[1] He represented the Senate's 29th District, which includes portions of Los Angeles, Orange, and San Bernardino counties.

[2] He has a bachelor's degree in psychology from Westmont College,[3] and his business background is in grain handling and commodity wholesaling.

[9] He supported SB 161,[10] which allows trained volunteers to administer emergency medication to students with epilepsy who suffer a seizure at school.

Huff introduced Senate Bill 1295,[11] a measure to approve the placement of commercial advertisements on the exterior of school-buses.

[12] He introduced Senate Bill 1116 with Leland Yee (D-San Francisco), which defined and regulated "heritage schools", private after-school programs that teach foreign language and culture and required them to register with the California Department of Education instead of being licensed as child day care centers by the California Department of Social Services (DSS)[13][14] Huff opposed a plan that would have replaced the current testing system with new tests based on the Common Core learning goals.

[16] In a state government that as of 2012 is controlled by Democrats with super majorities in both houses,[18] Huff has a reputation as a moderate Republican.

[citation needed] The Los Angeles Times opined that "Senate Republican leader Bob Huff of Diamond Bar was more pragmatic, given his party's weakened political position in Sacramento.

[24][25] In the election held June 5, Huff finished in sixth place in a field of 17 candidates, and did not make the runoff.

[35] Huff was recognized as 2011 Legislator of the Year by the League of California Cities for "efforts to protect local redevelopment agencies".

[36] He was also recognized by the American Council of Engineering Companies, California,[37] and as the 2011 Job Champion by the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce.