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: Experience: House: District 19, 1995-Present; Home State: California; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $1,051,557Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Zoe Lofgren

Gender: Female

Family: Husband: John; 2 Children: John, Sheila

Birth Date: 12/21/1947

Birth Place: San Mateo, CA

Home City: San José, CA

Religion: Lutheran

Education

JD, University of Santa Clara School of Law, 1975

BA, Political Science, Stanford University, 1970

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 19, 1994-present

Member, Board of Supervisors, Santa Clara County, 1981-1994

Current Legislative Committees

House Administration, Member

Joint Committee on the Library, Member

Judiciary, Member

Science, Space, and Technology, Member

Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, Member

Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security, Member

Subcommittee on Space, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Chair, California Democratic Congressional Delegation, present

Member, New Democrat Coalition, present

Member, Democratic Leader's High Technology Advisory Group

Member, National Guard & Reserve Components Congressional Members Organization

Professional Experience

Adjunct Professor, Immigration Law, School of Law, University of Santa Clara, 1981-1994

Executive Director, Community Housing Developers, 1978-1981

Immigration Law Teacher, University of Santa Clara School of Law, 1977-1980

Law Partner, Webber and Lofgren, 1978-1980

Director, Community Housing Developer, 1978-1979

Staff Assistant, Representative Don Edwards, United States House of Representatives, 1970-1978

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Member, District of Columbia Bar, present

Founding Executive Director, Community Housing Developers

Member, People Acting in Community Together

Member, Board of Trustees, San José-Evergreen Community College District,, 1979-1981

Additional Information

Awards:

TechNet Founder's Circle Award, May 2000; BAYMEC Award, September 2002; Cyber Champion, Business Software Alliance; Leader of the Pack, C/Net News.com

General Survey

Issue Title	Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right	Strongly Support Abortion should be decided by a woman herself. It is an important part of their health rights and reproductive freedom.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	Oppose Effective enforcement rather than strict enforcement shoud be considered. The death penalty should be used with extreme caution, if at all.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	Support Flatter taxes benefit the wealthy more than the lower and middle class. We should focus tax relief on the majority of taxpayers instead of on the richest.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Strongly Support The federal government should intervene in the economy and inject as much funding as needed to recover from the Great Recession, including direct federal job creation.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Strongly Oppose Public schools are an important component of American society. We should improve public schools rather than destroying them with vouchers.
7. Make voter registration easier	Strongly Support Voter ID laws are racist and intended to suppress minority voting. Taxpayer funds should be used for political campaigns.
8. Prioritize green energy	Strongly Support Overuse of fossil fuels causes serious problems that we should deal with immediately. And green energy is absolutly a good option for us to Stop Global Warming.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	Oppose Expanding the military is not important and integrant for U.S. now. But when the country meets with defiance or agression, it is acceptable to continue expanding our military.
11. Support & expand free trade	Support Free Trade Benefits Consumers and Economy.We should only restrict free trade when it poses a security risk.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	Strongly Oppose Availability of guns should be absolutely limited, because more guns mean more killing.
14. Expand ObamaCare	Strongly Support Very few Americans have adequate health insurance. The government should make funds available for all citizens.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	Strongly Support Immigration restrictions are racist because they keep out Hispanics and other non-whites. Social services should be offered to all residents of the United States regardless of immigration status.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	Strongly Oppose Animals have inherent rights, and nature has inherent value. It is necessary to support vegetarianism and protect environment.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	Strongly Oppose Church-state separation precludes the involvement of religious institutions in social services. Basically, we should not violate the Constitutional principle in this case.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	Strongly Support Past discrimination should be corrected. Government should enforce Affirmative Action laws in companies.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	Strongly Support In free country, people are free to choose their mate, whichever gender they like. Homosexual partners or marriages are equal with heterosexual ones.
20. Privatize Social Security	Oppose Social Security should remain under federal control, but you also want reforms on how the Trust Fund is handled.

Total: 225

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
05/01/2017	H.R.2043	Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2017	05/01/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (All Actions)
04/28/2017	H.R.2245	ZZZ's to A's Act	04/28/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (All Actions)
04/06/2017	H.R.1707	To apologize for the treatment of Italian Americans during World War II.	04/06/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. (All Actions)
03/31/2017	H.R.1503	SOLVE Act 2.0 of 2017	03/31/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (All Actions)
03/23/2017	H.R.1706	To authorize the Secretary of Education to provide grants for education programs on the history of the treatment of Italian Americans during World War II.	03/23/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (All Actions)
03/20/2017	H.Res.211	Recognizing the cultural and historical significance of Nowruz.	03/20/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (All Actions)
03/09/2017	H.R.920	Protecting Our Border Communities Act of 2017	03/09/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (All Actions)
03/06/2017	H.R.1102	Redistricting Reform Act of 2017	03/06/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. (All Actions)
03/02/2017	H.R.724	SOLVE Act of 2017	03/02/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (All Actions)
02/08/2017	H.R.670	High-Skilled Integrity and Fairness Act of 2017	02/08/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (All Actions)
02/07/2017	H.R.921	Community Trust Act of 2017	02/07/2017 Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform (All Actions)
09/19/2016	H.R.5850	Secure the Northern Triangle Act	09/19/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. (All Actions)
08/17/2016	H.R.5851	Refugee Protection Act of 2016	08/17/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. (All Actions)
07/27/2016	H.R.5766	Amerasian Paternity Recognition Act of 2016	07/27/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (All Actions)
04/01/2016	H.Res.646	Expressing the position of the House of Representatives in the matter of United States, et al. v. Texas, et al., No. 15-674.	04/01/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (All Actions)
04/01/2016	H.R.4646	Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2016	04/01/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (All Actions)
01/15/2016	H.R.4287	Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2015	01/15/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. (All Actions)
01/15/2016	H.R.4147	To apologize for the treatment of Italian Americans during World War II.	01/15/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. (All Actions)
12/04/2015	H.R.4162	Clean Energy Victory Bond Act of 2015	12/04/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. (All Actions)
12/04/2015	H.R.4069	No Guns for Terrorists Act of 2015	12/04/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions)

Total: 5617

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
07/11/2016	H.R.1434	Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act
07/08/2016	H.R.5686	Pink Tax Repeal Act
07/07/2016	H.R.5682	Patsy T. Mink Gender Equity in Education Act of 2016
07/06/2016	H.Res.210	Affirming and recognizing the Khmer, Laotian, Hmong, and Montagnard Freedom Fighters and the people of Cambodia and Laos for their support and defense of the United States Armed Forces and freedom in Southeast Asia.
07/05/2016	H.R.5621	To posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal to Lawrence Eugene "Larry" Doby in recognition of his achievements and contributions to American major league athletics, civil rights, and the Armed Forces during WWII.
06/30/2016	H.R.5423	SNAP Healthy Incentives Act of 2016
06/29/2016	H.R.5584	Shark Fin Trade Elimination Act of 2016
06/29/2016	H.R.5560	Public Safety and Wildlife Protection Act
06/23/2016	H.R.5500	Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Act
06/21/2016	H.R.5044	Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2016 to respond to Zika virus.
06/15/2016	H.Res.787	Recognizing June 19, 2016, as this year's observance of the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day.
06/15/2016	H.R.5454	Adoptee Citizenship Act of 2016
06/15/2016	H.R.5444	Fourteenth Amendment Protection Act of 2016
06/08/2016	H.R.5405	SOAR to Health and Wellness Act of 2016
06/08/2016	H.Res.769	Terminating a Select Investigative Panel of the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
06/15/2016	H.R.2867	Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2015
06/13/2016	H.Res.343	Expressing concern regarding persistent and credible reports of systematic, state-sanctioned organ harvesting from non-consenting prisoners of conscience in the People's Republic of China, including from large numbers of Falun Gong practitioners and members of other religious and ethnic minority groups.
06/13/2016	H.R.1132	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1048 West Robinhood Drive in Stockton, California, as the "W. Ronald Coale Memorial Post Office Building".
06/13/2016	H.R.136	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1103 USPS Building 1103 in Camp Pendleton, California, as the "Camp Pendleton Medal of Honor Post Office".	Passed	Yea
06/09/2016	H.Res.773	To express support for recognition of June 2016 as National Orca Protection Month.

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