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Bob Filner is the son of Joseph Filner, formerly a senior official of the [[Pennsylvania]] [[Communist Party]].
Bob Filner is the son of Joseph Filner, formerly a senior official of the [[Pennsylvania]] [[Communist Party]].
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Filner was elected as mayor of San Diego in November 2012.<ref>[http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/government/article_4852ca8e-304d-11e2-b592-0019bb2963f4.html ''Voice of San Diego'' "Filner Will Temporarily Leave 51st District Vacancy," November 19, 2012]</ref>
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==Resignation amid Sex Scandal==
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Filner was elected as mayor of San Diego in November 2012.<ref>[http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/government/article_4852ca8e-304d-11e2-b592-0019bb2963f4.html ''Voice of San Diego'' "Filner Will Temporarily Leave 51st District Vacancy," November 19, 2012]</ref> He resigned less than a year after taking office amid multiple allegations of sexual harassment.<ref name="Condon">{{cite news|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57599950/bob-filner-agrees-to-resign/|title=Bob Filner agrees to resign|last=Condon|first=Stephanie|date=August 23, 2013|work=CBS News|accessdate=August 23, 2013}}</ref> He later pleaded guilty to state charges of false imprisonment and [[battery]].