Zoe Lofgren

Progressive

Democrat

House Representative

California - District 18

Current Position: US House Representative CA-18

Running For: House Representative - District 18

Policy Positions

For supporting the National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act and strengthening the Low Income Housing Tax Credit program
Against eliminating funding for Planned Parenthood

Against the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and for maintaining a free and open Internet
For the IDEA Act to help American companies attract international talent and create jobs
For lowering credit card swipe fees through the Credit Card Competition Act
For protecting small businesses from abusive patent lawsuits through the CLEAR Act
Against requiring surveillance backdoors in technology products and services
For patent litigation reform; supports protecting businesses from abusive patent lawsuits and patent trolls
For allowing consumers to unlock devices they own; supports circumventing digital locks for lawful purposes including cell phone unlocking and disability access
For protecting the U.S. Postal Service; opposed Trump administration operational changes that delayed mail and threatened voter access

For the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)
Against Republican attempts to repeal the Affordable Care Act
For Medicare for All and expanding Medicare to all Americans
Against the CDC funding unethical vaccine research using infants in Guinea-Bissau

For investing in STEM education and research funding at colleges and universities
For funding Head Start and Early Head Start programs and expanding eligibility

For energy independence through clean renewable energy and moving away from fossil fuel dependence
For environmental protection and addressing climate change through American innovation and technology
Against the elimination of the EPA's Office of Research and Development
Against the Trump Administration's repeal of the Endangerment Finding on climate change
For clean energy investment; supports solar, wind, geothermal, biofuels, electric vehicles, and energy efficiency
Against new offshore oil and gas drilling off California's coast; supports maintaining the moratorium protecting coastal waters
For addressing climate change through reducing greenhouse gas emissions and increasing efficiency standards for vehicles and buildings

For combating anti-Sikh discrimination
For requiring warrants for government access to online communications and geolocation data
For preserving free speech protection online; opposes censorship, privacy invasion, and overbroad national security restrictions on digital communications
For net neutrality; opposes broadband providers selectively favoring certain Internet traffic and supports treating broadband as a public utility under Title II

For election security funding; supports providing $1.8 billion for states to replace aging voting machines with paper ballots and secure IT systems
For impeachment of DHS Secretary Noem; supports holding administration accountable for constitutional rights violations
For the For the People Act (H.R. 1); supports campaign finance reform, automatic voter registration, ending partisan gerrymandering, and ethics reforms
For the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act; supports ensuring every eligible American can vote freely without interference
For reforming the Electoral Count Act; supports clarifying that the Vice President's role in counting electoral votes is ceremonial to prevent future election interference
For election security measures; supports requiring paper ballot voting systems, cybersecurity requirements, and risk-limiting audits

For requiring congressional authorization before military action in Syria
For ending open-ended military commitments in the Middle East and bringing troops home responsibly
For human rights protections in Vietnam and condemning political persecution
Against Trump's military action in Iran without congressional approval
For comprehensive immigration reform including a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants
For the Farm Workforce Modernization Act providing legal status for farmworkers
For the DREAM Act and American Dream and Promise Act providing pathway to citizenship for DACA recipients
Against Trump's Muslim travel ban and family separation policies at the border
For creating an independent immigration court system separate from the executive branch
For Temporary Protected Status for various countries including Ukraine, Haiti, and El Salvador
For the Afghan Adjustment Act providing stability for Afghan allies

Against Trump Administration's deployment of California National Guard in Los Angeles
Against broad government surveillance powers; supports reforming surveillance laws to protect civil liberties while maintaining national security capabilities
For comprehensive gun safety reforms including assault weapons ban, universal background checks, and bump stock prohibition
For gun violence restraining orders allowing family and law enforcement to temporarily remove firearms from individuals who pose threats
For allowing CDC to conduct scientific research into gun violence by lifting the Dickey Amendment prohibition
For prohibiting firearm sales to individuals suspected of terrorism
For maintaining homeland security while protecting constitutional rights; opposes violations of constitutionally protected rights in security measures
Against illegal federalization of State National Guards; opposes federal control over state troops for civilian law enforcement