THE TAKETrailAI · auto-generated
Lofgren's $5.3M fundraising profile relies more heavily on individual donors (69%) than PACs and committees (31%), with individual employed donors concentrated in technology, law, and investment sectors. Industry-tied contributions reflect a similar pattern, with technology comprising 30% of sector money, followed by lawyers and lobbyists at 24%, while labor unions and securities firms each represent 8% of industry funding. Her contribution profile shows alignment with California's dominant economic sectors, particularly the technology industry, alongside traditional Democratic donor bases in law and organized labor.
Raised · all cycles$5.3M▲ 28% in ’24 vs ’22#104 in party · by cycle ↴
Top sector share30%Technology
Donor-sector votes11on bills touching top donor sectors
FOLLOW THE MONEY
Left: who funds Lofgren (ribbon width = dollars) · right: their votes on bills classified as favoring vs limiting those sectors
“Favors / limits” is an AI classification of each bill's likely effect on the sector — a factual reading of the bill, not a claim about motive. Correlation, not causation. The named bills are in DOES THE MONEY MATCH THE VOTES? below.
DOES THE MONEY MATCH THE VOTES?
How Lofgren voted on bills touching their biggest donor sectors · 6 of 11 shown, ranked by sector money
Each dollar figure is Lofgren's total from that donor sector — shown on each related vote, not a per-vote amount. Correlation between funding and votes, not causation; many factors shape any single vote.
TOP SOURCES
1GOOGLE
$276K
employees
2$205K
FRAGOMEN
employees
3$163K
CISCO
employees
4$117K
ZOE 2024
PAC
5$116K
CENTRAL COAST VALUES PAC
PAC
ALIGNMENT SIGNALS
Spouse Trading85%
93% of the trades disclosed by Zoe Lofgren are attributed to their spouse's account
Of 96 disclosed trades that state whose account they were made in, 89 (93%) are attributed to Zoe Lofgren's spouse, totaling $0.1M–$1.5M in disclosed ranges. The STOCK Act requires members to disclose trades by themselves, their spouse, and dependent children; the attribution shown here is stated on the face of each filing and carries no implication about who directed the trades.
Committee–Donor Overlap85%
Zoe Lofgren (D) is ranking member of the Science, Space, and Technology committee overseeing Technology — their largest tracked donor sector
Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) serves as ranking member of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, which has jurisdiction over the Technology sector. Technology comprises 27.8% of her identifiable donor base ($1.47M), ranking her #1 among Democrats in her party.
Money Timing81%
Zoe Lofgren (D): Technology donations hit $107K (27× their monthly average) the month after their YEA on S146-119
In May 2025, Rep. Lofgren received $107,000 from Technology-classified donors, approximately 27 times the sector's trailing 12-month average of $3,961.67 monthly. Rep. Lofgren voted YEA on S146-119 (TAKE IT DOWN Act), legislation limiting Technology sector activities, with this vote occurring in April 2025, the month prior to the donation spike.
LEGISLATION
5 sponsored
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Approving certain regulations to implement provisions of the Congressional Accountability Act of 199
HRES1516-117 · Passed House
Designating the caucus room in the Cannon House Office Building as the "Speaker Nancy Pelosi Caucus
HRES1495-117 · Passed House
Adjusting the amount provided for the expenses of certain committees of the House of Representatives
HRES1035-117 · Passed House
Providing amounts for the expenses of the Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Gro
HRES485-117 · Passed House
COMMITTEES
Science, Space, and Technology · Ranking Member
Judiciary
SIMILAR DONOR NETWORKS
Members funded by the same industries — overlapping donor networks may reflect shared policy interests.
Edward J. Markey
D-MA · Senate
TechnologyLawyers & LobbyistsLabor Unions
Adam Smith
D-WA · House
TechnologyLawyers & LobbyistsLabor Unions
Jack Reed
D-RI · Senate
TechnologyLawyers & LobbyistsLabor Unions
Andy Kim
D-NJ · Senate
TechnologyLawyers & LobbyistsLabor Unions
Jason Crow
D-CO · House
TechnologyLawyers & LobbyistsLabor Unions
Ted Lieu
D-CA · House
TechnologyLawyers & LobbyistsLabor Unions