Other Candidates
  • HUFFMAN, JARED
Experience: House: District 2, 2013-Present
Home State: California
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $735,864Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
Write a Review

Personal

    Full Name: Jared William Huffman
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Susan; 2 Children: Abby, Nathan
    Birth Date: 02/18/1964
    Birth Place: Independence, MO
    Home City: San Rafael, CA
    Religion: Personal

Education

    JD, Boston College Law School, 1990
    BA, Political Science, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1986

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 2, 2012-present
    Assembly Member, California State Assembly, District 6, 2006-2012
    Member, Northern California Steering Committee, Barbara Boxer for Senate, 1991
    Volunteer, Paul Simon for President, New Hampshire Primary, 1988

Current Legislative Committees

    Budget, Member
    Natural Resources, Member
    Subcommittee on Federal Lands, Member
    Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, Member
    Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Natural Resources), Member
    Subcommittee on Water, Power, and Oceans, Ranking Member
    Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, Bicameral Task Force on Climate Change, present
    Member, Bipartisan Disabilities Caucus, present
    Member, Community College Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Addiction, Treatment, and Recovery Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Air Medical Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Animal Protection Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Autism Research and Education Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Career and Technical Education (CTE) Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Chicken Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Higher Education Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Labor and Working Families Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Equality Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Pollinator Protection Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Progressive Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Public Transportation Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Rare Disease Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Science, Technology, Enineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Shellfish Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Skin Cancer Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Small Business Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Tennis Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Tourism Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Wine Caucus, present
    Member, German-American Caucus, present
    Member, House International Conservation Caucus, present
    Member, House National Parks Caucus, present
    Member, House Oceans Caucus, present
    Member, House Pro-Choice Caucus, present
    Member, House Rural Education Caucus, present
    Member, Impact Aid Coalition, present
    Member, National Marine Sanctuary Caucus, present
    Member, Problem Solvers Caucus, present
    Member, Public Broadcasting Caucus, present
    Member, Safe Climate Caucus, present
    Member, Sensible Drug Policy Working Group, present
    Member, Small Brewers Caucus, present
    Member, Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition, present
    Member, TRIO Caucus, present
    Co-Chair, Wild Salmon Caucus, present
    Former Member, Budget Committee, California State Assembly
    Former Co-Chair, Legislative Environmental Caucus, California State Assembly
    Former Member, Pacific Fisheries Legislative Task Force
    Former Chair, Water, Parks, and Wildlife Committee, California State Assembly
    President, Marin Municipal Water District Board, 1995-2006
    Director, Marin Municipal Water District Board, 1994-2006
    Member, Working Group to Develop Statewide K-12 Environmental Curriculum, California Environmental Protection Agency, 2004
    Member, Desalination Task Force, State of California, 2003
    Commissioner, Marin County Adult Criminal Justice Commission, 1996
    Member, Northern Right Whale Advisory Task Force, State of Massachusetts, 1987

Professional Experience

    Senior Attorney, Natural Resources Defense Council, 2001-2006
    Managing Partner, The Legal Solutions Group, Limited Liability Partnership, 1996-2001
    Managing Partner, Boyd, Huffman & Williams, 1992-1996
    Associate Attorney, McCutchen, Doyle, Brown, & Enersen, 1990-1992
    Professional Volleyball Player, United States of America Volleyball Team, 1987

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Former Member, Wildlife Conservation Board
    Treasurer, Committee for San Rafael Paramedic Services, 1999
    Board Member, Marin County Bar Association, 1999
    Board Member, A Broader Living Experience (ABLE), 1998
    Board Member, Marin Ventures, 1998
    Chair, Technical Advisory Committee, Lagunitas Creek Restoration Program, 1997
    Steering Committee Member, Yes on Measure L, 1996
    Volunteer Assistant Coach, Dominican College Women's Volleyball Program, 1995
    Volunteer Supervising Attorney, Worker's Rights Clinic, Legal Aid Society of San Francisco, 1995
    Board Member, Legal Services for Children, 1994
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
Strongly Support
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime
Strongly Oppose
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy
Strongly Support
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery
Support
6. Vouchers for school choice
Strongly Oppose
7. Make voter registration easier
Strongly Support
8. Prioritize green energy
Strongly Support
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military
Strongly Oppose
11. Support & expand free trade
No Opinion
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership
Strongly Oppose
14. Expand ObamaCare
Strongly Support
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
Support
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive
Oppose
17. Keep God in the public sphere
Strongly Oppose
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities
Strongly Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage
Strongly Support
20. Privatize Social Security
Strongly Oppose
Total: 58
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
06/08/2017 H.R.2425 Public Lands Telecommunications Act 06/08/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.  (All Actions)
05/17/2017 H.R.2500 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit high-level Federal employees from participating in any matter substantially related to the appointee's former employment, and for other purposes. 05/17/2017 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
05/11/2017 H.R.2242 Keep It in the Ground Act of 2017 05/11/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.  (All Actions)
05/03/2017 H.R.2330 Yurok Tribe Klamath River Chinook Salmon Emergency Disaster Assistance Act of 2017 05/03/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.  (All Actions)
04/11/2017 H.R.1889 Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act 04/11/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.  (All Actions)
04/06/2017 H.R.1784 Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2017 04/06/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.  (All Actions)
03/21/2017 H.R.1650 National Adoption and Foster Care Home Study Act 03/21/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.  (All Actions)
03/01/2017 H.Res.162 Expressing support for designation of March 21, 2017, as "National Rosie the Riveter Day". 03/01/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.  (All Actions)
02/24/2017 H.R.800 New Deal Rural Broadband Act of 2017 02/24/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.  (All Actions)
02/15/2017 H.R.1083 American Savings Account Act of 2017 02/15/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
02/10/2017 H.R.169 West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2017 02/10/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.  (All Actions)
01/11/2017 H.R.448 Water Conservation Rebate Tax Parity Act 01/11/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
12/22/2016 H.R.6511 One President at a Time Act of 2016 12/22/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.  (All Actions)
12/15/2016 H.R.6469 Yurok Lands Act 12/15/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.  (All Actions)
10/21/2016 H.R.6256 To provide temporary visitation to spouses of United States citizens. 10/21/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.  (All Actions)
10/19/2016 H.R.6099 Public Lands Telecommunications Act 10/19/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.  (All Actions)
10/11/2016 H.R.6296 For the relief of Yeganeh Salehi Rezaian. 10/11/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.  (All Actions)
09/20/2016 H.R.6082 Know Your Oil Act of 2016 09/20/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.  (All Actions)
09/19/2016 H.R.5810 National Adoption and Foster Care Home Study Act 09/19/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.  (All Actions)
09/14/2016 H.R.6026 To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require each candidate for nomination or election to the office of President or Vice President to include in the financial disclosure reports the candidate is required to file under such Act a statement regarding whether or not the Secretary of the Treasury is in the process of auditing any of the candidate's individual Federal income tax returns. 09/14/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  (All Actions)
Total: 1207
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
06/14/2017 H.R.381 To designate a mountain in the John Muir Wilderness of the Sierra National Forest as "Sky Point".
06/08/2017 H.R.2840 To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require each State to ensure that each individual who provides identifying information to the State motor vehicle authority is automatically registered to vote in elections for Federal office held in the State unless the individual does not meet the eligibility requirements for registering to vote in such elections or declines to be registered to vote in such elections, and for other purposes.
06/08/2017 H.R.2827 To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend and expand the membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender.
05/18/2017 H.R.2542 To amend title 40, United States Code, to direct the Administrator of General Services to incorporate bird-safe building materials and design features into public buildings, and for other purposes.
05/18/2017 H.R.2510 To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds, and for other purposes.
05/18/2017 H.R.2371 Western Area Power Administration Transparency Act
05/17/2017 H.R.2491 To impose sanctions with respect to foreign persons responsible for gross violations of internationally recognized human rights against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017 H.R.2477 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of certain Federal student loans, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017 H.R.356 Protecting Our Democracy Act
05/16/2017 H.R.2428 Accurate Workplace Injury and Illness Records Restoration Act
05/11/2017 H.R.2272 COAST Anti-Drilling Act
05/11/2017 H.R.2248 To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from revising the approved oil and gas leasing program for fiscal years 2017 through 2022.
05/09/2017 H.R.267 Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park Act of 2017
05/03/2017 H.R.2344 Crab Emergency Disaster Assistance Act of 2017
05/03/2017 H.R.2317 United States Coast Guard Commemorative Coin Act of 2017
05/02/2017 H.R.2282 Equality Act
05/02/2017 H.R.2203 Coral Reef Sustainability Through Innovation Act of 2017
05/02/2017 H.R.2158 Atlantic Seismic Airgun Protection Act
05/02/2017 H.R.2135 Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act
05/02/2017 H.R.1242 400 Years of African-American History Commission Act
Write your review on this candidate
Rate this candidate:
Click stars to rate
  • 0 Comments