Rep. Zoe Lofgren

Representative from California’s 19^th District

Democrat

Elected Positions

Dates	Title	State / District
2013-2016	Representative	California's 19^th District
1995-2012	Representative	California's 16^th District

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2014 Report Card

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Sponsorship Analysis

Our unique analysis of the bills Lofgren has sponsored and cosponsored provides insight into her position in the House of Representatives.

Each dot in the chart below is a member of the House of Representatives. The dots are positioned horizontally according to our progressive—conservative ideology score and vertically according to our leadership score (leaders toward the top). Lofgren is shown as a purple triangle. (analysis methodology)

Committee Membership

Zoe Lofgren sits on the following committees:

House Committee on House Administration
House Committee on the Judiciary
- Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security
- Member, Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet
House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
Joint Committee on the Library

Bills Sponsored

Some of Lofgren’s most recently sponsored bills include...

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Voting Record

From Jan 1995 to Mar 2015, Lofgren missed 508 of 13,625 roll call votes, which is 3.7%. This is worse than the median of 2.2% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.

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Time Period	Votes Elligible	Missed Votes	Percent	Percentile
1995 Jan-Mar	279	8	2.9%	74^th
1995 Apr-Jun	189	12	6.3%	88^th
1995 Jul-Sep	232	0	0.0%	0^th
1995 Oct-Dec	185	11	5.9%	82^nd
1996 Jan-Mar	110	4	3.6%	56^th
1996 Apr-Jun	182	0	0.0%	0^th
1996 Jul-Sep	163	2	1.2%	36^th
1997 Jan-Mar	71	1	1.4%	38^th
1997 Apr-Jun	174	0	0.0%	0^th
1997 Jul-Sep	232	3	1.3%	37^th
1997 Oct-Nov	163	0	0.0%	0^th
1998 Jan-Mar	89	6	6.7%	73^rd
1998 Apr-Jun	185	9	4.9%	72^nd
1998 Jul-Sep	199	1	0.5%	17^th
1998 Oct-Dec	74	0	0.0%	0^th
1999 Jan-Mar	77	10	13.0%	94^th
1999 Apr-Jun	184	19	10.3%	93^rd
1999 Jul-Sep	204	0	0.0%	0^th
1999 Oct-Nov	146	3	2.1%	42^nd
2000 Jan-Mar	95	7	7.4%	70^th
2000 Apr-Jun	277	43	15.5%	96^th
2000 Jul-Sep	130	5	3.8%	71^st
2000 Oct-Dec	101	4	4.0%	34^th
2001 Jan-Mar	75	2	2.7%	53^rd
2001 Apr-Jun	135	1	0.7%	20^th
2001 Jul-Sep	149	0	0.0%	0^th
2001 Oct-Dec	153	12	7.8%	90^th
2002 Jan-Mar	79	7	8.9%	86^th
2002 Apr-Jun	203	0	0.0%	0^th
2002 Jul-Sep	141	1	0.7%	25^th
2002 Oct-Nov	61	4	6.6%	77^th
2003 Jan-Mar	94	0	0.0%	0^th
2003 Apr-Jun	239	26	10.9%	95^th
2003 Jul-Sep	193	3	1.6%	43^rd
2003 Oct-Dec	151	11	7.3%	76^th
2004 Jan-Mar	104	3	2.9%	42^nd
2004 Apr-Jun	221	6	2.7%	51^st
2004 Jul-Sep	161	7	4.3%	53^rd
2004 Oct-Dec	58	0	0.0%	0^th
2005 Jan-Mar	90	3	3.3%	48^th
2005 Apr-Jun	272	1	0.4%	15^th
2005 Jul-Sep	146	1	0.7%	26^th
2005 Oct-Dec	163	0	0.0%	0^th
2006 Jan-Mar	81	2	2.5%	59^th
2006 Apr-Jun	276	0	0.0%	0^th
2006 Jul-Sep	159	0	0.0%	0^th
2006 Nov-Dec	27	3	11.1%	78^th
2007 Jan-Mar	213	0	0.0%	0^th
2007 Apr-Jun	393	18	4.6%	79^th
2007 Jul-Sep	317	10	3.2%	69^th
2007 Oct-Dec	263	4	1.5%	28^th
2008 Jan-Mar	149	5	3.4%	49^th
2008 Apr-Jun	321	4	1.2%	24^th
2008 Jul-Sep	205	5	2.4%	49^th
2008 Oct-Dec	15	0	0.0%	0^th
2009 Jan-Mar	174	5	2.9%	60^th
2009 Apr-Jun	303	14	4.6%	77^th
2009 Jul-Sep	268	3	1.1%	33^rd
2009 Oct-Dec	246	48	19.5%	98^th
2010 Jan-Mar	195	31	15.9%	96^th
2010 Apr-Jun	219	8	3.7%	62^nd
2010 Jul-Sep	151	5	3.3%	66^th
2010 Nov-Dec	99	8	8.1%	74^th
2011 Jan-Mar	212	0	0.0%	0^th
2011 Apr-Jun	281	31	11.0%	95^th
2011 Jul-Sep	247	9	3.6%	78^th
2011 Oct-Dec	208	2	1.0%	37^th
2012 Jan-Mar	151	2	1.3%	43^rd
2012 Apr-Jun	299	16	5.4%	78^th
2012 Jul-Sep	152	0	0.0%	0^th
2012 Nov-Dec	51	0	0.0%	0^th
2013 Jan-Jan	5	0	0.0%	0^th
2013 Jan-Mar	89	0	0.0%	0^th
2013 Apr-Jun	215	7	3.3%	67^th
2013 Jul-Sep	200	0	0.0%	0^th
2013 Oct-Dec	137	1	0.7%	29^th
2014 Jan-Mar	148	4	2.7%	60^th
2014 Apr-Jun	219	2	0.9%	35^th
2014 Jul-Sep	147	0	0.0%	0^th
2014 Nov-Dec	49	0	0.0%	0^th
2015 Jan-Mar	112	25	22.3%	97^th

Primary Sources

The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:

The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
Congressional Biographical Directory for elected positions
GPO Member Guide for the photo
THOMAS, for sponsored bills

Recent Legislative Activity

Vote

H.R. 749: Passenger Rail Reform and Investment Act of 2015

Passed 316/101

Rep. Lofgren [D-CA19]: Yea

Mar 4, 2015 3:05 p.m.

Vote

On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: H.R. 749: Passenger Rail Reform and Investment Act of 2015

Failed 184/232

Rep. Lofgren [D-CA19]: Aye

Mar 4, 2015 2:57 p.m.

Vote

H.Amdt. 72 (McClintock) to H.R. 749: Page 2, line 3, through page 3, line 10, strike section 101.

Failed 147/272

Rep. Lofgren [D-CA19]: No

Mar 4, 2015 2:40 p.m.

Introduced

H.R. 1306: To direct the Secretary of Education to conduct a study to determine the relationship between school start times and adolescent health, well-being, and performance.

Sponsor: Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA19]

This bill was referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce which will consider it before sending it to the House floor for consideration.

1 cosponsor is on that committee.

Mar 4, 2015

Introduced

H.R. 1307: To combat trade barriers that threaten the maintenance of an open Internet, that mandate unique technology standards as a condition of market access and related measures, and to promote online free expression and the free flow of information.

Sponsor: Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA19]

This bill was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and 2 other committees which will consider it before sending it to the House floor for consideration.

Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA19] is a member of the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Mar 4, 2015