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}}</ref> USCIS had earlier reversed their decision and had stopped accepting the application for adjustment of status. With Zoe's timely involvement and pressure from pro-immigration skilled professional, USCIS restarted acceping the applications and thus avoided a costly litigation against them.
== Congressional scorecards ==
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[[Project Vote Smart]] provides the following results from congressional scorecards.<ref name="Project Vote Smart">{{cite web
| url = http://www.vote-smart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=21899
| title = "Representative Zoe Lofgren (CA)"
| work = vote-smart.org
| publisher = [[Project Vote Smart]]
| accessdate = 2007-12-31
| archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20060301222402/http://www.vote-smart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=21899
| archivedate = 2006-03-01
}}</ref>
* [[American Civil Liberties Union]] – 95% for 2005–2006
* [[Americans for Democratic Action]] – 100% for 2006
* [[American Land Rights Association]] – 9% for 2006
* [[Americans for Tax Reform]] – 0% for 2006
* [[AFL-CIO]] – 93% in 2006
* [[Campaign for America's Future]] – 100% for 2005-2006
* [[John Birch Society|Conservative Index-John Birch Society]] – 10% for Fall 2004
* [[Children's Defense Fund]] – 90% for 2006
* [[Drug Policy Alliance]] – 83% for 2006
* [[Drum Major Institute]] – 100% for 2005
* [[Family Research Council]] – 0% for 2006
* [[FreedomWorks]] – 8% for 2006
* [[Gun Owners of America]] – 0% for 2006
* [[Humane Society of the United States]] – 100% for 2005-2006
* [[League of Conservation Voters]] – 92% for 2006
* [[NARAL Pro-Choice America]] – 100% for 2006
* [[National Association of Wheat Growers]] – 37% for 2005
* [[National Education Association]] – 100% for 2005-2006
* [[National Federation of Independent Business]] – 7% for 2005-2006
* [[National Journal]] – Composite liberal score of 86.7% for 2006
* [[National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws]] – 20 for 2006
* [[National Organization for Women]] – 95% for 2005-2006
* [[National Rifle Association]] – F for 2006
* [[National Right to Life Committee]] – 0% for 2005-2006
* [[National Taxpayers Union]] – 12% for 2006
* [[Population Connection]] – 100% for 2006
* [[Republican Liberty Caucus]] – 20% for 2005
* [[Secular Coalition for America]] – 90% on 2006 scorecards<ref name="SCA">{{cite web
| url = http://www.secular.org/scorecard/2006/house.html
| title = "Scorecard for the 109th Congress U.S. House of Representatives"
| work = Secular.org
| publisher = Secular Coalition for America
| accessdate = 2007-12-31
}}</ref>
* [[United States Chamber of Commerce]] – 33% for 2006
==Quote==
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Zoe Lofgren | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 16th district | |
Assumed office January 3, 1995 | |
Preceded by | Don Edwards |
Personal details | |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | John Marshall Collins |
Residence | San Jose, California |
Zoe Lofgren (born Sue Lofgren on December 21 1947), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1995, representing the 16th District of California (map), based in San Jose.
A lifelong Bay Area resident, Lofgren attended Gunn High School in Palo Alto, earned her B.A. at Stanford University and a J.D. at Santa Clara University. She left the San Jose area for a few years after graduation from Stanford, to serve years as a staff assistant to Congressman Don Edwards, where she worked, among other projects, on the attempted impeachment of Richard Nixon. Returning to San Jose, she worked in Edwards' District Office, and took her law degree. After two years as partner at a law practice in San Jose, she was elected first to a Community College board, then to the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, where she served for 13 years.
In 1994, Edwards decided to retire after 32 years in Congress. Lofgren entered the Democratic primary as a decided underdog, but managed to defeat the favorite, former San Jose mayor Tom McEnery. San Jose is so heavily Democratic that her victory in the general election was a foregone conclusion. She has been reelected five times with virtually no opposition. Lofgren was only the second representative of the 16th District (Edwards had served since the district's creation in 1963).
Lofgren is currently the Chair of the 33-member California Democratic Congressional Delegation. She serves on the Judiciary Committee and is the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims
She is a supporter of guest worker programs such as the H-1b program.
Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren has shown exemplary leadership and conviction when she made USCIS honor the decision of July 2007 Visa Bulletin and again accepting employment-based I-485 (Adjustment of Status) filings.[1] USCIS had earlier reversed their decision and had stopped accepting the application for adjustment of status. With Zoe's timely involvement and pressure from pro-immigration skilled professional, USCIS restarted acceping the applications and thus avoided a costly litigation against them.
Congressional scorecards
See also
Project Vote Smart provides the following results from congressional scorecards.[2]
- American Civil Liberties Union – 95% for 2005–2006
- Americans for Democratic Action – 100% for 2006
- American Land Rights Association – 9% for 2006
- Americans for Tax Reform – 0% for 2006
- AFL-CIO – 93% in 2006
- Campaign for America's Future – 100% for 2005-2006
- Conservative Index-John Birch Society – 10% for Fall 2004
- Children's Defense Fund – 90% for 2006
- Drug Policy Alliance – 83% for 2006
- Drum Major Institute – 100% for 2005
- Family Research Council – 0% for 2006
- FreedomWorks – 8% for 2006
- Gun Owners of America – 0% for 2006
- Humane Society of the United States – 100% for 2005-2006
- League of Conservation Voters – 92% for 2006
- NARAL Pro-Choice America – 100% for 2006
- National Association of Wheat Growers – 37% for 2005
- National Education Association – 100% for 2005-2006
- National Federation of Independent Business – 7% for 2005-2006
- National Journal – Composite liberal score of 86.7% for 2006
- National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws – 20 for 2006
- National Organization for Women – 95% for 2005-2006
- National Rifle Association – F for 2006
- National Right to Life Committee – 0% for 2005-2006
- National Taxpayers Union – 12% for 2006
- Population Connection – 100% for 2006
- Republican Liberty Caucus – 20% for 2005
- Secular Coalition for America – 90% on 2006 scorecards[3]
- United States Chamber of Commerce – 33% for 2006
Quote
- "The Vietnamese government has now taken the unprecedented step of imprisoning a United States citizen who states that he is being held solely because of his pro-democratic, non-violent views," said by U.S. Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren concerning the arrest of Vietnamese-American Canh Thong Do [1]
References
- ^ "AILA Statement on Visa Bulletin Announcement: A Reversal for the Rule of Law". 2007-07-18. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
- ^ ""Representative Zoe Lofgren (CA)"". vote-smart.org. Project Vote Smart. Archived from the original on 2006-03-01. Retrieved 2007-12-31.
- ^ ""Scorecard for the 109th Congress U.S. House of Representatives"". Secular.org. Secular Coalition for America. Retrieved 2007-12-31.
External links
- U.S. Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren official House site
- United States Congress. "Zoe Lofgren (id: l000397)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Federal Election Commission — Zoe Lofgren campaign finance reports and data
- On the Issues — Zoe Lofgren issue positions and quotes
- OpenSecrets.org — Zoe Lofgren campaign contributions
- Project Vote Smart — Representative Zoe Lofgren (CA) profile
- SourceWatch Congresspedia — Zoe Lofgren profile
- Washington Post — Congress Votes Database: Zoe Lofgren voting record
- Zoe Lofgren for U.S. Congress official campaign site