Jared Huffman
Democrat · CA-2 · U.S. House
Bio
Jared William Huffman is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for California's 2nd congressional district since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, Huffman represented the 6th district in the California State Assembly from 2006 to 2012. He chaired the Assembly Water, Parks & Wildlife Committee and the Assembly Environmental Caucus. He was elected to Congress in 2012 with more than 70% of the vote, defeating Republican nominee Dan Roberts. His congressional district covers the North Coast from the Golden Gate Bridge to the Oregon border.
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Donald Trump Has a New—and Stupid and Likely Ineffective—Favorite WordDonald Trump has a new favorite word. He’s been calling Democrats “communists” ever since a few democratic socialists won the party’s House primaries. “These are hardcore, godless communists,” he told the Faith & Freedom Coalition conference last month. “This…
The New Republic · July 6, 2026
What a Democratic America 250 might have looked likeThe opening of the Obama Presidential Center last month had an all-star lineup of performers, a bipartisan guest list, and speeches encouraging the country to rise to its highest ideals. On social media, some Democrats called it the real America 250. In an…
Fast Company · July 4, 2026
'Massive Trump fraud' prompts probe over 'hostile takeover' of July 4th event: reportHouse Democrats are alleging "massive Trump fraud" in a new probe that accuses the White House of staging a "hostile takeover" of America's 250th birthday celebration, according to one journalist.In a Thursday broadcast, investigative journalist Scott MacFarl…
Raw Story · July 2, 2026
How Trump Lied to People Trying to Donate to America250Trump officials misled people who wanted to donate to a bipartisan initiative to mark the U.S.’s 250th anniversary, redirecting them to donate to the administration’s own group instead, according to a congressional investigation released Thursday.A report rel…
The New Republic · July 2, 2026
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