Skip to content
Back to the House field
American Ascent

Member brief No. CA-02

Reviewed October 31, 2026

CA-02 · California

Jared Huffman

Democrat. Harris won California in 2024. Flagged as a 2032 redistricting risk.

Age on Election Day 2028
64
Born February 18, 1964.
Lean
D+13
Solidly Democratic. Cook PVI, 2026 lines.
In the House since
2013
Served since January 3, 2013.
Cash on hand
$1.15M
$1,151,201. Reporting period ended October 14, 2026

The 2026 race

November 3, 2026
Re-elected

Over Robin Littau (R). Called by NBC News on November 4, 2026.

Primary
Advanced, first

56.5% in the top-two primary, June 2. Robin Littau (R) also advanced, with 11.4%.

Endorsements, 2026

Endorsed: Hakeem Jeffries.

None on record: Justice Democrats, Working Families Party, Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC, Democratic Socialists of America.

What a race here costs

TV: San Francisco–Oakland–San Jose, 2.54 million homes. The district is 4.7% of the market; 4 markets in all.

2026 primary: $868K spent, $3.51 a vote

2024 general: $358K spent, $0.94 a vote

In the House, 119th Congress

  • Ranking Member of the Natural Resources Committee

Committees: Natural Resources · Transportation and Infrastructure

General-election outcomes

2024 vote share
71.88%
Victory margin
+43.77 pts
Harris, 2024
70.88% · +45.16 pts

Margin 1.39 points below Harris. Vote share 1.00 points above.

2024 election districts. Valid votes; margin over the runner-up. Runner-up: Chris Coulombe. Returns · Harris baseline · Method. Reviewed November 5, 2026.

Money, past cycles

Money raised, the share from individual donors, and cash on hand, by past cycle
CycleRaisedFrom individualsCash at year end
2020$923K58%$922K
2022$939K54%$929K
2024$1.0M53%$985K

Scorecards and grades

Conservative average, out of 100
8.4
Progressive average, out of 100
98.6 (LCV 98, Progressive Punch 98, Stop Corruption Now 100)
IAP Action score, immigration
-135, rank 367 of 431
Gun Owners of America grade, 2024
F

Read October 31, 2026 from the member’s page on heritageaction.com, clubforgrowth.org, tpaction.com, gopscorecard.limitedgov.org.