Jared Huffman

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Jared Huffman
California State Assembly District 6
Incumbent
Assumed office 2006
Current term ends 2010
Political party	Democrat
Profession	Attorney
Website	Official website

Jared Huffman is a Democratic member of the California State Assembly, representing the 6th District since 2006.

Huffman worked as a Senior Attorney for the Natural Resources Defense Council from 2001-2006, and has been a Managing Partner with The Legal Solutions Group, LLP, Managing Partner with Boyd, Huffman & Williams, and Associate Attorney with McCutchen, Doyle, Brown, & Enersen.^[1]

Issue positions

Huffman provided answers to the California State Legislative Election 2008 Political Courage Test. The test provides voters with how a candidate would vote on the issues if elected. When asked his legislative priorities he responed, "Environmental protection greenhouse gas reduction, health care reform, increased funding and improved accountability in public education."^[2]

Committee membership

• Budget Committee, California General Assembly
• Fisheries and Aquaculture Committee, California Legislature
• Natural Resources Committee, California General Assembly
• Utilities and Commerce Committee, California General Assembly
• Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee, California General Assembly (Chair)
• Select Committee on Wine

Sponsored legislation

Proposition 2

In the aftermath of Proposition 2's victory, Huffman introduced a bill in the state legislature to require that Prop 2's provisions apply to all eggs sold in the state, regardless of where the eggs are laid. AB 1437 also would have given the California Department of Health the responsibility to write regulations specifying what living quarters are acceptable for hens. The Humane Society of the United States and egg-farmers both opposed the bill.^[3],^[4]

Huffman's other sponsored legislation includes:

• AB 1187 - Safe, Clean, Reliable Drinking Water Supply
• AB 1326 - Voter registration: action to compel registration
• AB 1437 - Shelled eggs: sale for human consumption

For details and a full listing of sponsored bills, see the House site.

Major donor

Below are Huffman's top 5 campaign contributors in the 2008 election:^[5]

Contributor	2008 total
CA State Council of Service Employees	$14,400
CA Medical Assoc	$14,400
California Teachers Assoc	$14,400
CA State Council of Laborers	$10,800
CA Professional Fire Fighters	$8,041

External links

• Official state assembly website of Jared Huffman
• Biographical profile of Jared Huffman on Project Vote Smart
• Campaign contributions: 2008, 2006

References

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