b'KEYNOTE SPEAKERJared HuffmanU.S. House of RepresentativesCalifornias 2nd district J ared Huffman representsensuring emergency dredging to keep Californias 2nd CongressionalHumboldt Bay open to navigation, District which spans from the Goldensecuring an emergency EPA response Gate Bridge north to the Oregonthat prevented a toxic disaster at the border and includes Marin, Sonoma,old Samoa Pulp Mill site, brokering Mendocino, Humboldt, Trinity, and Delan agreement at Muir Woods to Norte Counties. He was first electedreduce traffic gridlock and improve to Congress in 2012, and currentlyenvironmental and public safety serves on the Natural Resourcesconditions, pushing the Department Committee and the Transportationof Interior to acknowledge and Infrastructure Committee.downstream water rights to protect Huffman is Chair of the Naturalflows and salmon on the Trinity Resources Subcommittee on Water,River, delivering millions in federal Oceans and Wildlife. Recognizing histransportation funds to expand the environmental leadership, SpeakerSMART rail system to Larkspur, and Nancy Pelosi appointed him to servemuch more.on the Select Committee on Climate Change in 2019. Before serving in Congress, Huffman represented the North Bay for six During his four terms in Congress,years in the California Assembly Huffman has built a reputation forwhere he chaired the Water, Parks working tirelessly to meet criticaland Wildlife Committee. Among his needs in every part of his diverseother accomplishments as a state districtfighting to secure federallegislator, he played a leading role disaster relief funds for fire victims inin crafting and passing landmark Sonoma and Mendocino Counties,water reforms in 2009 and authored defending the historic dam removaldozens of successful billsincluding process on the Klamath River,Californias pioneering lighting winning permanent protection forefficiency standards (AB 1109) which the Stornetta Public Lands Nationalwere subsequently adopted into Monument on the Mendocino Coast,federal law; the nations largest 12'