Bob Filner registers to vote in San Diego City, after 7 years in Chula Vista …… But now He lives in Susan Davis’ Congressional district !

Representative  Bob Filner  registered to vote in the City of San Diego on Monday, after voting from Chula Vista the previous 7  years  (per Registrar of Voters records viewed by SD Rostra).  The longtime Congressman’s new voting location, however, is in Downtown San Diego, and the Registrar’s data base says that’s inside the 53rd  U.S.  House district, represented by his fellow Democrat,  Susan Davis!

Oops.   The US Constitution doesn’t require members of Congress to live within their districts, but if  Rep. Filner (elected from the 51st district)   runs for SD Mayor next year, he will likely hear about THAT  from his rivals,  both Democratic and Republican.

We cheerfully credit U-T  editorial writer  Bill Osborne for having the registration report a few hours earlier  (via Twitter).   But  SD Rostra added the flavorful details of Rep.  Filner  now being registered  within  Susan Davis’ congressional district , and his  long sojourn (7 years) registered in another city (the outstanding community of Chula Vista).   The SD Rostra story was developed independently of Mr. Osborne’s efforts,  but we tip our Hats to him as the first to publish the basic facts.   Attaboy,  Mr. B.

Please stay tuned for more San Diego Mayoral coverage here at SD Rostra, where we are Live, Local  and Late-Breaking !

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Jim Sills is a San Diego political consultant. If you have questions about your future in San Diego and California elections, you can contact Jim at this e-mail address: YourElectionVictory@Hotmail.com

He has aided the campaigns of Rep. Darrell Issa, Assemblywoman Shirley Horton, Senators Joel Anderson and Tony Strickland, Representatives Devin Nunes and J.D. Hayworth, County Assessor & Recorder Greg Smith, among many others in California and beyond.