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Ted Lieu

U.S. Representative, CA-36

Democratic California since Jan 3, 2025

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Issue areas

Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. AI-derived tags

Offices & terms

OfficePartyFromToSource
U.S. Representative, CA-36 current
California
Democratic Jan 3, 2025 Jan 3, 2027 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District CA-36
United States
Democratic Jan 3, 2023 Jan 3, 2025 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, CA-36
California
Democratic Jan 3, 2023 Jan 3, 2025 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District CA-33
United States
Democratic Jan 3, 2021 Jan 3, 2023 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, CA-33
California
Democratic Jan 3, 2021 Jan 3, 2023 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District CA-33
United States
Democratic Jan 3, 2019 Jan 3, 2021 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, CA-33
California
Democratic Jan 3, 2019 Jan 3, 2021 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District CA-33
United States
Democratic Jan 3, 2017 Jan 3, 2019 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, CA-33
California
Democratic Jan 3, 2017 Jan 3, 2019 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, CA-33
California
Democratic Jan 6, 2015 Jan 3, 2017 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District CA-33
United States
Democratic Jan 6, 2015 Jan 3, 2017 openstates/people CC0-1.0

Committee assignments

Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim

DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. -0.369, social dim. -0.201. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic

Roll-call votes (583 recorded)

VotePositionDateResultSource
HR 8365 — Monitor Accountability Act Yea May 14, 2026 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 5625 — Cashless Bail Reporting Act Yea May 14, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HCONRES 75 — Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove the United States Armed Forces from hostilities… Yea May 14, 2026 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 6260 — Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act of 2025 Nay May 14, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 6260 — Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act of 2025 Yea May 14, 2026 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1259 — Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should prioritize securing the release of Pastor Jin Mingri, Pastor… Yea May 13, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1251 — Calling on elected officials and civil society leaders to counter antisemitism and educate the public on the contributions of the… Yea May 13, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HCONRES 96 — Expressing support for law enforcement officers. Nay May 13, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 1346 — Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2025 Yea May 13, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 1346 — Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2025 Nay May 13, 2026 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1252 — Resolution memorializing law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty. Yea May 13, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1274 — Providing that section 11 of House Resolution 1224 shall have no force or effect. Nay May 13, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1274 — Providing that section 11 of House Resolution 1224 shall have no force or effect. Nay May 13, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1275 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5625) to direct the Attorney General to make publicly available a list of each State and unit… Nay May 13, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1275 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5625) to direct the Attorney General to make publicly available a list of each State and unit… Nay May 13, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 2853 — Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025 Yea May 12, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 2071 — Save Our Shrimpers Act Yea May 12, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 4465 — A bill to amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of… Nay Apr 30, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 7567 — Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 Nay Apr 30, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 7567 — Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 Yea Apr 30, 2026 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 7567 — Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 Nay Apr 30, 2026 Agreed to U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 7567 — Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 Nay Apr 30, 2026 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 7567 — Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 Yea Apr 30, 2026 Agreed to U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 7567 — Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 Nay Apr 30, 2026 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 7567 — Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 Yea Apr 30, 2026 Agreed to U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD

Campaign funding

1,028 recorded contributions totalling $2,897,731. Amounts and dates come straight from FEC filings; funding-type labels are software-classified from those filings classified — 400 of 1028 classified so far.

Funding typeContributionsTotalShare
Big donor 368 $1,096,556 38%
Corporate PAC 4 $154,257 5%
Super PAC 28 $500 0%
Unclassified 628 $1,646,418 57%

Largest contributions

AmountDonorTo committeeTypeDateSource
$62,034 TED LIEU VICTORY FUND TED LIEU FOR CONGRESS Corporate PAC Nov 15, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$47,203 TED LIEU VICTORY FUND TED LIEU FOR CONGRESS Corporate PAC Sep 30, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$33,088 TED LIEU VICTORY FUND TED LIEU FOR CONGRESS Corporate PAC Feb 9, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$31,837 TED LIEU VICTORY FUND TED LIEU FOR CONGRESS unclassified Feb 14, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$11,932 LIEU BUDZINSKI VICTORY FUND TED LIEU FOR CONGRESS Corporate PAC Sep 25, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$7,041 TED LIEU VICTORY FUND TED LIEU FOR CONGRESS unclassified Dec 18, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$6,224 TED LIEU VICTORY FUND - UNITEMIZED TED LIEU FOR CONGRESS unclassified Nov 15, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000 AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE TED LIEU FOR CONGRESS unclassified Jul 28, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000 PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS PAC TED LIEU FOR CONGRESS unclassified Mar 4, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000 CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS TED LIEU FOR CONGRESS unclassified Sep 23, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000 NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL PAC (NMHC PAC) TED LIEU FOR CONGRESS unclassified Jun 30, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000 ERNST & YOUNG PAC TED LIEU FOR CONGRESS unclassified Feb 24, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000 AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS TED LIEU FOR CONGRESS unclassified Mar 1, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000 SOCIETY FOR CARDIOVASCULAR ANGIOGRAPHY AND INTERVENTIONS ASSOCIATION PAC TED LIEU FOR CONGRESS unclassified Apr 10, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000 REALTORS PAC TED LIEU FOR CONGRESS unclassified May 24, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD

Largest by amount; not the full set. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.

Sponsored legislation (4 as lead sponsor)

  • HRES 1375 US · Jun 18, 2026
    Reaffirming the importance of the United States promoting the safety, health, and well-being of refugees and displaced persons in the United States and around…
  • HR 9319 US · Jun 15, 2026
    To amend the Animal Welfare Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into cooperative agreements to support the microchipping of dogs and cats in…
  • HRES 1352 US · Jun 9, 2026
    Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.
  • HR 8819 US · May 14, 2026
    To require Federal agencies to use the Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology with…

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