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Zoe Lofgren
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| U.S. Representative Zoe Lofgren (D) | ||
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| CA-16 | ||
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| Leadership: | No leadership position | |
| Committees: | House Committee on Homeland Security, House Committee on House Administration, House Committee on the Judiciary, and House Ethics Committee | |
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2010 candidates for CA-16 | ||
| Confirmed: | Zoe Lofgren | |
| Considering: | None so far | |
| Rumored: | None so far | |
| Potential: | Charel Winston | |
| Dropped-out: | None so far | |
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Zoe Lofgren, a Democrat, has represented the 16th District of California in the U. S. House of Representatives since 1995.
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Record and controversies
Congressional scorecards
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Iraq War
Lofgren voted against the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 that started the Iraq War.[1]
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.[1]
- 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.[1]
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 50 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." [1]
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. [1]
- 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
 | This information was gathered by volunteer researchers as part of the Superdelegate Transparency Project on the superdelegates for the 2008 Democratic presidential primary. For more info see the California superdelegate tracker or visit the STP homepage. |
Before Hillary Clinton conceded the race, Zoe Lofgren, as a superdelegate, had endorsed Barack Obama for President.
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Money in Politics
This section contains links to – and feeds from – money in politics databases. For specific controversies, see this article's record and controversies section.
| Top Contributors to during the 2008 Election Cycle | |
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| Donor | Amount (US Dollars) |
| Google Inc | $ 18,300 |
| Cisco Systems | $ 14,000 |
| Microsoft Corp | $ 10,000 |
| National Assn of Realtors | $ 10,000 |
| National Venture Capital Assn | $ 10,000 |
| Consumer Electronics Assn | $ 9,000 |
| Symantec Corp | $ 9,000 |
| Intel Corp | $ 8,550 |
| Service Employees International Union | $ 8,500 |
| American Assn for Justice | $ 8,000 |
| Johnson & Johnson | $ 8,000 |
| Roche Holdings | $ 8,000 |
| Sun Microsystems | $ 8,000 |
| Source: The Center for Responsive Politics' www.OpenSecrets.org site. Note: Contributions are not from the organizations themselves, but are rather from the organization's PAC, employees or owners. Totals include subsidiaries and affiliates. | |
| Links to more campaign contribution information for Zoe Lofgren from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org site. |
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| Fundraising profile: | 2008 election cycle | Career totals |
| Top contributors by organization/corporation: | 2008 election cycle | Career totals |
| Top contributors by industry: | 2008 election cycle | Career totals |
- Revolving door profile for Zoe Lofgren from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
- 2006 privately funded travel profile for Zoe Lofgren from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
- Personal finance profile for Zoe Lofgren from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
Committees and Affiliations
Committees
- House Committee on Homeland Security
- House Committee on House Administration
- House Committee on the Judiciary
- House Ethics Committee
Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008)
- 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 [1]
More Background Data
Wikipedia also has an article on Zoe Lofgren. This article may use content from the Wikipedia article under the terms of the GFDL.
Contact
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References
Resources
- Official website
- Campaign website
- Open Secrets - 2006 congressional races database
Local blogs and discussion sites
Semantic data
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| Current Office: U.S. House of Representatives | |||
| Title: Rep | First name: Zoe | Middle name: | Last name: Lofgren |
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| Party: D | State: CA | District:
16 District short: 16 | Currently in office? True |
| Gender: F | |||
| Phone: 202-225-3072 | Fax: 202-225-3336 | Website: http://www.lofgren.house.gov/ | Webform email: http://lofgren.house.gov/emailform.shtml Email address: |
| DC office: 102 Cannon House Office Building | |||
| Bioguide ID: L000397 | Votesmart ID: 21899 | FEC ID: H4CA16049 | Govtrack ID: 400245 |
| CRP ID: N00007479 | Eventful ID: P0-001-000016470-5 | Old Sunlight ID: | Twitter ID: |
| OpenCongress Wiki URL: http://www.opencongress.org/wiki/Zoe_Lofgren | YouTubeID: | Senate class: | |
Latitude: 37°20′49.835″N
Longitude: 121°53′55.245″W
