Rep. Jared Huffman
Representative for California’s 2nd District
pronounced JAR-id // HUF-min
Huffman is the representative for California’s 2nd congressional district (view map) and is a Democrat. He has served since Jan. 3, 2013. Huffman is next up for reelection in 2026 and serves until Jan. 3, 2027. He is 61 years old.
![Photo of Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA2]](/static/legislator-photos/412511-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2024 Report Card for Huffman.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Huffman is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot is a member of the House of Representatives positioned according to our ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills legislators have sponsored and cosponsored from Jan. 4, 2021 to June 5, 2025. See full analysis methodology.
Committee Membership
Huffman sits on the following committees:
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House Committee on Natural Resources
Ranking Member
Energy and Mineral Resources subcommittees
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House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Highways and Transit, Water Resources and Environment subcommittees
Enacted Legislation
Huffman was the primary sponsor of 6 bills that were enacted:
- H.R. 3324 (118th): To extend the authority to collect Shasta-Trinity Marina fees through fiscal year 2029.
- H.R. 2950 (118th): Coastal Habitat Conservation Act of 2023
- H.R. 6032 (117th): Katimiîn and Ameekyáaraam Sacred Lands Act
- H.R. 5453 (117th): Fishery Resource Disasters Improvement Act
- H.R. 2405 (116th): National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2019
- H.R. 1388 (116th): Lytton Rancheria Homelands Act of 2019
Does 6 not sound like a lot? Very few bills are ever enacted — most legislators sponsor only a handful that are signed into law. But there are other legislative activities that we don’t track that are also important, including offering amendments, committee work and oversight of the other branches, and constituent services.
We consider a bill enacted if one of the following is true: a) it is enacted itself, b) it has a companion bill in the other chamber (as identified by Congress) which was enacted, or c) if at least about half of its provisions were incorporated into bills that were enacted (as determined by an automated text analysis, applicable beginning with bills in the 110th Congress).
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Huffman sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Public Lands and Natural Resources (36%) Environmental Protection (19%) Energy (15%) Government Operations and Politics (9%) Animals (6%) Native Americans (6%) Taxation (4%) Education (4%)
Recently Introduced Bills
Huffman recently introduced the following legislation:
- H.R. 3718: To reauthorize and amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, and for …
- H.R. 3444: Tribal Self-Determination and Co-Management in Forestry Act of 2025
- H.R. 3189: Albatross and Petrel Conservation Act of 2025
- H.R. 3188: Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2025
- H.R. 3103: Health Share Transparency Act of 2025
- H.R. 3067: Arctic Refuge Protection Act
- H.R. 2849: West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2025
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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2013 to Jun 2025, Huffman missed 219 of 7,088 roll call votes, which is 3.1%. This is worse than the median of 2.0% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absences, major life events, and running for higher office.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- unitedstates/congress-legislators, a community project gathering congressional information
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- GPO Member Guide for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
