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I gathered with local leaders, including Rep. Ro Khanna & Rep. Sam Liccardo, to speak out against the Trump administration stealing the money granted by Congress from Americans. We also oppose extreme immigration measures.

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at least six more members of Congress have violated the STOCK Act by failing to disclose transactions — up to $376,280 collectively — within a 45-day federal deadline, according to Raw Story analysis of congressional financial documents.

The majority of the late disclosure dollars came from Rep. Jonathan Jackson (D-IL) who was late in disclosing up to $300,000 in stock transactions from a joint trust.

He is joined by five other lawmakers who were late in disclosing transactions in the $1,000-to-$15,000 range: Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Rep. Russ Fulcher (R-ID), Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Rep. Deborah Ross (D-NC) and Rep. John Sarbanes (D-MD).

The lawmakers aren’t alone in violating the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act this week.

Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), who last year led Democratic House leadership’s self-aborted effort to ban congressional stock trading, violated the STOCK Act with up to $265,000 in late financial disclosures, Raw Story reported on Wednesday.

Raw Story also broke the news last week that Rep. Dan Bishop (R-NC) was late in disclosing up to $5 million in U.S. Treasury note purchases.

The ongoing violations come at a time when a bipartisan group of lawmakers have introduced several similar bills aimed at banning congressional stock trading.

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Speaker of the House Emerita Nancy Pelosi

United States Senator Alex Padilla

Congressman Jimmy Panetta

Former Congressman Sam Farr

State Senator John Laird

Speaker of the California State Assembly Robert Rivas

California Labor Federation COPE

South Bay Labor Council COPE

California Assembly Member Evan Low

California State Assembly Member Ash Kalra

Monterey County Supervisor Luis Alejo

Monterey County Supervisor Wendy Root Askew

Santa Clara County Supervisor Cindy Chavez

Monterey County Supervisor Chris Lopez

Soledad Mayor Anna Velazquez

San Juan Bautista Mayor Leslie Jordan

San Juan Bautista City Council Member César Flores

Former Watsonville City Council Member Lowell Hurst

Gilroy City Council Member Zach Hilton

Salinas City Council Member Anthony Rocha

United Farm Workers

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Western Growers Association PAC

Planned Parenthood Action Fund

Progressive Turnout Project PAC

Human Rights Campaign PAC

J Street PAC

Equality PAC

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press requests related to the Jan. 6^{th investigation}, please reach out to peter.whippy@mail.house.gov and sierra.norton@mail.house.gov.

For all other press requests and communications-related matters for the office of Rep. Zoe Lofgren, please reach out to chad.powell@mail.house.gov and stacey.leavandosky@mail.house.gov.

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Ally Kehoe Communications Director Press Secretary / Communications Director / Other Liaison Capitol Office 15 Independence Avenue, SE

Washington, DC. 20515-0519 (202) 225-3072 allyson.kehoe@mail.house.gov

Andrew DeLuca Director of Scheduling and Operations Scheduler Capitol Office 15 Independence Avenue, SE

Washington, DC. 20515-0519 (202) 225-3072 andrew.deluca@mail.house.gov

Angela Nguyen District Scheduler Scheduler District Office 1 635 North First Street

San Jose, CA. 95112-5110 (408) 271-8700 angela.nguyen@mail.house.gov

Arlet Abrahamian Legislative Counsel Counsel / Legislative Counsel Capitol Office 15 Independence Avenue, SE

Washington, DC. 20515-0519 (202) 225-3072 arlet.abrahamian@mail.house.gov

Chad Powell Legislative Correspondent; Press Assistant Legislative Correspondent Capitol Office 15 Independence Avenue, SE

Washington, DC. 20515-0519 (202) 225-3072 chad.powell@mail.house.gov

Christian Mora-Castrellon Congressional Assistant; Counsel Caseworker / Constituent Liaison District Office 1 635 North First Street

San Jose, CA. 95112-5110 (408) 271-8700 christian.mora-castrellon@mail.house.gov

Dolores Jufiar Office Manager; Casework Manager Office Manager / Office Administrator District Office 1 635 North First Street

San Jose, CA. 95112-5110 (408) 271-8700 dolores.jufiar@mail.house.gov

Dustin Weber Congressional Assistant Caseworker / Constituent Liaison District Office 1 635 North First Street

San Jose, CA. 95112-5110 (408) 271-8700 dustin.weber@mail.house.gov

Esther Peralez-Dieckmann District Chief of Staff District Director / District Chief of Staff District Office 1 635 North First Street

San Jose, CA. 95112-5110 (408) 271-8700 esther.peralez-dieckmann@mail.house.gov

Joe Zanoni Legislative Assistant Legislative Assistant / Policy Advisor Capitol Office 15 Independence Avenue, SE

Washington, DC. 20515-0519 (202) 225-3072 joe.zanoni@mail.house.gov

Kerry Duncan Congressional Assistant; Counsel Caseworker / Constituent Liaison District Office 1 635 North First Street

San Jose, CA. 95112-5110 (408) 271-8700 kerry.duncan@mail.house.gov

Priscilla Kim Senior Policy Advisor Legislative Assistant / Policy Advisor Capitol Office 15 Independence Avenue, SE

Washington, DC. 20515-0519 (202) 225-3072 priscilla.kim@mail.house.gov

Ryan Clough Legislative Counsel Counsel / Legislative Counsel Capitol Office 15 Independence Avenue, SE

Washington, DC. 20515-0519 (202) 225-3072 ryan.clough@mail.house.gov

Sasha Podkolzina Congressional Assistant; Counsel Caseworker / Constituent Liaison District Office 1 635 North First Street

San Jose, CA. 95112-5110 (408) 271-8700 alexandra.podkolzina@mail.house.gov

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Special Counsel.—John Flannery.

Press Secretary.—Michele Heller.

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Congresswoman releases 2,000-page report on GOP colleagues' social media posts promoting election fraud lies

Congresswoman releases 2,000-page report on GOP colleagues' social media posts promoting election fraud lies

Congresswoman releases 2,000-page report on GOP colleagues' social media posts promoting election fraud lies

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A Democratic lawmaker from California quietly released a 2,000-page report that offered a compilation of disturbing social media posts shared by her Republican colleagues who voted in support of former President Donald Trump's fight to invalidate and undermine the Electoral College certification.

According to KPIX-5, Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) included a preparatory statement for the report as she revealed she'd requested her office staff to conduct research and gather social media posts to compile the material she presented.

"Any appropriate disciplinary action is a matter not only of the Constitution and law, but also of fact," Logfren wrote. "Many of former President Trump's false statements were made in very public settings. Had Members made similar public statements in the weeks and months before the January 6th attack? Statements which are readily available in the public arena may be part of any consideration of Congress' constitutional prerogatives and responsibilities."

She continued, "Accordingly, I asked my staff to take a quick look at public social media posts of Members who voted to overturn the 2020 presidential election."

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) echoed concerns that coincide with Logfren's report as she has insisted that "the enemy is within" their chamber of government.

In the report, Lofgren added, "Like former President Trump, any elected Member of Congress who aided and abetted the insurrection or incited the attack seriously threatened our democratic government."

"They would have betrayed their oath of office and would be implicated in the same constitutional provision cited in the Article of Impeachment," Lofgren added. "That provision prohibits any person who has previously taken an oath as a member of Congress to support the Constitution but subsequently engaged in insurrection or rebellion from serving in Congress."

Lofgren believes the social media posts she's gathered should be used "as evidence for potential punishments of these Congress members, including expulsion and any criminal charges stemming from the Capitol insurrection," CBS News reported.

"Statements which are readily available in the public arena may be part of any consideration of Congress' constitutional prerogatives and responsibilities," Lofgren wrote. "Accordingly, I asked my staff to take a quick look at public social media posts of Members who voted to overturn the 2020 presidential election."

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HR 1

**House Passes Historic Anti-Corruption and Democracy Reform Legislation**

March 8, 2019 Press Release

Today, after Zoe Lofgren managed floor debate for three days, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1, the For the People Act, a sweeping reform bill to clean up corruption in Washington, make it easier to vote, and give every day Americans more power in our democracy by a 234 – 193 vote.

Summary:

• H.R. 1 is a sweeping package of pro-democracy and anticorruption reforms to put power back in the hands of the American people by ending the dominance of big money in politics; making it easier, not harder, to vote; and ensuring that politicians actually serve the public interest.
• H.R. 1 offers the most transformational and comprehensive democracy reforms in more than four decades, following through on Democrats’ election promise to clean up the chaos and corruption in Washington.
• Rep. Lofgren is the Chair of the Committee on House Administration in the 116th Congress. Oversight of federal elections is one of the chief tasks of the Committee on House Administration. Historically, the committee has had a hand in shaping legislation that touches on any and all aspects of federal elections. Issues concerning corrupt practices, contested congressional elections, campaign finance disclosures, and credentials and qualifications of House Members also fall under its purview.

H.R. 1 makes critical reforms across three key areas:

Voting Rights

• Improve Access – H.R. 1 expands access to the ballot box by taking aim at key institutional barriers to voting, such as burdensome registration systems, limited voting hours and many other roadblocks. H.R. 1 creates automatic voter registration across the country, ensures that individuals who have completed felony sentences have their full rights restored, expands voting by mail and early voting and modernizes the U.S. voting system.
• Promote Integrity – H.R. 1 fights back against Republicans’ assault on voting rights by committing Congress to restore the Voting Rights Act; prohibiting voter roll purges like those seen in Ohio, Georgia and elsewhere; and ensuring that discriminatory voter ID laws do not prevent Americans citizens from exercising their rights. H.R. 1 also ends partisan gerrymandering to prevent politicians from picking their voters and lets American voters instead choose their elected officials.
• Ensure Security – H.R. 1 promises that American elections to be decided by American voters without interference from foreign entities. The bill enhances federal support for voting system security, particularly paper ballots, and increases oversight over election vendors.

Campaign Finance

• Guarantee Disclosure– H.R. 1 shines a light on dark money in politics by requiring any organization involved in political activity to disclose its large donors, which will break the nesting-doll system that allows big-money contributors and special interests to hide their spending in networks of so-called “social welfare” organizations.
• Empower Citizens – H.R. 1 levels the political playing field for everyday Americans, empowering individuals with amultiple matching system for small donations and allowing the American people to exercise their due influence in a post-Citizens United world, while reaffirming that Congress should have the authority to regulate money in politics. The new system of citizen-owned elections will break special interests’ stranglehold on politics and enable Congress to advance an agenda that serves the American people.

Ethics and Accountability

• Fortify Ethics Law– H.R. 1 breaks the influence economy in Washington and increases accountability by expanding conflict of interest law and divestment requirements, slowing the revolving door, preventing Members of Congress from serving on corporate boards and requiring presidential candidates to disclose their tax returns.
• Impose Greater Ethics Enforcement– H.R. 1 gives teeth to federal ethics oversight by overhauling the Office of Government Ethics, closing registration loopholes for lobbyists and foreign agents, ensuring watchdogs have sufficient resources to enforce the law and creating a code of ethics for the Supreme Court.

For more information about H.R. 1 see here.

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...Again, Bernie McKay, the lobbyist who had joined Intuit in the late 1990s and outlasted multiple CEOs, led the company’s campaign. In response to the Obama threat, McKay and Intuit’s small army of outside lobbyists turned to Congress, where lawmakers friendly to the company introduced a series of bills that would elevate Free File from a temporary deal with the IRS to the law of the land.

Republicans have historically been the company’s most reliable supporters, but some Democrats joined them. Rep. Zoe Lofgren, the California Democrat whose district includes part of Silicon Valley, has introduced or co-sponsored five bills over the years that would codify the Free File program, with names like the Free File Permanence Act. Lofgren’s spokesperson told ProPublica that the congresswoman believes the IRS, because of its role as tax collector, should not also be the tax preparer.

Hedging its bets, the company also sought to make sure the IRS could not spend a single dollar creating a public filing system. One internal document says Intuit would “advance legislative language in House Appropriations for ‘No Funds’ restriction on IRS spending” on such a system. It worked. Within a few years, Congress passed a 3,000-page appropriations bill that included a single sentence crucial to Intuit’s financial future: “No funds,” the law decreed, could be used “to provide to any person a proposed final return or statement.”

Another important aspect of Intuit’s influence strategy during the Obama years was covertly enlisting minority and women’s groups to press its case.

The internal 2014-15 “encroachment strategy” document discloses plans to “leverage trade groups to support House/Senate Free File bills.” It goes on to list the groups Women Impacting Public Policy, The Latino Coalition and the National Black Chamber of Commerce.

Intuit has given money to all of those groups over the years. All have signed letters urging Congress to make the Free File deal permanent. “The Free File program has been a clear success,” said one letter signed by The Latino Coalition and the Hispanic Leadership Fund.

A spokesperson for Women Impacting Public Policy said it has received $70,000 from Intuit. The amounts given to the other groups are unknown, and they did not respond to requests for comment.

Company documents also outline plans to “mobilize” a “coalition” that included think tanks and academics, who published op-eds.

Will Marshall, president of the pro-business Progressive Policy Institute,opposed return-free filing in an op-ed in The Hill because doing one’s taxes is “a teachable moment [that] prompts us to review our financial circumstances.”

Anti-tax activist Grover Norquist, the most consistent champion of Intuit’s policy positions, warned that “big spenders in Washington, D.C. want to socialize all tax preparation in America.”

It is unclear whether they were paid by Intuit or the Free File Alliance.Norquist didn’t respond to a request for comment, and a Progressive Policy Institute spokesman declined to say whether Intuit gave the group money.

Whatever external challenges to the status quo Intuit has faced, the company has been able to rely on the IRS’ continuing enthusiastic support of the Free File program. Every few years, the IRS and the industry got together to renew the deal....[long]

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H.R. 398 (112th): To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to toll, during active-duty service abroad in the Armed Forces, the periods of time to file a petition and appear for an interview to remove the conditional basis for permanent resident status

Sponsor: Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA16]

Introduced

Jan 24, 2011 Enacted — Signed by the President

Nov 23, 2011 Cosponsors

3 (2R,1D)

H.R. 4543 (111th): To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4285 Payne Avenue in San Jose, California, as the “Anthony J. Cortese Post Office Building”.

Sponsor: Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA16]

Introduced

Jan 27, 2010 Enacted — Signed by the President

Oct 13, 2010 Cosponsors

49 (33D,16R)

H.R. 1127 (111th): To extend certain immigration programs.

Sponsor: Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA16]

Introduced

Feb 23, 2009 Enacted — Signed by the President

Mar 20, 2009 Cosponsors

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H.R. 5837 (110th): To make technical corrections to section 1244 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, which provides special immigrant status for certain Iraqis, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA16]

Introduced

Apr 17, 2008 Cosponsors

15 (8D,7R)

Enacted via S. 2829 (110th): A bill to make technical corrections to section 1244 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, which provides special immigrant status for certain Iraqis, and for other purposes.

H.R. 5571 (110th): To extend for 5 years the program relating to waiver of the foreign country residence requirement with respect to international medical graduates, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA16]

Introduced

Mar 10, 2008 Enacted — Signed by the President

Oct 8, 2008 Cosponsors

1 (1R)

H.R. 1087 (104th): For the relief of Nguyen Quy An and Nguyen Ngoc Kim Quy.

Sponsor: Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA16]

Introduced

Feb 28, 1995 Enacted — Signed by the President

Oct 19, 1996 Cosponsors

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In the wake of the prosecution and subsequent suicide of Aaron Swartz, lawmakers have proposed to amend the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. Representative Zoe Lofgren has drafted a bill that would help "prevent what happened to Aaron from happening to other Internet users".^[40] Aaron's Law (H.R. 2454, S. 1196^[41]) would exclude terms of service violations from the 1984 Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and from the wire fraud statute, despite the fact that Swartz was not prosecuted based on Terms of Service violations.^[42]

In addition to Lofgren, Representative Darrell Issa and Representative Jared Polis—all on the House Judiciary Committee, raised questions about the government's handling of the case. Polis called the charges "ridiculous and trumped up," while referring to Swartz as a "martyr."^[43] Issa, also chair of the House Oversight Committee, announced that he is investigating the actions of the Justice Department's prosecution.^[43][44]

As of May 2014, Aaron's Law was stalled in committee, reportedly due to tech company Oracle's financial interests.^[45]

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introduced :  H.R.1918 - Aaron's Law Act of 2015

114th Congress (2015-2016)

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Sponsor: Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] (Introduced 04/21/2015)

Committees: House - Judiciary

Latest Action: 05/15/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.  (All Actions)

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2017

Definition – What does Aaron’s Law mean?

Aaron’s Law is pending legislation introduced in response to the death of Aaron Swartz, a respected and celebrated political activist, computer programmer and entrepreneur who founded Demand Progress and co-founded Reddit. Swartz died January 11, 2013, at the age of 26.

Introduced by Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.), Aaron’s Law would amend the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) and wire fraud statute. In 2010, Swartz was charged with 13 felony wire fraud and hacking charges based on these laws. If Swartz had been convicted, he may have been forced to pay a large fine or have received a prison sentence of up to 35 years.

U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Rand Paul (R-Ky.) Representative Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) introduced bipartisan legislation in 2015 to better target serious criminals and curb overzealous prosecutions for non-malicious computer and Internet offenses.

Cosponsors of the legislation also include U.S. Representatives Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.), Mike Doyle (D-Pa.), Dan Lipinski (D-Ill.) and Jared Polis (D-Colo.).

“Violating a smartphone app’s terms of service or sharing academic articles should not be punished more harshly than a government agency hacking into Senate files,” Wyden said. “The CFAA is so inconsistently and capriciously applied it results in misguided, heavy-handed prosecution. Aaron’s Law would curb this abuse while still preserving the tools needed to prosecute malicious attacks.”

“The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act is long overdue for reform,” said Lofgren. “At its very core, CFAA is an anti-hacking law. Unfortunately, over time we have seen prosecutors broadening the intent of the act, handing out inordinately severe criminal penalties for less-than-serious violations. It’s time we reformed this law to better focus on truly malicious hackers and bad actors, and away from common computer and Internet activities.”

“I am proud to join Sen. Wyden and Rep. Lofgren today in offering this bipartisan and bicameral legislation which will amend the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. Aaron’s Law will reduce overbroad prosecutions and adjust unfair sentencing practices,” Paul said.

Aaron’s Law would address fundamental problems with the CFAA by:

Establishing that breaches of terms of service, employment agreements, or contracts are not automatic violations of the CFAA. By using legislative language based closely on 9th and 4th Circuit Court opinions, the bill would instead define ‘access without authorization’ under the CFAA as gaining unauthorized access to information by circumventing technological or physical controls — such as password requirements, encryption or locked office doors. Hack attacks such as phishing, injection of malware or keystroke loggers, denial-of-service attacks, and viruses would continue to be fully prosecutable under the strong CFAA provisions this bill does not modify.

Bringing balance back to the CFAA by eliminating a redundant provision that enables an individual to be punished multiple times through duplicate charges for the same violation. Eliminating the redundant provision streamlines the law, but would not create a gap in protection against hackers.

Bringing greater proportionality to CFAA penalties. Currently, the CFAA’s penalties are tiered, and prosecutors have wide discretion to ratchet up the severity of the penalties in several circumstances, leaving little room for nonfelony charges under CFAA (i.e., charges with penalties carrying less than a year in prison). The bill ensures prosecutors cannot seek to inflate sentences by stacking multiple charges under the CFAA, including state law equivalents or non-criminal violations of the law.

SEC. 2. CLARIFYING THAT ‘‘ACCESS WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION’’ UNDER SECTION 1030 OF TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE, MEANS CIRCUMVENTION OF TECHNOLOGICAL BARRIERS IN ORDER TO GAIN UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS.

a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1030(e)(6) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by—...

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Zoe Lofgren, a Democrat, has represented the 16th District of California in the U. S. House of Representatives since 1995. (map)

• 1 Record and controversies
  • 1.1 Iraq War
  • 1.2 Environmental record
  • 1.3 Support for gun control
  • 1.4 Orphan works legislation
• 2 Biography
  • 2.1 2006 elections
    • 2.1.1 2008 elections
• 3 Committees and Affiliations
  • 3.1 Committees
    • 3.1.1 Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006)
    • 3.1.2 Affiliations
• 4 More Background Data
• 5 Contact
• 6 Articles and resources
  • 6.1 Sources
  • 6.2 Resources
    • 6.2.1 Local blogs and discussion sites

Record and controversies

Iraq War

Lofgren voted against the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 that started the Iraq War.^[1]

For more information see the chart of U.S. House of Representatives votes on the Iraq War.

Environmental record

For more information on environmental legislation, see the Energy and Environment Policy Portal

Support for gun control

Lofgren cosponsored H.R 1022 (Assault Weapons Ban Reauthorization Act of 2007) on March 15, 2007.^[2]

Main article: U.S. gun legislation

Orphan works legislation

Rep. Lofgren introduced the Public Domain Enhancement Act of 2003 (H.R. 2601) in the 108th Congress.^[3]

The bill would have “required the Register of Copyrights to charge a fee of $1 for maintaining in force the copyright in any published U.S. work. The bill would have required the fee to be due fifty years after the date of first publication or on December 31, 2006, whichever occurred later, and every ten years thereafter until the end of the copyright term." ^[4]

The bill was originally introduced on June 25, 2003. It was referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary and then the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property, which were chaired by Reps. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wisc.) and Lamar Smith (R-Texas), respectively. The bill received no hearing or other action. ^[5]

Main article: orphan works legislation

Biography

Lofgren was born Sue Lofgren on December 21, 1947. A lifelong San Francisco Bay Area resident, Lofgren attended Gunn High School in Palo Alto, earned her BA at Stanford University and a law degree at Santa Clara University. She stayed in the San Jose area after graduation, serving eight years as a staff assistant to Congressman Don Edwards. After two years as partner at a law practice in San Jose, she was elected to the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors and served for 13 years.

In 1994, Edwards decided to retire after 32 years in Congress, and Lofgren won the Democratic nomination for the seat. San Jose is so heavily Democratic that her victory was inevitable. Lofgren was only the second representative of the 16th District (Edwards had served since the district's creation in 1963).

2006 elections

In 2006, the Republicans nominated Charel Winston to face Lofgren in her November 2006 bid for reelection. (See U.S. congressional elections in 2006) [1] Lofgren retained her seat.

2008 elections

Before Hillary Clinton conceded the race, Zoe Lofgren, as a superdelegate, had endorsed Barack Obama for President.

For more information and sources, see the state page for this superdelegate linked to in the blue box above.

Committees and Affiliations

Committees

• House Committee on Homeland Security
  • Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterroris
  • Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology
• House Committee on the Judiciary
  • Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law
  • Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims -Ranking
• House Committee on House Administration

Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006)

• House Committee on Homeland Security
  • Subcommittee on Economic Security Infrastructure Protection and Cybersecurity
  • Subcommittee on Intelligence Information Sharing and Terrorism Risk Assessment - Ranking Minority Member
  • Subcommittee Management Integration and Oversight
• House Committee on House Administration
• House Committee on the Judiciary
  • Subcommittee on Task Force on Antirust
  • Subcommittee on Courts the Internet and Intellectual Property
  • Subcommittee on Immigration Border Security and Claims
• Joint Committee on the Library of Congress

Affiliations

• National Advisory Board, Roosevelt Institution ^[6]

More Background Data

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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.^[11]

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 (theProtecting Children from Internet Pornographers Act of 2011).^[12]

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.^[13]

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• United States House Committee on House Administration
  • Subcommittee on Oversight (Ranking Member)
• United States House Committee on the Judiciary
  • Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition, and the Internet
  • Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement (Ranking Member)
• United States House Committee on Science, Space and Technology
  • Subcommittee on Energy and Environment
  • Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight

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• Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (Associate Member)

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• Chief of Staff: Stacey Leavandosky Since Q3 '09
• Scheduler: Sabrina Kirkwood Q3 '09 and Q3 '15

Lauren A Mylott

Current Staffer

House

DC Scheduler

Lauren A Mylott

Rep. Zoe Lofgren

Democrat, California

Since Q2 '15

• Legis. Dir.: None
• Comm. Dir.: Peter Whippy  Since Q2 '10
• Financial Services LA: ZJ Hull
• Foreign Policy LA: Antigona Kukaj
• Education LA: Angela Ebiner https://www.linkedin.com/in/angelaebiner?trk=pub-pbmap

Arlet E Abrahamian, George Z Hull

Legislative Counsel

http://congressional-staff.insidegov.com/l/35085/Stacey-E-Leavandosky

Sandra E Soto

District Chief of Staff

Sandra E Soto

Rep. Zoe Lofgren

Democrat, California

Since Q3 '09

Kathy K Truong

Current Staffer

House

District Scheduler/Congressional Assistant

Kathy K Truong

Rep. Zoe Lofgren

Democrat, California

Since Q1 '15

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Martin Radosevich

Current Staffer

House

Senior Policy Advisor

Since Q1 '15

https://www.linkedin.com/in/martin-radosevich-2bb63a7b

Energy Independence

Zoe knows that when it comes to energy policy, it is time to move away from the failed policies of the past to a new direction where protecting the environment and powering our society spur new U.S. industries that grow our economy. With an ever growing demand for energy in our modern industrialized era, she believes America needs to lead the world in the development of new, clean and sustainable power sources.

As a member of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee, Zoe is working to put our country on a path to energy independence. She is a strong advocate for long-term policies that invest in energy efficiency, clean renewable energy, and research into the next generation of innovative power source technologies.

Click here to learn more about Zoe's thoughts and latest work on Energy Independence.

Protecting our Environment

From an early age when Zoe spent time with her family outdoors in California's many parks and natural places, she developed the belief that we all have a responsibility to be good stewards of the environment. Throughout her public service, Zoe has worked to protect the environment and strived to ensure we have clean water to drink and clean air to breathe.

Zoe has also long believed that protecting the environment and growing the economy are not mutually exclusive. Indeed, Zoe believes American "know how" and innovation will lead the way in addressing the challenges we face from climate change. With this in mind, the efforts of Silicon Valley innovators and engineers will continue to play a key role in pioneering the new technologies that will help protect our environment.

To that end, Zoe is committed to working with her colleagues in Congress to find solutions ensuring a clean and healthy environment capable of nurturing and supporting our families and future generations.

Click here to learn more about Zoe's thoughts and latest work on Protecting our Environment.

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• President Declares Major Disaster in California following February Storms and Flooding

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Tags: Energy and Environment WASHINGTON, DC – On April 1, President Donald Trump issued a Major Disaster Declaration for the State of California. The declaration, granted in response to a request from California Governor Jerry Brown and supported by California’s Congressional Delegation, led by U.S. Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose), triggers the release of federal funds to help communities affected by the winter storms. “I’m glad to see the federal government respond to Governor Brown’s request for assistance,” said Lofgren, C... Read more

• Lofgren and Honda Announce $2 million for Santa Clara County Endangered Species Habitat Protection

Posted in Press Releases on September 21, 2016 | Preview rr

Tags: Energy and Environment WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Santa Clara Valley Habitat Conservation Plan will receive $2,000,000 in federal funding for endangered species habitat acquisition, announced U.S. Reps. Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose) and Mike Honda (D-Silicon Valley) today. The grant, a part of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund, will support the acquisition of up to 3,286 acres in Santa Clara County to protect key habitat for federal endangered species such as the bay checkerspot butte... Read more

• Honda, Eshoo & Lofgren Announce $2.46 Million for Zero-Emission Transit

Posted in Press Releases on August 8, 2016 | Preview rr

Tags: Innovation and Technology, Energy and Environment SANTA CLARA, CA – Nearly $2.5 million in federal funding was awarded to Santa Clara Valley Transit Authority (VTA) to purchase electric zero-emissions buses and related infrastructure. The federal grant was announced today by U.S. Reps. Mike Honda (D-Silicon Valley), Anna G. Eshoo (D-Palo Alto) and Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose). The grant of $2,458,305 – competitively awarded under the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Low or No Emission Bus and Bus Facilities program – will be used to purchase bat... Read more

• Lofgren and Matsui Introduce Legislation to Increase Investment in Clean Energy Technologies

Posted in Press Releases on December 2, 2015 | Preview rr

Tags: Growing a Strong Economy, Innovation and Technology, Energy and Environment WASHINGTON, D.C. – As high-stake negotiations to reach a new global climate accord unfold in Paris, U.S. Reps. Zoe Lofgren (D- Calif.) and Doris Matsui (D- Calif.) introduced legislation today to spur American investment in clean energy projects, create jobs, support the rapidly growing field of clean energy technologies needed to combat climate change, and help the U.S. achieve energy security. Modeled after the enormously successful victory bonds of World War II, the Clean Energy Victory Bonds... Read more

• Rep. Zoe Lofgren Applauds $4 million in Federal Funding for South Bay Water Reclamation & Reuse Program

Posted in Press Releases on May 15, 2014 | Preview rr

Tags: Energy and Environment SAN JOSE, CA – Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA-19) announced today that the City of San José will receive $4 million in federal funding for the South Bay Water Recycling Program. The funding will go towards construction of infrastructure improvements expanding the water recycling program, including more than 20 miles of recycled water pipeline, two 2.75 million gallon storage reservoirs, and reliability improvements at the transmission pump station. Recycled water from the project is used for multiple pu... Read more

• Reps. Lofgren, Massie, Eshoo & Woodall Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Bring Electric Car Recharging Stations to Federal Facilities

Posted in Press Releases on May 9, 2014 | Preview rr

Tags: Energy and Environment WASHINGTON, D.C. – Reps. Zoe Lofgren (CA-19), Thomas Massie (KY-4), Anna G. Eshoo (CA-18), and Rob Woodall (GA-7) introduced bipartisan legislation today that would allow federal agencies to construct power charging stations for employees with electric vehicles at no cost to the taxpayer. The EV-COMUTE Act (Electric Vehicle Charging Offers Modern Utility Terminals for Employees Act) is modeled after an initiative at the U.S. Capitol that has proven successful for commuters with electric cars to ... Read more

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Posted in Press Releases on May 7, 2014 | Preview rr

Tags: Innovation and Technology, Energy and Environment WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representatives Zoe Lofgren (CA-19) and Eric Swalwell (CA-15) applauded a decision by the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) to remove a provision in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would cut funding and reduce academic access to the National Ignition Facility (NIF) at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and the Z-machine at Sandia National Laboratories. An amendment to restore access and funding was led by HASC members Representatives Lorett... Read more

• Reps. Lofgren and Matsui Introduce Legislation to Increase Investment in Clean Energy Technologies

Posted in Press Releases on April 8, 2014 | Preview rr

Tags: Growing a Strong Economy, Innovation and Technology, Energy and Environment WASHINGTON, D.C. – Reps. Zoe Lofgren (CA-19) and Doris Matsui (CA-06) introduced the Clean Energy Victory Bonds Act today, legislation allowing Americans to invest in clean energy technologies and projects around the country that will create jobs and spur the rapidly growing field of clean energy technologies that will be needed to increase U.S. energy security. Patterned after the enormously successful victory bonds sold during World War II, Clean Energy Victory Bonds would allow Americans acro... Read more

• Rep. Zoe Lofgren Urges her Colleagues to Support Groundbreaking U.S. Fusion Research Efforts Now Facing Cuts in President's Budget

Posted in Press Releases on March 25, 2014 | Preview rr

Tags: Innovation and Technology, Energy and Environment WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA-19), a senior member of the House Science Committee and a long time supporter of robust U.S scientific research, testified before the House Budget Committee on March 25, 2014, advocating for fully funding U.S. fusion research. Rep. Lofgren noted that despite the groundbreaking progress fusion research experiments at facilities like the National Ignition Facility (NIF) made this summer, those same research initiatives are now facing budget cuts in the Pre... Read more

• 16 Members of the CA Democratic Congressional Delegation Urge Gov. Jerry Brown to Seek Drought Relief under the Recently Passed Omnibus Bill

Posted in Press Releases on January 16, 2014 | Preview rr

Tags: Energy and Environment WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sixteen members of the California Democratic Congressional Delegation (CDCD), chaired by Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), released the following letter today urging Governor Jerry Brown to seek assistance and relief for the state’s drought offered under the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014, more commonly known as the Omnibus Bill. The following is the full text of the letter which can also be viewed by clicking here: January 16, 2014 The Honorable Edmund G. Brown, Jr. Governor... Read more

D.C. - Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA-19), a senior Member of the House Judiciary Committee representing part of Silicon Valley, spoke on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives on her opposition to H.R. 3361, the USA FREEDOM Act (video is also available**here**):

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