# Zoe Lofgren

Zoe Lofgren is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for California’s 18th district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, California’s 18th district
- Serving since: 1995-01-04
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: L000397
- FEC candidate IDs: H4CA16049

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/L000397 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Lofgren sits at −1.34 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 93% of House Democrats.

## What Lofgren says (119th Congress (2025–27))

757 classified statements: 691 posts on X, 34 Congressional Record speeches, 21 newsletters, 11 press releases. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Lofgren | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 6.6% | 6.6% | 91 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 37.8% | 27.5% | 27 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 77.1% | 73.2% | 71 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 11.5% | 9.8% | 57 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 20.6% | 22.7% | 119 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 1.1% | 1.9% | 138 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 23% (House Democrats 26%); Economics and Public Finance 20% (House Democrats 20%); Government Operations and Politics 18% (House Democrats 20%); Armed Forces and National Security 13% (House Democrats 16%); Immigration 11% (House Democrats 11%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.34 (standard error 0.01), from 2,491 donors and 7,334 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 6.7% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 98.5% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 98.2% (96.4%). 15 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 25 bills: 25 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 480. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 171 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10574: American Leadership in Fusion Act (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10574
- H.R. 10575: Deterring Extraterritorial Foreign Exploitation of Networks Damaging Intellectual Property (DEFEND IP) Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10575
- H.R. 9439: Voluntary Consumer AI Disclosure Pilot Act (in committee, 2026-06-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9439
- H.R. 9334: Workforce for AI Trust Act (in committee, 2026-06-25) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9334
- H.R. 9259: Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-06-11) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9259
- H.Res. 1348: A resolution expressing support for the James Lick Observatory celebrating their 150th anniversary on June 7, 2026, and recognizing its contributions to… (in committee, 2026-06-08) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1348
- H.J.Res. 154: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the… (in committee, 2026-03-26) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-joint-resolution/154
- H.R. 8111: Bankruptcy Venue Reform Act (in committee, 2026-03-26) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8111
- H.R. 8014: Online Privacy Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-03-19) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8014
- H.R. 7836: Real Courts, Rule of Law Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-03-05) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7836

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $2.0M (House Democrats median $2.0M). 39% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 74% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepZoeLofgren/status/2114729209444630534
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepZoeLofgren/status/2114848135650390139
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepZoeLofgren/status/2113718239595237750
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepZoeLofgren/status/2113741207297982562
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepZoeLofgren/status/2113043255147307166
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepZoeLofgren/status/2112556154220109906
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepZoeLofgren/status/2112275862808662513
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepZoeLofgren/status/2111201432263372858
- 2026-10-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepZoeLofgren/status/2107672027872264465
- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepZoeLofgren/status/2107339855189668306

## Links

- Official site: https://lofgren.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepZoeLofgren
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zoelofgren
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/RepZoeLofgren
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/L000397

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/L000397