Candidate · U.S. House, District 18
Zoe Lofgren
What this job does: Your district's one vote in the U.S. House. House members write and vote on federal laws, taxes and spending, and every bill to raise taxes has to start in the House. A term is two years.
- Holds this seat now
- Yes
- Office
- U.S. Representative, California District 18 (since 2023; in the U.S. House since 1995)
- Occupation
- Congresswoman
Background
- Earned a B.A. from Stanford University (1970) and a J.D. from Santa Clara University (1975). source: ballotpedia.org
- Worked as a staffer to U.S. Rep. Don Edwards, as a lawyer, and on the faculty of Santa Clara University School of Law. source: ballotpedia.org
- Served on the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, 1981-1994. source: ballotpedia.org
- Represented California District 16 (1995-2013) and District 19 (2013-2023) in the U.S. House before District 18. source: ballotpedia.org
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