| Jim Huffman | |
| Birth Date: | 25 March 1945 |
| Birth Place: | Fort Benton, Montana, U.S. |
| Party: | Republican |
| Spouse: | Leslie Huffman |
| Children: | 3 |
| Alma Mater: | Montana State University, Bozeman Tufts University University of Chicago |
James L. Huffman (born March 25, 1945) is a former professor of law and the former dean of Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon. He was the Republican nominee in the 2010 U.S. Senate election in Oregon, losing to incumbent Democrat Ron Wyden.[1] [2] [3]
Huffman was born in Fort Benton, Montana in 1945 and grew up in Bozeman, Montana,[4] [5] where he graduated from Bozeman High School.[6] He attended one year at Stanford University before returning to Bozeman, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Montana State University in 1967.[6] [7] He earned a master's degree from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University in 1969, and a J.D. degree from the University of Chicago in 1972.[7]
Huffman joined the law faculty at Lewis & Clark in 1973 and served as Dean of the Law School from 1994 to 2006, when he returned to full-time teaching.[1] [7] Huffman taught Constitutional law, jurisprudence, and natural resources and water law.[7] He retired in 2011.
See main article: 2010 United States Senate election in Oregon. Huffman announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination in the 2010 United States Senate election for the seat held by Democrat Ron Wyden.[1] In a field of seven Republicans, Huffman won 42% of the vote. In the November general election, Huffman lost to Wyden 57%–39%.[3]