Bob Filner's Biography

Biographical

Full Name: Bob Filner
Current Office: Mayor - At-Large, Democratic
First Elected: 12/2012
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Jane Merrill; 2 Children: Erin, Adam
Birth Date: 09/04/1942
Birth Place: Pittsburgh, PA
Home City: San Diego, CA
Religion: Jewish

PhD, History of Science, Cornell University, 1973
MA, History, University of Delaware, 1969
BA, Chemistry, Cornell University, 1963

Mayor, San Diego City, California, 2012-present
Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1993-2012
Member/Deputy Mayor, San Diego City Council, 1987-1992
Candidate, San Diego City Council, 1983
Member, San Diego School Board, 1979-1983
President, San Diego School Board, 1982

Executive Committee, Democratic Study Group
Co-Chair, United States-Philippines Caucus

Professor, History, San Diego State University, 1970-1992
Legislative Assistant, Office of Congressman Don Fraser, United States House of Representatives
Legislative Assistant, Office of Senator Hubert Humphrey, United States Senate

Member, Freedom Riders, 1961
Member, American Civil Liberties Union
Member, Anti-Defamation League
Member, Common Cause
Member, Economic Conversion Council
Member, Gray Panthers
Member, Mexican American Political Association
Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Member, National Writing Project
Member, Navy League
Member, Sierra Club

  • Astrological Sign:

    Virgo

  • Names of Grandchildren:

    Madeline

  • Number of Grandchildren:

    1

 

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