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Bob Filner's Biography

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Full Name:

Bob Filner

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

Legislative Assistant, Office of Congressman Don Fraser, United States House of Representatives

Legislative Assistant, Office of Senator Hubert Humphrey, United States Senate

Professor, History, San Diego State University, 1970-1992

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

Member, Freedom Riders, 1961

Astrological Sign:

Virgo

Names of Grandchildren:

Madeline

Number of Grandchildren:

1

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