ared Huffman represents California’s 2nd Congressional District which spans the North Coast of the state, from the Golden Gate Bridge to the Oregon border, and includes Marin, Sonoma, Mendocino, Humboldt, Trinity, and Del Norte counties. He was first elected to Congress in November 2012 and currently serves on the Committee on Natural Resources, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Select Committee on the Climate Crisis. In the 117th Congress, he chairs the Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Oceans and Wildlife, with jurisdiction over federal water projects, fisheries management, coastal zone and oceans policy, and wildlife and endangered species. Jared also founded the Congressional Freethought Caucus to promote sound public policy based on reason, science and moral values, while protecting the secular character of government and championing the value of freedom of thought worldwide.
I am always eager to dig into local and regional issues affecting this great congressional district. Much of my work in Washington is driven by specific cases and projects that my constituents face, from river restoration to rural broadband needs.
Town halls are an important time for me to hear constituent concerns, answer questions and share my policy perspectives. The response to the dozens of town halls we’ve held over the past two years alone has been remarkable – more than 14,000 constituents have participated, with additional participants joining us online. My constituents also share their concerns and priorities with me by mail, email and fax – sometimes more than 4,0000 pieces of correspondence per week, which is more than double most congressional offices! The people of the 2nd district are engaged and participating in the political process like never before.
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