Zoe Lofgren Biography

Occup.	Politician
From	USA
Born	December 21, 1947 San Mateo, California, USA
Age	76 years

Zoe Lofgren is an American politician as well as attorney that presently serves as the united state Representative for The golden state's 19th legislative district. She was born on December 21, 1947, in San Mateo, California, as well as was increased in the Bay Area.

After graduating from Gunn High School in Palo Alto, Lofgren went to Stanford University and earned a degree in government. She after that took place to gain her regulation level from Santa Clara University School of Law.

Lofgren began her job as a staff lawyer for the Santa Clara County Office of the Public Defender. She later on offered on the personnel of U.S. Congressman Don Edwards, that represented California's 10th congressional district at the time.

In 1995, Lofgren was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, standing for California's 16th congressional district. She has because been re-elected consistently and also presently stands for California's 19th legislative area.

Throughout her job, Lofgren has actually been a champion for civil liberties and immigration reform. She has likewise been a singing supporter for innovation plan, specifically in regards to internet privacy and cybersecurity.

Lofgren has offered on numerous boards throughout her time in Congress, consisting of your home Judiciary Committee and also your house Committee on Science, Space, and also Technology. She has also chaired the California Democratic Congressional Delegation as well as the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration as well as Border Security.

Outside of her political career, Lofgren has been active in her community. She has served on the board of a number of not-for-profit organizations, consisting of the San Jose Children's Discovery Museum and also the Santa Clara County Legal Aid Society.

Lofgren is wed to John Marshall Collins and also has two kids. She is understood for her friendly as well as approachable disposition, along with her strong convictions and devotion to public service.

Our collection contains 5 quotes who is written / told by Zoe.

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5 Famous quotes by Zoe Lofgren

"The Administration has made critical mistakes and errors in judgment leading up to the war in Iraq. The President refuses to acknowledge these mistakes, and thus, no corrective action has been taken to prevent these problems from happening again"

"We can only undo the election if the behavior meets the constitutional standard of subverting and threatening our system of government"

"I think the motive is to establish in federal law the personhood from conception forward and try and alter the Constitution through statute"

"I think there needs to be a way to allow people to become educated if they've paid taxes, they've been here a long time. And I think, actually, we need to think about young people are not making the decision on whether to come here"

"Social Security not only helps Americans enjoy a secure retirement, it has also kept millions of Americans out of poverty"