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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
05/03/2001	H.R.1722	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the amount excluded from gain on the sale of a principal residence for both single and joint filers to $1,000,000.	05/03/2001 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
04/26/2001	H.R.1618	Single Parent Protection Act of 2001	04/26/2001 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
04/04/2001	H.R.1487	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the alternative minimum tax treatment of incentive stock options, thereby changing the taxable event from the exercise of the stock option to the sale of stock.	04/04/2001 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
04/04/2001	H.R.1486	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage qualified conservation contributions by allowing an estate tax deduction for such contributions made by the heirs of the estate.	04/04/2001 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
10/30/2000	H.R.5604	Affordable Housing Assistance Act of 2000	10/30/2000 Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity. (All Actions)
07/28/2000	H.R.5060	To amend title 49, United States Code, to waive federal preemption of State law providing for the awarding of punitive damages against motor carriers for engaging in unfair or deceptive trade practices in the processing of claims relating to loss, damage, injury, or delay in connection with transportation of property in interstate commerce.	07/28/2000 Referred to the Subcommittee on Ground Transportation. (All Actions)
07/18/2000	H.R.4798	Immigration Services and Infrastructure Improvements Act of 2000	07/18/2000 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims. (All Actions)
05/31/2000	H.R.4492	To amend title 39, United States Code, to provide for the issuance of a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial.	05/31/2000 Referred to the Subcommittee on Postal Service. (All Actions)
04/03/2000	H.Res.452	Recognizing the efforts of the National Association of Letter Carriers for its annual food drive.	04/03/2000 Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry. (All Actions)
03/27/2000	H.R.2876	Kenneth Starr Corrections Act of 1999	03/27/2000 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime. (All Actions)
02/16/2000	H.Con.Res.250	Expressing support for a National Kindness and Justice Week.	02/16/2000 Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service. (All Actions)
09/01/1999	H.R.2623	To amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 with respect to export controls on high performance computers.	09/01/1999 Referred to the Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade. (All Actions)
08/11/1999	H.R.2687	BRAIN Act	08/11/1999 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims. (All Actions)
08/06/1999	H.R.2662	To provide for work authorization for nonimmigrant spouses of intracompany transferees, if the United States has an agreement with the country of which the transferee is a national under which United States nationals will be afforded reciprocal treatment.	08/06/1999 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims. (All Actions)
05/25/1999	H.R.1871	Mother Teresa Religious Worker Act of 1999	05/25/1999 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims. (All Actions)
05/25/1999	H.R.1846	To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit the Attorney General to deem that an applicant for naturalization has taken an oath of renunciation and allegiance in certain cases where the applicant is medically unable to take the oath.	05/25/1999 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims. (All Actions)
05/17/1999	H.R.1672	Smart IDEA Act of 1999	05/17/1999 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment. (All Actions)
05/07/1999	H.R.1580	Save a Child Act of 1999	05/07/1999 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime. (All Actions)
04/16/1999	H.R.1267	Z's to A's Act	04/16/1999 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families. (All Actions)
04/09/1999	H.Con.Res.73	Expressing the sense of Congress that secondary schools should consider starting school after 9:00 in the morning.	04/09/1999 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families. (All Actions)

Total: 5617

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title
06/14/2017	H.R.381	To designate a mountain in the John Muir Wilderness of the Sierra National Forest as "Sky Point".
06/12/2017	H.R.2876	To require States to automatically register eligible voters to vote in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.
06/08/2017	H.R.2841	To prevent a person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime, or received an enhanced sentence for a misdemeanor because of hate or bias in its commission, from obtaining a firearm.
06/08/2017	H.R.2840	To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require each State to ensure that each individual who provides identifying information to the State motor vehicle authority is automatically registered to vote in elections for Federal office held in the State unless the individual does not meet the eligibility requirements for registering to vote in such elections or declines to be registered to vote in such elections, and for other purposes.
06/08/2017	H.R.2827	To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend and expand the membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender.
05/19/2017	H.R.2572	To establish humane practices for the repatriation of aliens at the border, establish effective standards for the treatment of certain aliens in the custody of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.
05/19/2017	H.Res.344	Recognizing the contributions of senior volunteers.
05/19/2017	H.R.1329	Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2017
05/18/2017	H.R.2526	To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reinstate the authority of the Secretary of Education to make Federal Direct Stafford Loans to graduate and professional students.
05/18/2017	H.R.2519	To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint commemorative coins in recognition of the 100th anniversary of The American Legion.
05/18/2017	H.Res.336	Reaffirming a strong commitment to the United States-Mexico partnership.
05/18/2017	H.Res.293	Recognizing the 42nd anniversary of the Fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975.
05/18/2017	H.Res.188	Condemning the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran for the 1988 massacre of political prisoners and calling for justice for the victims.
05/17/2017	H.R.2493	To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require individuals nominated or appointed to Senate-confirmed positions or to positions of a confidential or policymaking character to disclose certain types of contributions made or solicited by, or on behalf of, the individuals.
05/17/2017	H.R.2477	To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of certain Federal student loans, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017	H.R.2309	Rights for Transportation Security Officers Act of 2017
05/17/2017	H.R.1005	To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the provision of adult day health care services for veterans.
05/17/2017	H.R.356	Protecting Our Democracy Act
05/11/2017	H.R.2272	COAST Anti-Drilling Act
05/05/2017	H.Res.315	Expressing support for the designation of the week of May 6 through May 12, 2017, as National Nurses Week.

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