Thursday, December 6, 2012

Congressman Filner now Mr. Mayor

Filner Resigns, Sworn In As San Diego Mayor
National Journal
By Steven Shepard and Scott Bland
December 3, 2012

Rep. Bob Filner, D-Calif., resigned on Monday, an hour after he was sworn in as the new mayor of San Diego. Filner's resignation was confirmed by his Capitol Hill office and the House parliamentarian.

Filner narrowly defeated Republican city Councilman Carl DeMaio in the November general election, 52 percent to 48 percent. He was sworn in shortly after 1 p.m. Eastern time, according to U-T San Diego, which also reported that Filner is only the second Democrat in 40 years to hold the office.
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