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LOFGREN, Zoe

LOFGREN, Zoe
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LOFGREN, Zoe
1947–

Office

Representative

State/Territory

California

Party

Democrat

Congress(es)

104th (1995–1997), 105th (1997–1999), 106th (1999–2001), 107th (2001–2003), 108th (2003–2005), 109th (2005–2007), 110th (2007–2009), 111th (2009–2011), 112th (2011–2013), 113th (2013–2015), 114th (2015–2017), 115th (2017–2019), 116th (2019–2021), 117th (2021–2023), 118th (2023–2025), 119th (2025–2027)

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Concise Biography

LOFGREN, Zoe, a Representative from California; born in San Mateo, San Mateo County, Calif., December 21, 1947; graduated from Gunn High School, Palo Alto, Calif., 1966; B.A., Stanford University, Stanford, Calif., 1970; J.D., Santa Clara University School of Law, Santa Clara, Calif., 1975; lawyer, private practice; faculty, Santa Clara University School of Law, Santa Clara, Calif., 1978-1980; staff, United States Representative William Donlon (Don) Edwards of California, 1970-1978; Santa Clara County (Calif.) board of supervisors, 1980-1994; executive director, Community Housing Developers; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Fourth and to the fifteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1995-present); one of the managers appointed by the House of Representatives in 2009 to conduct the impeachment proceedings of Samuel B. Kent, judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas; one of the managers appointed by the House of Representatives in 2010 to conduct the impeachment proceedings of G. Thomas Porteous, Jr., judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana; one of the managers appointed by the House of Representatives in 2020 to conduct the impeachment proceedings of Donald J. Trump, President of the United States; chair, Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (One Hundred Eleventh Congress); chair, Committee on House Administration (One Hundred Sixteenth and One Hundred Seventeenth Congresses); chair, Joint Committee on Printing (One Hundred Sixteenth Congress); chair, Joint Committee on the Library (One Hundred Seventeenth Congress).

View Record in the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress

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Bibliography / Further Reading

"Zoe Lofgren" in Women in Congress, 1917-2006. Prepared under the direction of the Committee on House Administration by the Office of History & Preservation, U. S. House of Representatives. Washington: Government Printing Office, 2006.

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Committee Assignments & Leadership

Committee Assignments

Committee Name & Date Congresses Congresses
Judiciary
[1813-Present]
13th Congress-Present
104th (1995–1997) – 119th (2025–2027)
104th (1995–1997) –
119th (2025–2027)
Science
[1995-2007]
104th through 109th Congresses
(See also the following standing committees: Science and Astronautics; Science, Space, and Technology; Science and Technology)
104th (1995–1997) – 108th (2003–2005)
104th (1995–1997) –
108th (2003–2005)
Standards of Official Conduct
[1967-2011]
90th through 111th Congresses
(See also the following standing committee: Ethics)
105th (1997–1999) – 107th (2001–2003);
111th (2009–2011)
105th (1997–1999) –
107th (2001–2003);
111th (2009–2011)
Select Committee on Homeland Security
[2002–2005]
107th and 108th Congresses
(Jurisdiction reassigned to the following standing committee: Homeland Security)
108th (2003–2005)
108th (2003–2005)
Homeland Security
[2005-Present]
109th Congress-Present
109th (2005–2007) – 111th (2009–2011);
113th (2013–2015)
109th (2005–2007) –
111th (2009–2011);
113th (2013–2015)
House Administration
[1947-1995; 1999-Present]
80th through 103rd Congresses; 106th Congress-Present
(See also the following standing committee: House Oversight)
109th (2005–2007) – 117th (2021–2023)
109th (2005–2007) –
117th (2021–2023)
Science, Space, and Technology
[1987–1995; 2011–Present]
100th through 103rd Congresses; 112th Congress–Present
(See also the following standing committees: Science and Astronautics; Science and Technology; Science)
112th (2011–2013) – 119th (2025–2027)
112th (2011–2013) –
119th (2025–2027)
Joint Committee on Printing
[1947-Present]
80th Congress-Present
116th (2019–2021) – 117th (2021–2023)
116th (2019–2021) –
117th (2021–2023)
Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress
[2019-2021]
116th Congress
116th (2019–2021) – 117th (2021–2023)
116th (2019–2021) –
117th (2021–2023)
Joint Committee on the Library
[1947-Present]
80th Congress-Present
117th (2021–2023)
117th (2021–2023)
Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol
[2021–2023]
117th Congress
117th (2021–2023)
117th (2021–2023)

Committee & Subcommittee Chair

Committee Subcommittee Congresses Congresses
House Administration Elections
110th (2007–2009) – 111th (2009–2011)
110th (2007–2009) –
111th (2009–2011)
Judiciary Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law
110th (2007–2009) – 111th (2009–2011)
110th (2007–2009) –
111th (2009–2011)
Standards of Official Conduct Full Committee Chair
111th (2009–2011)
111th (2009–2011)
House Administration Full Committee Chair
116th (2019–2021) – 117th (2021–2023)
116th (2019–2021) –
117th (2021–2023)
Joint Committee on Printing Full Committee Chair
116th (2019–2021)
116th (2019–2021)
Judiciary Immigration and Citizenship
116th (2019–2021) – 117th (2021–2023)
116th (2019–2021) –
117th (2021–2023)
Joint Committee on the Library Full Committee Chair
117th (2021–2023)
117th (2021–2023)
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Related Links

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Office of Art & Archives, Office of the Clerk: art@mail.house.gov, archives@mail.house.gov