Jared Huffman
Progressive
Democrat
House Representative
California - District 2
Current Position: US House Representative CA-2
Running For: House Representative - District 2
Policy Positions
Economic Policy
- For strengthening Social Security through the Social Security 2100 Act to improve benefits and ensure long-term solvency
- For expanding broadband access through the New Deal Rural Broadband Act and Public Lands Telecommunications Act
- For protecting local television markets from media consolidation through the Local and Independent Television Protection Act
- For investment in public transportation and infrastructure development
- For the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and transformative infrastructure investment
Business & Labor
- For raising the minimum wage and providing paid family leave
Health Care
- Against privatizing VA healthcare; supports strengthening the VA system and expanding veterans' access to care including through the Veterans Choice Program
- For Medicare for All; cosponsors the Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act to create a universal, single-payer healthcare system
- For prescription drug price controls; supports capping insulin costs at $35/month for seniors and giving Medicare power to negotiate drug prices
- For the Ensuring Access to Abortion Act protecting interstate travel for reproductive healthcare and the Women's Health Protection Act codifying abortion rights
Education
- For increased federal funding of special education programs; supports the IDEA Full Funding Act to require regular increases in special education funding to meet the federal government's 40% commitment
- Against eliminating the Department of Education; opposes schemes to divert public funds to private and religious schools
Environment
- For aggressive climate action including the Green New Deal resolution, Inflation Reduction Act, and transitioning away from fossil fuels
- For permanently barring new fossil fuel leases on federal public lands and waters through the Keep It in the Ground Act
- For cracking down on plastic production and addressing plastic pollution through the Protecting Communities from Plastics Act
- For requiring cryptocurrency mining facilities to report carbon dioxide emissions and comply with Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act
- Against the Pebble Mine proposal in Bristol Bay, Alaska and fossil fuel exploration in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
- Against the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement due to weak environmental standards and lack of climate solutions
- For removing four dilapidated dams on the Klamath River for environmental restoration
- For returning sacred lands to the Karuk Tribe through the Katimiîn and Ameekyáaraam Sacred Lands Act
- For comprehensive drought response legislation and water infrastructure development
- For protecting the Smith River by securing a twenty-year ban on new mining projects
- For expanding the Smith River National Recreation Area into Oregon
- Against oil and gas leasing in the outer continental shelf through the Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act
- For ending future capture and breeding of whales for public display through the Strengthening Welfare in Marine Settings Act
- For wildlife protection measures including safe wildlife crossings, habitat security, and biodiversity promotion
- For updating and reauthorizing the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
- For combating Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) fishing through the Illegal Fishing and Forced Labor Prevention Act
Civil Rights
- For equal pay legislation, specifically the Paycheck Fairness Act
- For abortion rights and reproductive choice; opposes Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade
- For LGBTQ+ rights, including the Equality Act adding sexual orientation and gender identity to federal anti-discrimination protections
- For the Respect For Marriage Act protecting marriage equality for LGBTQ+ people and interracial couples
- For supporting tribal trust responsibilities and honoring promises to Native Americans
Voting Rights & Democracy
- For requiring Congressional authorization for acts of war; supports War Powers Resolutions to remove U.S. forces from unauthorized hostilities
- For restoring and strengthening voting rights protections, including the Voting Rights Advancement Act and Voting Rights Amendment Act
Immigration & Foreign Affairs
- Against recent arms funding bills for Israel; voted against multiple defense appropriations and military aid packages
- For comprehensive immigration reform and supporting DREAMers, including protecting DACA recipients
Public Safety
- For cannabis legalization for adults, federal decriminalization, regulation and taxation of the cannabis industry, and allowing cannabis businesses to access banking services
- For updating nuclear weapons programs to reflect 21st century priorities and reducing the role of nuclear weapons in national security strategy
- For closing the Guantanamo Bay Detention Center
- For comprehensive gun violence prevention measures including universal background checks, extreme risk protection orders, and federal firearms regulations
- For the Justice in Policing Act and comprehensive police reform to hold police accountable and change law enforcement culture
- For reauthorizing and improving the Violence Against Women Act