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Who Really Represents California?

Meet Your Member: Rep. Zoe Lofgren (CA-16)

Source: Congressional Pictorial Directory, 109th Congress.

LOFGREN, Zoe, a Representative from California; born in San Mateo, San Mateo County, Calif., December 21, 1947; B.A., Stanford University, Stanford, Calif., 1970; J.D., Santa Clara University School of Law, Santa Clara, Calif., 1975; lawyer, private practice; faculty, Santa Clara University School of Law, Santa Clara, Calif., 1978-1980; staff for United States Representative Don Edwards of California; executive director, Community Housing Developers; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Fourth and five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1995-present). Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 2006.

Summary data about Rep. Zoe Lofgren
District	16
Party	D
Term	6th
Next Election	2006
% of Vote Received in Last General Election*	70.89 %
Special Interest Money Ranking	286 out of 433
Contributions from Lobbyists Ranking	200 out of 433
Contributions from Out-of-State Ranking	376 out of 433
Contributions from Small Donors Ranking	120 out of 433
Contributions from PACs Ranking	332 out of 433
Total Contributions from Lobbyists, 2000-2005	$ 61,992
Contributions from Lobbyists Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 15,878
Total Privately Funded Travel†	$ 1 to $ 10,000
Yrs of Serviceª	5.5
Privately Funded Travel (with years-of-service multiplier)**	$ 1 to $ 10,000
Total Contributions from Out-of-State 2000 Cycle to Present	$ 102,042
% of Contributions from Out-of-State††	12.20 %
Contributions from Out-of-State Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 25,764
Contributions from Small Donors	$ 380,824
Contributions from Small Donors Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 89,707
% of Contributions from Small Donors°	31.30 %
Contributions from PACs, 2000 Cycle to Present	$ 951,215
% of Total Contributions from PACs	45.80 %
Contributions from Business PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 171,791
Contributions from Labor PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 59,061
Contributions from PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡	$ 239,492

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Contribution information from the Center for Responsive Politics. Lobbyist contributions are drawn from information for the period from January 1, 1999 through December 31, 2005. Other contributions are drawn from information for the period from January 1, 1999 through June 30, 2006 and are based on data released electronically by the FEC on August 7, 2006.
* Source: Federal Election Commission.
‡ See Methodology for explanation of adjustment method.
† Travel information from the Center for Public Integrity, as reported by members of Congress. Due to the imprecise reporting of privately funded travel, increments of $10,000 are used.
ª The range of the available data is from January 1, 2000 to June 30, 2005.
** The figure incorporates the years of service factor and extrapolates each member’s travel as if he or she had served all 5.5 years.
†† Contributions represent only those from individuals who gave more than $200.
° Percentage represents contributions from individuals of $200 or less divided by all contributions from individuals.

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