Zoe Lofgren

Zoe Lofgren
Official Portrait, 2024
Ranking Member of the House Science Committee
Assumed office
January 3, 2023
Preceded byFrank Lucas
Chair of the U.S. House Administration Committee
In office
January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2023
Preceded byGregg Harper
Succeeded byBryan Steil
Chair of the House Ethics Committee
In office
January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2011
Preceded byGene Green (acting)
Succeeded byJo Bonner
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from California
Assumed office
January 3, 1995
Preceded byDon Edwards
Constituency16th district (1995–2013)
19th district (2013–2023)
18th district (2023–present)
Personal details
Born
Susan Ellen Lofgren

(1947-12-21) December 21, 1947 (age 76)
San Mateo, California, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
John Collins
(m. 1978)
Children2
EducationStanford University (BA)
Santa Clara University (JD)
WebsiteHouse website

Susan Ellen (Zoe) Lofgren (/ˈz ˈlɒfɡrɪn/ ZO LOFF-grin;[1][2] born December 21, 1947) is an American politician and lawyer serving as a U.S. representative from California. A member of the Democratic Party, Lofgren is in her 15th term in Congress, having been first elected in 1994. Lofgren has long served on the House Judiciary Committee, and chaired the House Administration Committee in the 116th and 117th Congresses.

Lofgren was the 16th district's first female U.S. representative, before part of the district was redistricted into the 19th congressional district. The district covers much of Santa Clara County, including Gilroy, Morgan Hill, and most of San Jose. Representing a district covering much of Silicon Valley, Lofgren has been noted for her activity in tech-related policy areas such as net neutrality and digital surveillance.[3]

  1. ^ "Guide to Frequently Mispronounced Congressional Names". Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
  2. ^ Lynne E. Ford (May 12, 2010). Encyclopedia of Women and American Politics. Infobase. ISBN 9781438110325. Archived from the original on June 23, 2016. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
  3. ^ "Rep. Zoe Lofgren to talk privacy and policy at Disrupt 2020". TechCrunch. August 10, 2020. Retrieved January 29, 2022.