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Jared William Huffman (born February 18, 1964) is an American politician who has been the U.S. Representative for California's 2nd congressional district since 2013. He is a member of the Democratic Party. From 2006 to 2012, Huffman was a member of the California State Assembly, representing the 6th district. Huffman chaired the Assembly Water, Parks & Wildlife Committee and also chaired the Assembly Environmental Caucus. He was elected to Congress in November 2012 with more than 70% of the vote, defeating Republican candidate Dan Roberts. His congressional district covers the North Coast from the Golden Gate Bridge to the Oregon border. ==Early life, education, and legal career== Huffman graduated from William Chrisman High School in 1982 and later received his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science ''magna cum laude'' from University of California, Santa Barbara, where he was a member of the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity. At UCSB, Huffman was a three-time All-American volleyball player. He went on to graduate ''cum laude'' from Boston College Law School in 1990.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2009-07-18 )〕 Huffman was a member of USA Volleyball Team in 1987 when the team was ranked #1 in the world and had recently won the World Championship. Huffman became a consumer attorney specializing in public interest cases. Among his court victories was an historic case on behalf of the National Organization for Women, which required all California State University campuses to comply with Title IX, creating new athletic opportunities for thousands of female scholar-athletes throughout California. Huffman was also a senior attorney for the Natural Resources Defense Council. Huffman was also a publicly elected director of the Marin Municipal Water District for twelve years, including three terms as board president. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jared Huffman」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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