California's 2nd congressional district is a U.S. congressional district in

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Jared Huffman Jared William Huffman (born February 18, 1964) is an American lawyer and politician serving as 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 wa ...

, a Democrat, has represented the district since January 2013. Currently, it encompasses the North Coast region and adjacent areas of the state. It stretches from the

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to the

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border, and includes all of the portions of

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within California that are north of

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, excepting a stretch in

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. The district consists of Marin, Mendocino,

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, Del Norte, and

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Counties, plus portions of Sonoma County. Cities in the district include

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Petaluma Petaluma (Miwok: ''Péta Lúuma'') is a city in Sonoma County, California, located in the North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. Its population was 59,776 according to the 2020 census. Petaluma's name comes from the Miwok village nam ...

Novato Novato (Spanish for "Novatus") is a city in Marin County, California, in the North Bay region of the Bay Area. At the 2020 census, Novato had a population of 53,225. History What is now Novato was originally the site of several Coast Miwok ...

, Windsor, Healdsburg, Ukiah,

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Arcata Arcata (; Wiyot: ''Goudi’ni''; Yurok: ''Oket'oh'') is a city adjacent to the Arcata Bay (northern) portion of Humboldt Bay in Humboldt County, California, United States. At the 2020 census, Arcata's population was 18,857. Arcata was first ...

McKinleyville McKinleyville (formerly Minorsville) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Humboldt County, California McKinleyville is located north of Arcata, at an elevation of . The population was 15,177 at the 2010 census, up from 13,599 at the time of the ...

, and Crescent City.

History

From 2003 until the redistricting by the

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that took effect in 2013, the 2nd district encompassed much of the far northern part of the state, from the Central Valley north of

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to the

border. It was the largest district by area in California. It consisted of Colusa, Glenn, Shasta, Siskiyou, Sutter, Tehama,

, and Yuba counties, plus portions of

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and Yolo counties. The district had a dramatically different political history than its current incarnation. While the current 2nd is one of the most Democratic districts in California, the old 2nd had been a Republican stronghold for almost three decades. Much of this territory is now the

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, while most of the current 2nd had been split between the

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and

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districts from 2003 to 2013.

Election results from statewide races

Composition

As of the 2020 redistricting, California's 2nd district is located on the North Coast. It encompasses Del Norte,

, Marin, Mendocino, and

Counties, as well as most of Sonoma County. Sonoma County is split between this district and the 4th district. They are partitioned by the Petaluma River, Highway 116, Redwood Highway, Robber Rd, Petersen Rd, Llano Rd, S Wright Rd, W College Ave, Jennings Ave, Administration Dr, Bicentennial Way, Cleveland Ave, Old Redwood Highway, Cross Creek Rd, Sonoma Highway, and Sonoma Creek. The 2nd district takes in the Monroe District of Santa Rosa, and the cities of

and Healdsburg.

Cities with 10,000 or more people

- 61,271 *

- 53,225 *

- 26,710 *

- 18,857 * Ukiah - 16,607 *

Mill Valley Mill Valley is a city in Marin County, California, Marin County, California, United States, located about north of San Francisco via the Golden Gate Bridge and from Napa Valley. The population was 14,231 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 ...

- 14,231 * Larkspur - 13,064 *

- 12,516 * Corte Madera - 10,222

2,500-10,000 people

Sausalito Sausalito (Spanish language, Spanish for "small willow grove") is a city in Marin County, California, Marin County, California, United States, located southeast of Marin City, California, Marin City, south-southeast of San Rafael, California ...

- 7,269 *

- 6,983 * Crescent City - 6,673 * Willits - 4,988 *

Rio Dell Rio Dell ( Spanish: ''Río Dell'', meaning "Dell River") is a city in Humboldt County, California, United States. It is located on the west bank of the Eel River north of Scotia at an elevation of 161 feet (49 m). The population was 3,363 a ...

- 3,349

List of members representing the district

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References

External links

* GovTrack.us
California's 2nd congressional district

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