Former member of Congress · last served 112th Congress
Bob Filner
Bob Filner was a Democratic U.S. representative from California, first elected to Congress in 1993, who voted with most Democrats on 94% of the 112th Congress’s yes/no votes and sponsored 6 bills that became law (103rd–112th Congress).
How we count: “Broke with party” is a yes/no roll call where the member voted against most of their own party on that vote (party as recorded; even splits not counted). “Pork: own share” splits each earmark shared by several members evenly among them.
5 most recent votes
- Not VotingOn Passage — STEM Jobs Act of 2012Nov 30, 2012 · Passed
- Not VotingOn Motion to Recommit with Instructions — STEM Jobs Act of 2012Nov 30, 2012 · Failed
- Not VotingOn Agreeing to the Resolution — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6429) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to promote innovation, investment, and…Nov 29, 2012 · Passed
- Not VotingOn motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment — Jaime Zapata Border Enforcement Security Task Force ActNov 27, 2012 · Passed
- Not VotingOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended — Medical Preparedness Allowable Use ActNov 27, 2012 · Passed
5 most recent bills
- H.R. 6275 Clean Energy Victory Bond Act of 2012Sep 20, 2012 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
- H.R. 6126 For the relief of Azucena Salazar Bazan.Jul 19, 2012 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
- H.R. 5861 To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a grant pilot program to provide housing to…Jul 11, 2012 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity.
- H.R. 6049 Save the La Jolla Post Office ActJun 28, 2012 · Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
- H.R. 3281 For the relief of Ayded Reyes Benitez.Jun 21, 2012 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 1016 (111th) Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act of 2009Became law
- H.R. 3219 (111th) Veterans' Benefits Act of 2010Became law
- H.R. 1377 (111th) To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand veteran eligibility for reimbursement by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for emergency treatment furnished…Became law
- H.R. 5364 (108th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 5505 Stevens Way in San Diego, California, as the "Earl B. Gilliam/Imperial Avenue…Became law
- H.R. 5176 (103rd) Ocean Pollution Reduction ActBecame law
- H.R. 5014 (111th) To clarify the health care provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs that constitutes minimum essential coverage.Became law
- H.R. 23 (110th) Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2007Passed a chamber
- H.R. 23 (111th) Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2009Passed a chamber
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Filner has won
Rep. Filner has won 10 U.S. House elections (1992–2010). Of the contested races, margins ran from 18.6 to 48.5 points.
Full election history for this seat →
Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House V15 / U.S. Senate V8 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-18; winners matched to member records by seat and term. Results run through the 2024 elections; nothing from 2026 is shown until it is certified. A margin is a fact about one election, never a score of how well a member represents anyone, and PORKER does not rank members by it.
How has California’s 51st district done while Rep. Filner served?
2005 to 2011 in CA-51: typical household income was down 6% after inflation, the share of people below the poverty line was about the same, and the share of workers looking for a job was up 8.1 points.
Each mini chart has its own scale, fitted to its lines (it does not start at zero), so compare the numbers, not the heights. Teal = district, oxblood = state, grey = U.S.
While they served, not because of them. This shows what happened in California’s 51st district during Filner’s time representing it (2003 to 2013). It does not say what the member did or caused. It is not a score, and PORKER never ranks members on it.
Only one set of district lines is shown. CA-51 was redrawn in 2012 and again in 2022, and a redrawn district is a different place. So this card shows only the longest stretch on the same lines during the term, 2005 to 2011 (no 2020 yearly estimate), not the full 2003 to 2013.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
112th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 65 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 65 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| With a sponsor’s constitutional-authority statement | 59 | See the 59 → |
| With a CBO cost estimate listed | 3 | See the 3 → |
| With a committee report listed | 3 | See the 3 → |
Evidence
- How counted
- Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 112th Congress, read from the stored Congress.gov bill records
- Fields
- cboCostEstimates, committeeReports, constitutionalAuthorityStatementText, notes
- PORKER copy refreshed
- October 26, 2026 (nightly)
Read this first. These are counts of records Congress.gov lists. Many bills never get a CBO estimate or a report, so a zero is not a mark against a member. We never show this as a score.
Data as of Oct 26, 2026 · latest recorded House vote Sep 16, 2026 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.