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|education = Stanford University
}} Zoe Lofgren (born Susan Ellen "Sue" Lofgren;[1] December 21, 1947), pronounced {{respell|ZO|'}},[2] is the U.S. Representative for {{ushr|CA|19}}, 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.
Early life, education, and early career[bewerken | brontekst bewerken]
A Bay Area resident, Lofgren attended Gunn High School (1966) in Palo Alto,[3] 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.[4] She earned her B.A. at Stanford University (1970) and a J.D. at Santa Clara University School of Law (1975).[1]
In 1978 she married John Marshall Collins.[3]
Returning to San Jose, Lofgren worked in Don Edwards' district office, while at the same time earning her law degree. After two years as partner at an immigration law firm in San Jose, she was elected first to the board of San Jose City College, then to the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, where she served for 13 years.{{Citation needed|date=August 2014}}
U.S. House of Representatives[bewerken | brontekst bewerken]
In 1994, Lofgren entered the Democratic primary in what was then the 16th District, after Edwards retired after 32 years in Congress. It was the real contest in this heavily Democratic district. A decided underdog, she managed to defeat the favorite, former San Jose mayor Tom McEnery. Lofgren's victory virtually assured her of becoming only the second person to represent the district since its creation in 1963 (it was numbered as the 9th District from 1963 to 1975, as the 10th from 1975 to 1993, the 16th from 1993 to 2013, and has been the 19th since 2013). She has been reelected ten times with no substantive opposition.
Lofgren is the chair of the 34-member California Democratic Congressional Delegation. She serves on the Judiciary Committee and is the chair of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. In April 2011, she became the first member of Congress to call for federal investigation into the Secure Communities deportation program.[5]
Beginning in 2009, Lofgren served as chair of the House Ethics Committee. In doing so, she presided over a rare sanction of censure, against long-time member Charles B. Rangel.[6]
In the Stop Online Piracy Act House Judiciary Committee hearings, she defended the current state of the internet in opposition of the bill. She has also opposed the data retention requirements in the H.R. 1981 (the Protecting Children from Internet Pornographers Act of 2011).[7]
In February 2013, Lofgren became one of the sponsors of the Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act to expedite open access to taxpayer-funded research.[8]
In May, 2016, Lofgren was publicly reprimanded during a House Judiciary Committee hearing after calling a witness an "ignorant bigot." Following the reprimand, Lofgren responded, "I cannot allow that kind of bigotry to go into the record unchallenged.” [9]
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Committee assignments[bewerken | brontekst bewerken]
- United States House Committee on House Administration
- Subcommittee on Oversight (Ranking Member)
- United States House Committee on the Judiciary
- United States House Committee on Science, Space and Technology
Caucuses[bewerken | brontekst bewerken]
- Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (Associate Member)
Other leadership positions[bewerken | brontekst bewerken]
- Chair of the California Democratic Congressional Delegation
Electoral history[bewerken | brontekst bewerken]
See also[bewerken | brontekst bewerken]
References[bewerken | brontekst bewerken]
- ↑ a b Lynne E. Ford, Encyclopedia of Women and American Politics. Geraadpleegd op August 4, 2014.
- ↑ Guide to Frequently Mispronounced Congressional Names.
- ↑ a b Official Congressional Directory, 2005–2006, 109th Congress, Convened .... Congress, Joint Committee on Printing. Geraadpleegd op August 4, 2014.
- ↑ Notable Alumni of the Junior State of America.
- ↑ Romney, Lee, "Congresswoman calls for investigation of enforcement program that screens for illegal immigrants in jails", 22 april 2011.
- ↑ Kane, Paul, "House censures Rep. Charles Rangel in 333–79 vote", 2 december 2010.
- ↑ Gross, Grant, "House Panel Votes to Require ISPs to Keep Customer Records", PC World, July 28, 2011. Geraadpleegd op October 25, 2011.
- ↑ Reps. Zoe Lofgren, Mike Doyle and Kevin Yoder Introduce Bill Expanding Access to Federally Funded Research. Gearchiveerd op October 25, 2013.
- ↑ Lavender, Paige, Congresswoman Shuts Down Transphobic Woman: 'You're A Bigot, Lady' (May 26, 2016) – via Huff Post.
External links[bewerken | brontekst bewerken]
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- Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren official U.S. House site
- Zoe Lofgren for Congress
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