About

Rep. Jared Huffman was sworn in as a member of the 113th Congress on January 3, 2013 to represent California’s second district, which spans from the Golden Gate Bridge north to the Oregon border. He serves on the House Committee on Natural Resources and the House Budget Committee. Prior to his election to Congress in November 2012, Huffman served six years in the California State Assembly where he authored more than 60 pieces of successful legislation and received numerous awards for his legislative leadership. Huffman has distinguished himself as a legislator who tackles complex public policy challenges, works tirelessly, and gets results – often by forging bipartisan consensus on difficult issues. Huffman previously worked as a Senior Attorney for the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and as a successful public interest attorney. He graduated magna cum laude from the University of California at Santa Barbara and cum laude from Boston College Law School, and he now lives in Marin with his wife Susan and their two children.