Zoe Lofgren | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 19th district |
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Assumed office January 3, 2013 |
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Preceded by | Jeff Denham |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 16th district |
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In office January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2013 |
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Preceded by | Don Edwards |
Succeeded by | Jim Costa |
Chairperson of the House Ethics Committee | |
In office January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2011 |
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Preceded by | Gene Green |
Succeeded by | Jo Bonner |
Personal details | |
Born |
Sue Lofgren December 21, 1947 San Mateo, California, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | John Collins |
Alma mater |
Stanford University Santa Clara University |
Zoe Lofgren /ˈzoʊ 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).