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Ted Lieu

Ted Lieu

Democratic · CA U.S. RepresentativeCandidate 2026

Service history

12 years in the U.S. Congress · since 2015

  • Representative CA-33 2015–present

Background

  • background Born March 29, 1969, in Taiwan; naturalized U.S. citizen
  • background Stanford graduate (two degrees); Georgetown Law School J.D.
  • background U.S. Air Force Judge Advocate (1995–1999); Reserve (2000–2021); colonel rank
  • role California state assemblyman (2005–2010), state senator (2011–2014)
  • role U.S. House representative: 33rd district (2015–2023), 36th district (2023–present)
  • achievement Assistant whip (2017); vice chair of House Democratic Caucus (2023)

Campaign finance

2022 cycle

Incumbent for U.S. House CA-36 · 2026 General Election

  • $1,510,163 raised
  • $2,660,136 spent
  • $794,391 cash on hand
$1.51M
$1.38M
$961.53K
Itemized (≥ $200)$852.42K
Unitemized (< $200)$109.11K
Other committees (PACs)$421.45K
Transfers from other committees$102.70K
Offsets to expenditures$2.58K
Other receipts$21.91K
$2.66M
Operating expenditures$930.93K
Contribution refunds$12.84K
Other disbursements$1.72M
Cash on hand$794.39K
Debts owed by committee$0.00

Through December 31, 2022 · FEC

Data from FEC (through Dec 31, 2022)

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Over time

Data from FEC per-cycle campaign finance

Money raised, spent, and cash on hand across every election cycle on record — toggle a series in the legend.

Ted Lieu campaign finance by election cycle
Cycle RaisedSpentCash on hand
2014$2,455,886$2,336,271$121,864
2016$2,066,220$1,116,572$1,054,055
2018$1,785,339$974,393$1,865,001
2020$1,680,669$1,601,806$1,944,364
2022$1,510,163$2,660,136$794,391
2024$2,587,898$2,707,282$675,007
2026$1,832,769$1,319,377$1,188,399

Track record

Assembled from Congress.gov · FEC · official disclosures — each fact links its own source

These are verifiable facts from the public record, assembled in one place and presented without judgment. They are not a score, a grade, or a ranking. Context matters: a missed vote may be excused, on leadership or committee duty, or paired; a party-unity rate reflects agenda alignment, not virtue or independence; a disclosed trade or a documented relationship is a required public filing, not evidence of wrongdoing. Each fact links to its full source below.

  • 100.0%
    Roll-call participation →

    voted in 3 recorded roll calls · chamber median 100.0%

    Missing a vote is not inherently negative — an absence can be excused, reflect leadership or committee duty, or a recorded pairing.

  • 46
    Bills sponsored →

    plus 609 cosponsored

    A count of bills introduced as the primary sponsor; most legislation never advances, regardless of who sponsors it.

  • 0
    Sponsored bills enacted →

    of 46 bills sponsored

    Whether a bill becomes law depends on the whole Congress, not the sponsor alone; substantive provisions often pass folded into other vehicles.

  • 0
    Documented positions →

    no positions documented yet

    Documented, sourced positions we have on record — the absence of a documented position is not the absence of a view.

  • 3
    Committee assignments →

    committees and subcommittees

    Committee seats are assignments made by party leadership — a measure of role and jurisdiction, not an achievement or a conflict in itself.

Assembled from CivicGate's ingested public records for Ted Lieu. A fact shown as “—” means we don't yet hold that data — not that the value is zero.

Voting record

Data from Congress.gov roll-call records

100.0%
of House roll calls voted House median 100.0%

Full voting record (3 roll calls) → · Congress 119 · based on 3 of 645 recorded roll calls

See the participation leaderboard →

Committee assignments (3)

Top contributors (FEC)

Data from FEC, itemized campaign receipts

Top contributors — 2024 cycle

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor's reported employer (FEC Schedule A).

  • NOT-EMPLOYED $255,097
  • NULL $21,050
  • COTCHETT, PITRE & MCCARTHY, LLP $13,200
  • TRENDNET $13,200
  • NETFLIX $13,200
  • PAFCO $10,750
  • ARK LOGISTICS $10,500
  • KIRKLAND & ELLIS $10,100
  • GOOGLE $9,900
  • ELECTRIC ENTERTAINMENT $9,400

Outside spending on this race

Data from FEC, Schedule E independent expenditures

Independent expenditures are money outside groups (PACs / super-PACs) spend to support or oppose a candidate without coordinating with their campaign. What's this? →

  • 2026 cycle $106,358 supporting · $0 opposing · 3 outside groups
  • 2024 cycle $374 supporting · $0 opposing · 3 outside groups

See the outside-money leaderboard →

Issue positions (1)

Documented + CivicGate vote-derived — stated positions link their source; derived positions come from votes on direction-tagged bills

Stock trades (STOCK Act)

Data from Stock Watcher / official disclosures

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Documented relationships

Documented facts about Lieu, aggregated from public records. A documented relationship is not evidence of wrongdoing — it is context, not a conclusion.

No documented relationships of this kind on record — absence is not a finding.

Frequent co-sponsors

Data from Congress.gov

The members Lieu most often co-sponsors bills with — their legislative coalition.

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Connections network

Data from Congress.gov · FEC

How Lieu connects to other members, committees, and PACs — drawn only from ingested records.

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Sponsored / cosponsored bills (200)

Data from Congress.gov

200
Page 1 of 8 · 200 bills
  • HR 10055Congressional Authorization for Federal Building Names ActsponsoredAug 5, 2026
  • HR 10063Green New Deal for Public Housing ActcosponsoredAug 5, 2026
  • HR 10045Protect American Values ActcosponsoredAug 5, 2026
  • HR 9914Collaboration on Adversarial Threats and Security Risks ActcosponsoredJul 22, 2026
  • HR 9917AI Kill Switch ActsponsoredJul 22, 2026
  • HR 9929To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4640 Cass Street in San Diego, California, as the "Mary Wilding Memorial Post Office Building".cosponsoredJul 22, 2026
  • HR 9941Right to IVF Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 22, 2026
  • HR 9874Get Foreign Money Out of United States Elections ActcosponsoredJul 21, 2026
  • HR 9877To improve the health of minority individuals, and for other purposes.cosponsoredJul 21, 2026
  • HR 9745Orlin’s LawcosponsoredJul 15, 2026
  • HR 9712Mamas First ActcosponsoredJul 14, 2026
  • HR 9688High Court Gift Ban ActcosponsoredJul 13, 2026
  • HR 9631Bear Poaching Elimination ActcosponsoredJul 8, 2026
  • HRES 1402Supporting the goals and ideals of Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month.cosponsoredJun 29, 2026
  • HR 955821st Century Federal Writers’ Project ActsponsoredJun 29, 2026
  • HR 9448Federal Workforce Reproductive Rights Protection ActcosponsoredJun 23, 2026
  • HR 9432LIFT the BAR ActcosponsoredJun 23, 2026
  • HR 9374Find Our Families Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 17, 2026
  • HRES 1375Reaffirming the importance of the United States promoting the safety, health, and well-being of refugees and displaced persons in the United States and around the world.sponsoredJun 17, 2026
  • HRES 1372Remembering kindness in the United States and affirming our commitment to fostering community and building resiliency through every day acts of kindness.cosponsoredJun 17, 2026
  • HR 9319Keeping Pets and Families Together ActsponsoredJun 14, 2026
  • HR 9259Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 10, 2026
  • HRES 1366Commending Taiwan on the 30th anniversary of its first direct presidential election in 1996, and expressing support for Taiwan in the preservation of its democratic institutions.cosponsoredJun 10, 2026
  • HR 9270Dignity and Due Process for Children Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 10, 2026
  • HRES 1355Supporting the designation of the week of June 14 through June 21, 2026, as "National Men's Health Week".cosponsoredJun 9, 2026
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