Jared Huffman

Democrat Representative of California's 2nd district

Representative
California, district 2
January 3, 2013 - January 3, 2015
Representative
California, district 2
January 6, 2015 - January 3, 2017
Representative
California, district 2
January 3, 2017 - January 3, 2019
Representative
California, district 2
January 3, 2019 - January 3, 2021
Representative
California, district 2
January 3, 2021 - January 3, 2023
Representative
California, district 2
January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025

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February 18, 1964 (60 years old)

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Served as the U.S. representative for California’s 2nd congressional district since 2013
Previously represented the 6th district in the California State Assembly from 2006 to 2012
Chaired the Assembly Water, Parks & Wildlife Committee and the Assembly Environmental Caucus
Elected to Congress in 2012 with more than 70% of the vote
Describes himself as religiously unaffiliated and a secular humanist, openly rejecting the existence of God
Born in Independence, Missouri
Graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in political science from the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he was a three-time All-American volleyball player
Earned a law degree cum laude from Boston College Law School
Worked as a consumer attorney specializing in public interest cases and was a senior attorney for the Natural Resources Defense Council
Served on the board of the Marin Municipal Water District for 12 years, including three terms as its president
Authored and passed more than 40 pieces of legislation in his first four years as a legislator
Co-sponsored a bill to make it illegal to possess, distribute, or sell shark fins in California, except for research or commercial purposes
Launched the Congressional Freethought Caucus in April 2018 with stated goals including promoting the separation of church and state
Accused the Catholic Church of “weaponizing” its religion and suggested it should lose its tax-exempt status following a vote by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
Voted with President Joe Biden’s stated position 100% of the time in the 117th Congress according to a FiveThirtyEight analysis
Opposed legislation that he believed would harm the environment, including bills related to coal mining and water rights
Called the overturning of Roe v. Wade “sad, outrageous,” and criticized the U.S. Supreme Court as “extreme, out of touch” and “right-wing”
Voted against the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023
Voted against a House resolution condemning support of Hamas and Hezbollah on university campuses, later disavowing his vote and issuing a public apology
Lives in San Rafael with his wife, Susan, and their two children, and has a hobby of winemaking
Identified as a humanist in a 2017 interview, stating he does not believe in God