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FILE · F000116
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Bob Filner

Representative for California, district 51 · Democrat

Born 1942 · Died 2025

Democrat · CA House 1993–2013
12,384votes cast 93.3%attendance 90.9%party loyalty 10congresses served
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Official details

Bob Filner

Recent bills they sponsored
  • H.R. 6275 · Clean Energy Victory Bond Act of 2012 August 2, 2012 · In committee
  • H.R. 6126 · For the relief of Azucena Salazar Bazan. July 12, 2012 · In committee
  • H.R. 6049 · Save the La Jolla Post Office Act June 28, 2012 · In committee
  • H.R. 5861 · To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a… May 30, 2012 · In committee
  • H.R. 3438 · To require the Department of Defense to meet the annual goal for participation in procurement contracts by sm… November 16, 2011 · In committee
From the current-Congress bills Power & Politics tracks. This is not a complete count.
Every term served
10 terms
ChamberRepresentsPartyTerm dates
HouseCalifornia · District 51DemocratJanuary 5, 2011 – December 3, 2012
HouseCalifornia · District 51DemocratJanuary 6, 2009 – January 3, 2011
HouseCalifornia · District 51DemocratJanuary 4, 2007 – January 3, 2009
HouseCalifornia · District 51DemocratJanuary 4, 2005 – January 3, 2007
HouseCalifornia · District 51DemocratJanuary 7, 2003 – January 3, 2005
HouseCalifornia · District 50DemocratJanuary 3, 2001 – January 3, 2003
HouseCalifornia · District 50DemocratJanuary 6, 1999 – January 3, 2001
HouseCalifornia · District 50DemocratJanuary 7, 1997 – January 3, 1999
HouseCalifornia · District 50DemocratJanuary 4, 1995 – January 3, 1997
HouseCalifornia · District 50DemocratJanuary 5, 1993 – January 3, 1995
These are the official start and end dates of each term. A member who left early or arrived late served only part of it.

Source: congress-legislators, a public-domain record of every member of Congress, checked October 27, 2026.

The Constitution
Where they sit

Ideology, measured from every vote they cast

DW-NOMINATE first dimension (Voteview, UCLA), shown against the 112th Congress House.

The record

Every roll-call vote on file

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The record, in order

Record timeline

  1. · Roll-call votes

    Recorded as not voting — On Passage: H.R. 6429 (House Roll Call 613 (112th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  2. · Roll-call votes

    Recorded as not voting — On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: H.R. 6429 (House Roll Call 612 (112th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Failed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  3. · Roll-call votes

    Recorded as not voting — On Agreeing to the Resolution: H.Res. 821 (House Roll Call 611 (112th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  4. · Roll-call votes

    Recorded as not voting — On motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment: H.R. 915 (House Roll Call 610 (112th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  5. · Roll-call votes

    Recorded as not voting — On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended: H.R. 5997 (House Roll Call 609 (112th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  6. · Roll-call votes

    Recorded as not voting — On Passage: H.R. 6156 (House Roll Call 608 (112th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  7. · Roll-call votes

    Recorded as not voting — On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendments: H.R. 2453 (House Roll Call 607 (112th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  8. · Roll-call votes

    Recorded as not voting — On Agreeing to the Resolution: H.Res. 808 (House Roll Call 606 (112th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  9. · Roll-call votes

    Recorded as not voting — On Ordering the Previous Question: H.Res. 808 (House Roll Call 605 (112th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  10. · Roll-call votes

    Recorded as not voting — On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass: H.R. 6371 (House Roll Call 604 (112th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

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  • Floor remarks (Congressional Record): No official record has been found at this time. We are watching for updates.
  • Campaign finance (FEC): No official record has been found at this time. We are watching for updates.
  • Lobbyist contribution reports: No official record has been found at this time. We are watching for updates.
  • Court and ethics records: No official record has been found at this time. We are watching for updates.

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Same measure, over time

Recorded positions over time

On 56 measures the recorded Yea or Nay differs between two votes. On 278 measures the recorded position is the same across two or more votes.

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Attendance

Last 96 roll calls

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Votes cast by year

Financial disclosures and stock trades

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In the courts

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Voting records reproduced from the official Journals of the House and Senate (compiled by Voteview, UCLA) · each measure's file links its official government record · sources & methodology · data as of October 28, 2026