Zoe Lofgren
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 19th district | |
Assumed office January 3, 2013 | |
Preceded by | Jeff Denham |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 16th district | |
In office January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2013 | |
Preceded by | Don Edwards |
Succeeded by | Jim Costa |
Chairperson of the House Ethics Committee | |
In office January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2011 | |
Preceded by | Gene Green |
Succeeded by | Jo Bonner |
Personal details | |
Born | Sue Lofgren December 21, 1947 San Mateo, California, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | John Collins |
Alma mater | Stanford University Santa Clara University |
Zoe Lofgren (born Sue Lofgren;[1] December 21, 1947), pronounced ZO,[2] is the U.S. Representative for California's 19th congressional district, serving in Congress since 1995. She is a member of the Democratic Party. The district, numbered as the 16th District from 1995 to 2013, includes most of San Jose.
She is the ranking member on both the House Committee on House Administration Subcommittee on Oversight, and on the House Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
Early life, education, and early career
A Bay Area resident, Lofgren attended Gunn High School (1966) in Palo Alto,[3] and while in high school, Lofgren was a member of the Junior State of America, a student-run political debate, activism, and student governance organization.[4] She earned her B.A. at Stanford University (1970) and a J.D. at Santa Clara University School of Law (1975).[1]
In 1978 she married John Marshall Collins.[3]
Returning to San Jose, Lofgren worked in Don Edwards' district office, while at the same time earning her law degree. After two years as partner at an immigration law firm in San Jose, she was elected first to a community college board, then to the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, where she served for 13 years.[citation needed]
U.S. House of Representatives
In 1994, Lofgren entered the Democratic primary in what was then the 16th District, after Edwards retired after 32 years in Congress. It was the real contest in this heavily Democratic district. A decided underdog, she managed to defeat the favorite, former San Jose mayor Tom McEnery. Lofgren's victory virtually assured her of becoming only the second person to represent the district since its creation in 1963 (it was numbered as the 9th District from 1963 to 1975, as the 10th from 1975 to 1993, the 16th from 1993 to 2013, and has been the 19th since 2013). She has been reelected ten times with no substantive opposition.
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Lofgren is the chair of the 34-member California Democratic Congressional Delegation. She serves on the Judiciary Committee and is the chair of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. In April 2011, she became the first member of Congress to call for federal investigation into the Secure Communities deportation program.[5]
Beginning in 2009, Lofgren served as chair of the House Ethics Committee. In doing so, she presided over a rare sanction of censure, against long-time member Charles B. Rangel.[6]
In the Stop Online Piracy Act House Judiciary Committee hearings, she defended the current state of the internet in opposition of the bill. She has also opposed the data retention requirements in the H.R. 1981 (the Protecting Children from Internet Pornographers Act of 2011).[7]
In February 2013, Lofgren became one of the sponsors of the Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act to expedite open access to taxpayer-funded research.[8]
In May, 2016, Lofgren was publicly reprimanded during a House Judiciary Committee hearing after calling a witness an "ignorant bigot." Following the reprimand, Lofgren responded, "I cannot allow that kind of bigotry to go into the record unchallenged.” [9]
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Committee assignments
- United States House Committee on House Administration
- Subcommittee on Oversight (Ranking Member)
- United States House Committee on the Judiciary
- United States House Committee on Science, Space and Technology
Caucuses
- Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (Associate Member)
Other leadership positions
- Chair of the California Democratic Congressional Delegation
Electoral history
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Zoe Lofgren | 16,168 | 45.3 | |
Democratic | Tom McEnery | 15,037 | 42.2 | |
Democratic | Dick Lane | 1,537 | 4.3 | |
Democratic | Cynthia Williamson | 1,414 | 4.0 | |
Democratic | Tom Harney | 780 | 2.2 | |
Democratic | Edward R. Dykes | 721 | 2.0 | |
Total votes | 35,657 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Zoe Lofgren | 74,935 | 65.0 | |
Republican | Lyle J. Smith | 40,409 | 35.0 | |
No party | Barraza (write-in) | 8 | 0.0 | |
Total votes | 115,352 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Zoe Lofgren (incumbent) | 94,020 | 65.7 | |
Republican | Chuck Wojslaw | 43,197 | 30.2 | |
Libertarian | David Bonino | 4,124 | 2.8 | |
Natural Law | Abaan Abu-Shumays | 1,866 | 1.3 | |
Total votes | 143,207 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Zoe Lofgren (incumbent) | 85,503 | 72.82 | |
Republican | Horace Eugene Thayn | 27,494 | 23.42 | |
Natural Law | John H. Black | 4,417 | 3.76 | |
Total votes | 117,414 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Zoe Lofgren (incumbent) | 115,118 | 72.1 | |
Republican | Horace "Gene" Thayn | 37,213 | 23.3 | |
Libertarian | Dennis Michael Umphress | 4,742 | 3.0 | |
Natural Law | Edward J. Klein | 2,673 | 1.6 | |
Total votes | 159,746 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Zoe Lofgren (incumbent) | 72,370 | 67.1 | |
Republican | Douglas Adams McNea | 32,182 | 29.8 | |
Libertarian | Dennis Michael Umphress | 3,434 | 3.1 | |
Total votes | 104,556 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Zoe Lofgren (incumbent) | 129,222 | 70.9 | |
Republican | Lawrence R. Wiesner | 47,992 | 26.4 | |
Libertarian | Markus Welch | 5,067 | 2.7 | |
Total votes | 182,281 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Zoe Lofgren (incumbent) | 98,929 | 72.8 | |
Republican | Charel Winston | 37,130 | 27.2 | |
Total votes | 136,059 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Zoe Lofgren (incumbent) | 146,481 | 71.3 | |
Republican | Charel Winston | 49,399 | 24.1 | |
Libertarian | Steven Wells | 9,447 | 4.6 | |
Total votes | 205,327 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Zoe Lofgren (incumbent) | 105,841 | 67.9 | |
Republican | Daniel Sahagun | 37,913 | 24.3 | |
Libertarian | Edward M. Gonzalez | 12,304 | 7.8 | |
Total votes | 156,058 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Zoe Lofgren (incumbent) | 162,300 | 73.2 | |
Republican | Robert Murray | 59,313 | 26.8 | |
Total votes | 221,613 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
See also
References
- ^ a b Lynne E. Ford (December 21, 1947). Encyclopedia of Women and American Politics. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
- ^ "Guide to Frequently Mispronounced Congressional Names".
- ^ a b "Official Congressional Directory, 2005–2006, 109th Congress, Convened ..." Congress, Joint Committee on Printing. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
- ^ "Notable Alumni of the Junior State of America".
- ^ Romney, Lee (April 22, 2011). "Congresswoman calls for investigation of enforcement program that screens for illegal immigrants in jails". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Kane, Paul; Farentholt, David A. (December 2, 2010). "House censures Rep. Charles Rangel in 333–79 vote". The Washington Post.
- ^ Gross, Grant (July 28, 2011). "House Panel Votes to Require ISPs to Keep Customer Records". PC World. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
- ^ "Reps. Zoe Lofgren, Mike Doyle and Kevin Yoder Introduce Bill Expanding Access to Federally Funded Research". Archived from the original on October 25, 2013.
- ^ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/zoe-lofgren-transphobia_us_5746eee4e4b0dacf7ad403eb
- ^ Our Campaigns "California District 16 – Democratic Primary Race," (retrieved on August 8, 2009).
- ^ Office of the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 8, 1994" (retrieved on August 8, 2009).
- ^ Office of the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 1996" (retrieved on August 8, 2009).
- ^ Office of the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1998" (retrieved on August 8, 2009).
- ^ Office of the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2000" (retrieved on August 8, 2009).
- ^ 2002 Office of the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives Archived February 3, 2009, at the Wayback Machine "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002" (retrieved on August 8, 2009).
- ^ Office of the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives [dead link] "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2004" (retrieved on August 8, 2009).
- ^ 2006 Office of the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives Archived November 27, 2008, at the Wayback Machine "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006" (retrieved on August 8, 2009).
- ^ 2006 Office of the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives[permanent dead link] "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008" (retrieved on August 8, 2009).
- ^ Office of the California Secretary of State Archived October 19, 2013, at the Wayback Machine (retrieved on August 8, 2009).
External links
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- Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren official U.S. House site
- Zoe Lofgren for Congress
- Zoe Lofgren at Curlie
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
- Legislation sponsored at the Library of Congress
- Profile at Vote Smart
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