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U.S. House · CA-18 · Democratic candidate · 2026

Zoe Lofgren

Democratic candidate for California's 18th Congressional District

A former immigration lawyer and Bay Area congresswoman focused on farmworker status, fair immigration courts, election security and limits on government surveillance.

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DistrictCA-18
OfficeCongress
ElectionNov. 3, 2026

Policy priorities

Where Zoe stands.

Officeholder proposal

Provide earned legal status for farmworkers

  • She leads the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, proposing earned farmworker legal status and changes to the H-2A agricultural visa system

Officeholder proposal

Make immigration courts independent of the executive

  • She proposes an Article I immigration-court system separate from the Justice Department to protect impartial decisions and procedural fairness

Officeholder proposal

Update legal status for longtime immigrants

  • She supports updating the immigration registry so vetted longtime residents can obtain lawful permanent residence through a historically bipartisan mechanism

Officeholder proposal

Prohibit government-mandated encryption backdoors

  • Her Secure Data Act would bar surveillance agencies from compelling companies to weaken the encryption protecting users' products and services

Officeholder proposal

Require warrants for location and communication data

  • She supports legislation requiring a warrant for government access to online communication content and geolocation information such as cellphone tracking

Officeholder proposal

Require paper ballots and election-security audits

  • Her SAFE Act proposal includes paper-ballot voting systems, cybersecurity requirements for vendors and risk-limiting audits to protect elections

Record and background

Record & experience.

  1. 2019 and 2021

    Accomplishment

    Led bipartisan farm-labor legislation through the House

    Negotiated the Farm Workforce Modernization Act and secured House passage in two Congresses.

  • Experience

    Immigration attorney

    Practiced immigration law before entering Congress.

  • Experience

    Santa Clara law professor

    Taught at Santa Clara University's law school.

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