California State Senator Bob Huff is an experienced businessman, an accomplished legislator that has advocated for change in California schools and accountability and transparency in government. Senator Huff has been a proponent of reform within California’s school system. He has had legislation signed into law guaranteeing more funding for public charter schools. He has also lead efforts to continue the Standard Testing and Reporting ( STAR) program for second graders and fought for parents’ right to choose the best school for their children.

Assemblyman and Senator

In the Assembly from 2004-2008, Bob Huff held leadership positions of Whip, Republican Caucus Chairman and Vice Chair of the San Gabriel Valley Legislative Caucus. He currently holds one of the top two Republican leadership positions as Senate Republican Caucus Chairman, and also serves his district as Vice Chair of the San Gabriel Valley Legislative Caucus. Senator Huff serves on the following standing committees: Vice Chair of the Education, Vice Chair of Transportation and Housing, and a member of the Budget, Public Safety, as well as Natural Resources and Water Committees.

Community Service

A resident of Diamond Bar, Bob Huff served on the City Council from 1995-2004, and served as Mayor in 1997 and 2001. Prior to the City Council, Huff served on the Diamond Bar Planning Commission, the Diamond Bar General Plan Advisory Committee, and was a founding member of the Tres Hermanos Conservation Authority. He is also a member of Walnut Valley Rotary Club and former member of the Diamond Bar Improvement Association and Diamond Bar Chamber of Commerce.

With a focus on transportation issues, Bob 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 (ACE).

Awards

Bob Huff was 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.

In 2000, Bob Huff was recognized by The Los Angeles Times as one of the “Most Influential People” for his work in shaping the Inland Valley communities.

In addition, he has received first-rate legislative vote rankings from the California Taxpayers Association, Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, California Chamber of Commerce, National Federation of Independent Businesses, California Farm Bureau Federation, and the California Manufacturers and Technology Association.

Education

Bob Huff attended Westmont College in Santa Barbara, where he earned a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, graduating with honors.

Personal

Born in Calexico, California, Bob Huff grew up on his family’s farm in the Imperial Valley. Most of his 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. Senator Huff and his wife, Mei Mei, have three sons, a daughter and four grandchildren.