposed housing developments which Filner blocked with an "administrative hold" until the developers contributed money to certain city projects.[70]

Recall effort[edit]

In August 2013 two different groups started the process to mount a recall drive against Filner; the two groups later combined their efforts.[71]In order to force a recall election, they would have had to gather more than 100,000 signatures of city voters (15% of the votes cast in the most recent election) within a 39-day window.[72]On August 18, 1,200 volunteers began collecting signatures. Less than a week after the signature drive began, Filner agreed to resign. The recall organizers wound down the effort, called for all petitions to be turned in so they could be counted and destroyed, and worked on preparing a final financial accounting.[73]

Resignation[edit]

On August 21, 2013, city attorneyJan Goldsmithsaid that Filner had reached an agreement with the city after three days of mediation.[74]The City Council considered the agreement in a closed session on August 23 and voted 7-0 to accept Filner's resignation.[3]The resignation deal with the City Council limits Filner's "legal and financial exposure"[66]by providing a joint legal defense for him and the city for claims filed against him by current or former city employees, as well as paying up to $98,000 of his outside legal fees.[51]Filner signed a letter of resignation that became effective at 5 p.m PDT August 30, 2013.[75]City Council presidentTodd Gloriaserved as interim mayor, with limited powers, pending election of a new mayor.[76]Aspecial electionwas held on November 19, 2013;[77]since no candidate received a majority of the vote, a runoff election was held on February 11, 2014, whereinKevin Faulconerwas elected to be the next mayor.

Conviction[edit]

On October 15, 2013, Filner pleaded guilty in San Diego Superior Court to three criminal counts filed against him by theCalifornia state attorney general,who took over the case afterthe San Diego County district attorneyrecused herself.[78]The charges were onefelonycount offalse imprisonmentand two misdemeanorbatterycharges. The victims were identified as threeJane Does.He could have faced up to five years in prison,[79]but aplea bargainwas reportedly reached, under which he would be given three months ofhouse arrest,three years probation, and partial loss of his mayoral pension.[78]On December 9, 2013, the terms of the plea bargain were imposed at a sentencing hearing.[80]The plea bargain would have prohibited him from ever seeking or holding public office again, but the judge reduced the prohibition so it applies only while he is on probation.[81]He served a three-month term of house arrest which ended on April 6, 2014.[82]

In a 2016 interview, Filner denied all allegations of sexual harassment.[83]

Additional allegation in 2017[edit]

On November 20, 2017, RepresentativeDiana DeGette(D-Colorado) alleged during an interview on MSNBC'sMeet the Press Dailythat Filner tried to force himself on her in an elevator.[84]

Personal life[edit]

Filner is divorced from his first wife, Barbara (Christy) Filner, a retired mediation specialist[85]whom he met when they both taught in a summer program in the early 1960s atTuskegee University(then Institute). They have two adult children, a son and a daughter.

Filner was later married to Jane Merrill, but they divorced in 2011.

At his first news conference after his election as mayor in 2012, Filner introduced his fiancée, Bronwyn Ingram, a disability analyst who worked for theSocial Security Administration.[86]On July 8, 2013, Ingram announced by email to a group of her supporters that the engagement had been called off and the relationship was over.[87]In a subsequent statement, Ingram cited Filner's verbal abuse and blatant sexting as reasons for the split.[88]

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