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Bipartisan permitting bill in Congress could speed energy projects, but draws green critics
Jared Huffman (CA-02) has concerns about a bipartisan House- and Senate-backed permitting reform bill.
Updated Oct 16, 2026, 2:28 PM ET
Democratic · 3 November 2026
Jared Huffman
U.S. Representative for California's 2nd congressional district (since 2013)
Jared Huffman, a Democrat who has represented California's 2nd congressional district since 2013 and previously served in the California State Assembly, faces Republican Robin Littau, an Enterprise Elementary School Board trustee, in 2026.
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- Born
- February 18, 1964
- Birthplace
- Independence, Missouri
- Education
- William Chrisman High School (1982)
University of California, Santa Barbara (Bachelor of Arts in political science, 1986)
Boston College Law School (1990)
Biography & Campaign Analysis
Background
Jared Huffman, whose full name is Jared William Huffman, was born on February 18, 1964, in Independence, Missouri, into a family that belonged to the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
He graduated from William Chrisman High School in 1982 and in 1986 received a Bachelor of Arts in political science, magna cum laude, from the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he was a three-time All-American volleyball player.
He was a member of the USA Volleyball Team in 1987, graduated cum laude from Boston College Law School in 1990, and then moved to the San Francisco Bay Area. He lives in San Rafael with his wife, Susan, and their two children.
Career
Jared Huffman worked as a consumer attorney specializing in public interest cases and was a senior attorney for the Natural Resources Defense Council. In 1994 he was elected to the Marin Municipal Water District board, where he served for 12 years, including three terms as president. He represented the 6th district in the California State Assembly from 2006 to 2012 and chaired its Water, Parks & Wildlife Committee from 2008.
After Lynn Woolsey announced her retirement, Huffman ran for the 2nd congressional district in 2012, finished first in the top-two primary with 37% of the vote, and defeated Republican Dan Roberts, 71% to 29%.
He has been reelected at every election since, winning 71.9% of the general election vote in 2024.
In 2018 he helped launch the Congressional Freethought Caucus, which he co-chairs, and in the 119th Congress he serves on the Committee on Natural Resources and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
2026 race
California's 2nd congressional district covers the North Coast from the Golden Gate Bridge to the Oregon border, and Jared Huffman is the Democratic incumbent seeking reelection.
In the top-two primary he won 56.48% of the vote and advanced alongside Republican Robin Littau, an Enterprise Elementary School Board trustee.
The candidates eliminated in the primary included Democrat Rose Penelope Yee, a businesswoman and 2024 runner-up for the 1st district, Republican Angelita Valles, a former Victorville city councillor, and rancher Nicolette Hahn Niman, who had no party preference.
Huffman faces Littau in the general election on November 3, 2026.