Robert Earl Filner is an American former politician who was the 35th mayor of San Diego from December 2012 through August 2013,when he resigned amid multiple allegations of sexual harassment. He later pleaded guilty to state charges of false imprisonment and battery. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
The mayor of the City of San Diego is the official head and chief executive officer of the U.S. city of San Diego,California. The mayor has the duty to enforce and execute the laws enacted by the San Diego City Council,the legislative branch. The mayor serves a four-year term and is limited to two successive terms.
Donna Frye is an American politician who served as a member of the San Diego City Council from 2001 to 2010,representing District 6. A member of the Democratic Party,she was twice an unsuccessful candidate for mayor of San Diego and was among the first to call on then-San Diego Mayor Bob Filner to resign over accusations of sexual harassment and assault.
Scott Harvey Peters is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative from California's 50th congressional district since 2023,previously representing the 52nd congressional district from 2013 to 2023. His district includes both coastal and central portions of San Diego,as well as the suburbs of Poway and Coronado.
Bonnie Michelle Dumanis was the District Attorney of San Diego County,California. She held the office 2003 to 2017. Dumanis is a Republican,though the office she held was officially nonpartisan. She was the first openly gay or lesbian DA in the country. She was the first woman and the first Jewish District Attorney in San Diego.
The San Diego pension scandal was a multi-year scandal involving the City Employee's Retirement Pension Fund in San Diego,California.
Todd Rex Gloria is an American politician serving as the 37th and current mayor of San Diego since 2020. As mayor,he is the chief executive officer in the city of San Diego. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
William Fulton is an American author,urban planner,and politician. He served as mayor of Ventura,California,from 2009 to 2011,and later as the Planning Director for the City of San Diego. From 2014 to 2022,he was the head of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research at Rice University in Houston,Texas. He is considered an advocate of the "Smart Growth" movement in urban planning. In 2009,he was named to Planetizen's list of "Top 100 Urban Thinkers". He is the founder and publisher of the California Planning &Development Report.
Jan Ira Goldsmith is a Republican politician from San Diego,California,United States who served as the San Diego City Attorney from 2008 to 2016.
Carl David DeMaio is an American politician from San Diego,California. DeMaio hosts a radio show on NewsRadio 600 KOGO. He also founded and served as Chairman of Reform California,a conservative political action committee.
Kevin Lee Faulconer is an American politician who served as the 36th mayor of San Diego,California from 2014 to 2020. A member of the Republican Party,Faulconer served as the member of the San Diego City Council for the 2nd district from 2006 to 2014.
David Alvarez is an American politician who is a member of the California State Assembly from the 80th district,which includes Chula Vista,National City,and parts of southern San Diego. A member of the Democratic Party,Alvarez previously served as a member of the San Diego City Council from the 8th district from 2010 to 2018 and was the Democratic nominee in the 2013–2014 San Diego mayoral special election.
The 2012 San Diego mayoral election was held on Tuesday,November 6,2012,to elect the mayor for San Diego. Incumbent mayor Jerry Sanders was term-limited and ineligible to run for re-election.
The 2004 San Diego mayoral election was held on Tuesday,November 2,2004 to elect the mayor for San Diego. Incumbent mayor Dick Murphy stood for reelection for a second term.
Municipal elections were held in San Diego in 2012 for mayor,city attorney,five seats to the San Diego City Council,and propositions. The primary election was held on June 5,2012,and the general election was held on November 6,2012. This was the first city council election to use nine council districts. Two city council incumbents ran for reelection in their same district and one ran for election in the newly created ninth district.
The 2013–2014 San Diego mayoral special election was a special election to elect the Mayor of San Diego. The election was made necessary by the resignation of Bob Filner on August 30,2013. The winner stood to serve out the balance of Filner's term,which ended in 2016.
Edward Brian Harris is a lifeguard,union leader,and politician from San Diego,California. He was a member of the San Diego City Council representing City Council District 2,which includes the communities of Pacific Beach,Mission Beach,Ocean Beach,Point Loma,Bay Ho,Bay Park,Morena,and Midway. He was appointed to the City Council on April 7,2014.
The 2016 San Diego mayoral election was held on Tuesday,June 7,2016,to elect the Mayor of San Diego. Incumbent Kevin Faulconer ran for a second term as mayor against former San Diego City Council member Ed Harris and former California State Assembly member Lori Saldaña.
Mara Woodworth Elliott is an American elected official in San Diego,California who serves as the San Diego City Attorney. Elliott is the first woman,and first Latina,to serve as City Attorney in San Diego's history.
The 2020 San Diego mayoral election was held on November 3,2020,to elect the Mayor of San Diego. Incumbent Kevin Faulconer was ineligible to run for a third term due to term limits.
