Service history
32 years in the U.S. Congress · since 1995
- Representative CA-16 1995–present
Background
- background Born December 21, 1947; American politician and lawyer
- achievement First elected to U.S. House of Representatives in 1994; currently in 16th term
- achievement First female U.S. representative for California's 16th congressional district
- role Currently represents California's 18th congressional district covering Santa Clara County
- role Chaired House Administration Committee in 116th and 117th Congresses
- role Known for activity in tech-related policy areas including net neutrality and surveillance
Campaign finance
2026 cycle
Incumbent for U.S. House CA-18 · 2026 General Election
- $1,721,916 raised
- $1,318,327 spent
- $643,341 cash on hand
| $1.72M | |
| $1.54M | |
| $1.11M | |
| Itemized (≥ $200) | $668.47K |
| Unitemized (< $200) | $436.60K |
| Party committees | $612.99 |
| Other committees (PACs) | $438.20K |
| Transfers from other committees | $173.56K |
| Offsets to expenditures | $4.48K |
| $1.32M | |
| Operating expenditures | $907.71K |
| Contribution refunds | $9.71K |
| Other disbursements | $400.91K |
| Cash on hand | $643.34K |
| Debts owed by committee | $0.00 |
Through June 30, 2026 · FEC
Data from FEC (through Jun 30, 2026)
Over time
Data from FEC per-cycle campaign finance
Money raised, spent, and cash on hand across every election cycle on record — toggle a series in the legend.
| Cycle | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | $683,670 | $646,764 | $36,760 |
| 1996 | $256,457 | $193,893 | $99,321 |
| 1998 | $326,656 | $221,568 | $204,406 |
| 2000 | $522,757 | $486,365 | $240,797 |
| 2002 | $552,958 | $605,644 | $211,403 |
| 2004 | $533,200 | $598,746 | $145,857 |
| 2006 | $624,140 | $622,374 | $147,670 |
| 2008 | $797,813 | $592,979 | $351,254 |
| 2010 | $782,100 | $790,374 | $342,979 |
| 2012 | $858,985 | $626,001 | $575,964 |
| 2014 | $1,157,846 | $682,507 | $1,051,303 |
| 2016 | $1,381,140 | $1,157,331 | $1,275,112 |
| 2018 | $1,733,955 | $1,872,385 | $1,136,682 |
| 2020 | $1,795,702 | $1,771,846 | $1,160,537 |
| 2022 | $2,022,557 | $2,771,725 | $411,370 |
| 2024 | $2,327,180 | $2,498,797 | $239,752 |
| 2026 | $1,721,916 | $1,318,327 | $643,341 |
Contributions received — 2026 cycle
Data from FEC
Recorded individual contributions in the 2026 cycle: $12,823 ·
Track record
Assembled from Congress.gov · FEC · official disclosures — each fact links its own source
- Roll-call participation →
voted in 3 recorded roll calls · chamber median 100.0%
Missing a vote is not inherently negative — an absence can be excused, reflect leadership or committee duty, or a recorded pairing.
- Bills sponsored →
plus 442 cosponsored
A count of bills introduced as the primary sponsor; most legislation never advances, regardless of who sponsors it.
- Sponsored bills enacted →
of 26 bills sponsored
Whether a bill becomes law depends on the whole Congress, not the sponsor alone; substantive provisions often pass folded into other vehicles.
- Documented positions →
no positions documented yet
Documented, sourced positions we have on record — the absence of a documented position is not the absence of a view.
- Committee assignments →
committees and subcommittees
Committee seats are assignments made by party leadership — a measure of role and jurisdiction, not an achievement or a conflict in itself.
- Disclosed stock trades →
152 tickers · 36 in a sector a committee they sit on oversees
Disclosed trades are legally required public filings (STOCK Act), not evidence of wrongdoing; trades may be executed by a manager or held in a blind trust.
- Documented relationships →
neutral overlap signals (e.g., committee oversight of a traded sector)
A documented relationship is a factual overlap in the public record — NOT evidence of wrongdoing.
Assembled from CivicGate's ingested public records for Zoe Lofgren. A fact shown as “—” means we don't yet hold that data — not that the value is zero.
Voting record
Data from Congress.gov roll-call records
Full voting record (3 roll calls) → · Congress 119 · based on 3 of 645 recorded roll calls
Committee assignments (5)
Data from Congress.gov committee memberships
- Science, Space, and Technology Committee Ranking Member · oversees Technology
- Judiciary Committee · oversees Technology
- Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Subcommittee
- Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet Subcommittee
- Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee
Top contributors (FEC)
Outside spending on this race
Data from FEC, Schedule E independent expenditures
Independent expenditures are money outside groups (PACs / super-PACs) spend to support or oppose a candidate without coordinating with their campaign. What's this? →
Issue positions (1)
Documented + CivicGate vote-derived — stated positions link their source; derived positions come from votes on direction-tagged bills
- Economy & TaxesOppose from votes
Documented relationships
Documented facts about Lofgren, aggregated from public records. A documented relationship is not evidence of wrongdoing — it is context, not a conclusion.
- Committee oversight & trading — technology coverage: high
Sits on the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and the House Committee on the Judiciary, which oversee the technology sector, and disclosed 27 technology-sector trades (disclosed amounts up to $440,000) between Jun 2017 and May 2023.
Counts only disclosed trades we could tag to a sector; sector coverage is partial, so the real total may be higher.
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Frequent co-sponsors
Connections network
Sponsored / cosponsored bills (200)
- HR 10045Protect American Values ActcosponsoredAug 5, 2026
- HR 9958To amend the Head Start Act to expand and improve participation in Head Start programs, and for other purposes.cosponsoredJul 26, 2026
- HR 9902Federal Naming Standards ActcosponsoredJul 22, 2026
- HR 9944TPS Review ActcosponsoredJul 22, 2026
- HR 9929To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4640 Cass Street in San Diego, California, as the "Mary Wilding Memorial Post Office Building".cosponsoredJul 22, 2026
- HR 9803Protecting Immigrants From Legal Exploitation Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 20, 2026
- HRES 1442Supporting the designation of July 20, 2026, as "National Moon Landing Day".cosponsoredJul 19, 2026
- HR 9647To prohibit the National Science Foundation from obligating or expending Federal funds to descope or decommission the Ocean Observatories Initiative instruments, and for other purposes.cosponsoredJul 12, 2026
- HRES 1427Expressing support for the designation of July 10th as Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day.cosponsoredJul 12, 2026
- HR 9638Sunshine for Our Kids Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 8, 2026
- HJRES 200Providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to Turkey of certain defense articles and services.cosponsoredJul 1, 2026
- HRES 1415Celebrating the country's history of church-state separation and recognizing the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States.cosponsoredJul 1, 2026
- HR 9489GRACE for Military Survivors ActcosponsoredJun 24, 2026
- HR 9417Artemis II Congressional Gold Medal ActcosponsoredJun 23, 2026
- HR 9439Voluntary Consumer AI Disclosure Pilot ActsponsoredJun 23, 2026
- HR 9432LIFT the BAR ActcosponsoredJun 23, 2026
- HR 9341AI-Ready Federal Data Guidelines ActcosponsoredJun 17, 2026
- HR 9347CHILD Labor ActcosponsoredJun 17, 2026
- HR 9334Workforce for AI Trust ActsponsoredJun 17, 2026
- HR 9259Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2026sponsoredJun 10, 2026
- HR 9250Great American Outdoors Act 250cosponsoredJun 9, 2026
- HR 9224Child Care Modernization Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 8, 2026
- HRES 1348A resolution expressing support for the James Lick Observatory celebrating their 150th anniversary on June 7, 2026, and recognizing its contributions to science and astronomy.sponsoredJun 7, 2026
- HRES 1342Expressing support for the designation of June 5, 2026, as "National Gun Violence Awareness Day" and June 2026 as "National Gun Violence Awareness Month".cosponsoredJun 3, 2026
- HCONRES 108Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities in Lebanon.cosponsoredJun 2, 2026
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