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Ted Lieu

U.S. Representative, CA-36

Democratic California since Jan 3, 2025

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Offices & terms

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

BillMotion / questionPositionChamber · stage · rollDateOutcomeSource
HJRES 42
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule…
On Passage Nay house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-59 Mar 5, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll59 US-GOV-PD
HJRES 61
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule…
On Passage Nay house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-58 Mar 5, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll58 US-GOV-PD
HRES 177
Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 42) providing for congressional…
On Agreeing to the Resolution Nay house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2025-57 Mar 4, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll57 US-GOV-PD
On Ordering the Previous Question Nay house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-56 Mar 4, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll56 US-GOV-PD
HR 758
Mail Traffic Deaths Reporting Act of 2025
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass Yea house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-55 Mar 3, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll55 US-GOV-PD
HR 856
Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass Yea house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-54 Mar 3, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll54 US-GOV-PD
HJRES 20
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule…
On Passage Nay house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-53 Feb 27, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll53 US-GOV-PD
HJRES 35
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule…
On Passage Nay house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-52 Feb 26, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll52 US-GOV-PD
HR 695
Medal of Honor Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended Yea house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-51 Feb 26, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll51 US-GOV-PD
HCONRES 14
Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and…
On Agreeing to the Resolution, as Amended Nay house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-50 Feb 25, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll50 US-GOV-PD
HR 804
Rural Small Business Resilience Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass Yea house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-49 Feb 25, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll49 US-GOV-PD
HR 788
DOE and SBA Research Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass Yea house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-48 Feb 25, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll48 US-GOV-PD
HRES 161
Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 20) providing for congressional…
On Agreeing to the Resolution Nay house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2025-47 Feb 25, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll47 US-GOV-PD
On Ordering the Previous Question Nay house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-46 Feb 25, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll46 US-GOV-PD
HR 818
SPUR Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass Yea house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-45 Feb 24, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll45 US-GOV-PD
HR 832
Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2025
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass Yea house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-44 Feb 24, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll44 US-GOV-PD
HR 825
Assisting Small Businesses Not Fraudsters Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass Yea house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-43 Feb 24, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll43 US-GOV-PD
HR 35
Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act
On Passage Nay house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-42 Feb 13, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll42 US-GOV-PD
HR 77
Midnight Rules Relief Act
On Passage Nay house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-41 Feb 12, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll41 US-GOV-PD
On Motion to Recommit Yea house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-40 Feb 12, 2025 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll40 US-GOV-PD
HRES 122
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 77) to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States…
On Agreeing to the Resolution Nay house · RECORDED VOTE · roll 2025-39 Feb 11, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll39 US-GOV-PD
On Ordering the Previous Question Nay house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-38 Feb 11, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll38 US-GOV-PD
HR 736
Protect Small Businesses from Excessive Paperwork Act of 2025
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass Yea house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-37 Feb 10, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll37 US-GOV-PD
HR 692
China Exchange Rate Transparency Act of 2025
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended Yea house · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-36 Feb 10, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll36 US-GOV-PD
HR 26
Protecting American Energy Production Act
On Passage Nay house · YEA-AND-NAY · roll 2025-35 Feb 7, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes h119-2025-roll35 US-GOV-PD

Campaign finance

2024 cycle · official FEC aggregate

Period Jan 1, 2023–Dec 31, 2024 · as of Dec 31, 2024 · coverage: official aggregate · FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD

ReceiptsSpendingCashDebtRefundsSelf-fundingNet receipts
$2,587,898$2,707,282 $675,007$0 $18,075 $2,569,823

2024 · Itemized receipts loaded

Period Jan 31, 2023–Dec 24, 2024 · verified Jun 21, 2026 · 7:12 AM · coverage: itemized partial · FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD

Gross receipts loadedRefunds/reversals loadedNet receipts loaded
$2,897,232$0$2,897,232

Largest itemized receipts

CycleAmountDonorTo committeeTypeDateCoverageSource
2024 $62,034 TED LIEU VICTORY FUND TED LIEU FOR CONGRESS Corporate PAC Nov 15, 2024 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024 $47,203 TED LIEU VICTORY FUND TED LIEU FOR CONGRESS Corporate PAC Sep 30, 2024 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024 $33,088 TED LIEU VICTORY FUND TED LIEU FOR CONGRESS Corporate PAC Feb 9, 2024 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024 $31,837 TED LIEU VICTORY FUND TED LIEU FOR CONGRESS unclassified Feb 14, 2024 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
2024 $11,932 LIEU BUDZINSKI VICTORY FUND TED LIEU FOR CONGRESS Corporate PAC Sep 25, 2024 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024 $7,041 TED LIEU VICTORY FUND TED LIEU FOR CONGRESS unclassified Dec 18, 2024 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
2024 $6,224 TED LIEU VICTORY FUND - UNITEMIZED TED LIEU FOR CONGRESS unclassified Nov 15, 2024 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
2024 $5,000 ERNST & YOUNG PAC TED LIEU FOR CONGRESS unclassified Feb 24, 2024 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
2024 $5,000 REALTORS PAC TED LIEU FOR CONGRESS unclassified May 24, 2024 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
2024 $5,000 AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS TED LIEU FOR CONGRESS unclassified Mar 1, 2024 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
2024 $5,000 AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE TED LIEU FOR CONGRESS unclassified Jul 28, 2023 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
2024 $5,000 CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS TED LIEU FOR CONGRESS unclassified Sep 23, 2023 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
2024 $5,000 WHITE COAT WASTE PROJECT PAC TED LIEU FOR CONGRESS unclassified Apr 1, 2024 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
2024 $5,000 UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA) TED LIEU FOR CONGRESS unclassified Jun 29, 2024 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
2024 $5,000 NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL PAC (NMHC PAC) TED LIEU FOR CONGRESS unclassified Jun 30, 2024 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD

Largest loaded receipts, not a complete total. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.

Outside spending

Independent expenditures are not campaign contributions and are shown separately by support or opposition.

CyclePositionItemized spending loadedPeriod / as ofCoverageSource
2024Support $500 (28 records) Jan 31, 2023–Dec 2, 2024 · as of Dec 2, 2024 itemized partial FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD

Sponsored legislation (4 as lead sponsor)

Social media

Recent posts

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