Bob Filner Voting Records, Corruption Findings, Earmarking Tendencies

Bob Filner Voting and Legislative Records on Pivotal Issues

Filner Earmarking Summary

Indications of Corruption or Ethical Deficiency Syndrome

State: California Party: Democrat Former Occupation: Teacher Representative Since: 1993 Next Election: 2010

(Note: all corruption will not be listed. Since "corrupt" is a yes/no descriptor, further investigations become redundant after one incident is uncovered.)

Bob Filner Corruption in Congress or indications of “Ethically Challenged Disorder”:

Misuse of campaign funds and Paybacks:

Apparently, even when his ethical deficiencies are explained to him, Filner is incapable of recognizing corruption within himself. The San Diego Union-Tribune reported on two such incidences.

First, misuse of campaign funds: Filner funneled $550,000 into his own pocket by paying his wife to work on his campaign.

Second, paybacks: Filner arranged a lucrative taxpayer financed water treatment project for Bajagua after receipt of $66,000 in campaign donations. He defended the taxpayer money transfer by saying that "Bajagua was the only company capable of doing the job" knowing and later admitting that Bajagua would have to subcontract out over 90% of the job.

Legislative or Voting Record for Bob Filner:

• Tort Reform - Medical Malpractice Reform S11 7/03:

  No, Representative Filner votes against reform

• Balanced Budget Amendment:

  No, Filner has not supported requiring Congress to spend within government means.

• Oil Drilling in US - ANWR (Alaska) HouseVote#831 8/07, Offshore HR4761 6/06:

  No, Bob Filner prefers oil importation from other countries over US production.

• Cap and Trade HR 2454 6/09:

  Yes, Filner supports increased taxes and surcharges on US production of goods and energy.

• Amnesty/Citizenship for Illegal Border Crossers S2611 5/06:

  Yes, Bob Filner supports citizenship for those who enter the country illegally.

• Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act HR 4173 12/09:

  Yes, Bob Filner supports federal government expansion of involvement in area of control over private industry.

• Auto Company Bailouts HR 7005 12/08:

  No, Does not support taxpayer bailouts of private industry

• Bank Bailouts -TARP HR1424 10/08:

  No, Filner does not support taxpayer bailouts for financial institutions that gambled and lost

• 2009 Stimulus Bill HR1 2/09:

  Yes, Supported the $787 Billion spending plan

• 2009 Omnibus HR1105 3/09:

  Yes, Representative Filner supported the 9000+ earmark, 8.3% government expansion bill

• Health Care HR3590 12/09:

  Yes, Bob Filner supported laying groundwork for federal takeover of Healthcare delivery

Bob Filner Earmarking Tendencies:

Light Earmark History Compared to Colleagues in House of Representatives