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Bob Huff
	Bob Huff
	Member of the California State Senate; from the 29th district
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; December 1, 2008
Preceded by	Bob Margett
Member of the California State Assembly; from the 60th district
	In office; December 6, 2004 – November 30, 2008
Preceded by	Bob Pacheco
Succeeded by	Curt Hagman
Born	September 9, 1953 (age 56); Calexico, California
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Mei Mei Huff
Children	Adam, J.J., Jessica, Jeff
Profession	Agriculture, Businessman
Website	http://www.bobhuffsenate.com

Robert S. Huff (born September 9, 1953) is a U.S. politician, who is a Republican member of the California State Senate, representing the 29th Senate District, which includes portions of Los Angeles, Orange, and San Bernardino counties. He has served in that body since December 1, 2008. From December 8, 2006 to November 30, 2008, he was the Republican Caucus Chair, making him the second-highest ranking Republican in the Assembly.

A resident of Diamond Bar, California, he served on its City Council from 1995-2004 and was Mayor in 1997 and 2001. He ran for the Assembly in 1998 and lost the primary to then-Walnut City Councilman Bob Pacheco. Huff won the 2004 election to succeed the term-limited Pacheco and was reelected in 2006. He won the 2008 election to succeed the term-limited Bob Margett for the 29th district in the California State Senate.

[edit] Personal Life and Early Political Career

Born in Calexico, California, Huff grew up on his family's farm in the Imperial Valley. Huff attended Westmont College in Santa Barbara, where he earned a bachelor's degree in psychology, graduating with honors.

Most of Huff's professional and business experience has been in the agricultural industry. Working through the ranks to become the youngest vice president in a grain handling corporation, he became manager-owner of the Ray S. French Company, an independent commodity wholesaler, shortly after he moved his family to Diamond Bar in 1983. Huff and his wife, Mei Mei, have three sons and a daughter.

With a focus on transportation issues, Huff was Diamond Bar's delegate to the Four Corners Transportation Policy Group and was Vice President of the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments. He was President of the Foothill Transit Executive Board, and founding Chairman and Executive Board Member of the Alameda Corridor East Construction Authority.

[edit] Committee Membership

Huff is the Vice Chair of the Senate Transportation and Housing Committee and Vice Chair of the Senate Education Committee. He is also a member of the Public Safety Committee and the Natural Resources Committee.

[edit] Legislation

As a proponent of reform within California's school system, Huff has had legislation signed into law guaranteeing more funding for public charter schools and supports shifting more education money into the classroom by contracting out non-educational services. Regarding budget issues, Huff would like to use California's expanding economy to pay down the state's debt to solve its structural deficit and take a percentage of budget growth to create an income stream for infrastructure needs.

In 2008 Huff authored and introduced the following bills:

AB 2085 AB 2085 would delete existing civil rights protections against discrimination in public school instruction based on actual or perceived sexual orientation and perceived gender (including gender identity).
AB 2086 AB 2086 would require notice to be sent to the parent or guardian of a pupil regarding any proposed discussion on gender identity or sexual orientation. Costs associated with the notification process would be reimbursed by the State (i.e., paid for by California taxpayers). Diversity programs potentially adversely impacted: Coming Out Week, The Day of Silence, and other programs which are critical for fighting intolerance that often leads to harassment and violence against LGBT youth.

Anti-Illegal Immigrant Package Republicans in the California State House unveiled what they’re calling a “comprehensive” package that will “deal with California’s illegal immigration problem.” The package consists of some 22 GOP bills, including several authored by Huff: AB 2418, 2420, 2421 and 2422, as well as AJR 44, a bill which would urge Congress to repeal the section of the 14th Amendment of the U.S. constitution which guarantees birthright citizenship.

All of these bills were either considered and rejected by the California Assembly Committee on Public Safety, or never received a hearing by the committee.

[edit] Rankings, Awards and Recognition

Huff has received 100% legislative vote rankings from the California Taxpayers Association, the California Chamber of Commerce, the California Farm Bureau Federation, and the California Manufacturers and Technology Association. He was also awarded the 2005 Local Distinguished Service Award in Transportation from the American Public Transit Association and the Outstanding Community Leader of 2005 by the Boy Scouts of America Old Baldy Council.

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California Assembly
Preceded by Bob Pacheco	California State Assemblyman 60th District December 6, 2004 – November 30, 2008	Succeeded by Curt Hagman
California Senate
Preceded by Bob Margett	California State Senator 29th District December 1, 2008–present	Incumbent

Contents

[edit] Personal Life and Early Political Career

[edit] Committee Membership

[edit] Legislation

[edit] Rankings, Awards and Recognition

[edit] External links