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Zoe Lofgren

Zoe Lofgren
Zoe Lofgren, Official Portrait, 112th Congress.jpg
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
(1947-12-21) December 21, 1947 (age 69)
San Mateo, California, U.S.
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) John Collins
Alma mater Stanford University
Santa Clara University

Zoe Lofgren /ˈz ˈlɒfɡrɪn/ (born Susan Ellen "Sue" Lofgren; December 21, 1947), pronounced ZO, 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.

A Bay Area resident, Lofgren attended Gunn High School (1966) in Palo Alto, 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. She earned her B.A. at Stanford University (1970) and a J.D. at Santa Clara University School of Law (1975).


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