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U.S. Representative for California’s 36th District

Ted Lieu

Democrat 6th term Up 2026

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we measure

Campaign money, 2025–26$2.2M raised · top PACs: American Israel Public Affairs Committee, Air Line Pilots Association, American Crystal Sugar Compay Breaks with Democrats most onFinance and Financial Sector: broke on 3 of 13 party-line votes (23%; most Democrats: 8%)
98LoyaltyMed 98
98AttendMed 98
12BipartMed 12
10BreaksMed 7
In office
House 2015–now
11 years in CongressMore senior than 66% of the House
Committees
  • Judiciary 6th minority
  • Foreign Affairs 7th minority
Age
57

2026 election

Running for re-election
General election Nov 3, 2026

Also running

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Activity

119th CongressJan 3, 2025 to Nov 4, 2026Method
By week
Statements
Bills introduced
Roll calls
Breaks with party
By yearStatementsStmtsBills sponsoredSpons.Bills passedPassedCosponsoredCospon.Roll callsVotesBreaks with partyBreaks
119th Congress2025–26, to date10346165367410
118th Congress2023–24not tracked—5707231,23516

Counts, not a score: statements as the Statements tab counts them, bills by introduction date, roll calls the member voted in, breaks on party-line votes.

1

What does he focus on?

MethodIssues tab →
Government Operations and Politics 24% 9%
Science, Technology, Communications 11% 11%
Crime and Law Enforcement 7% 20%

StatementsBills

Words go to Government Operations and Politics, Armed Forces and National Security and Science, Technology, Communications; bills go to Crime and Law Enforcement and International Affairs; the two overlap on Science, Technology, Communications.

  • He talks most about: Armed Forces & National Security (Armed Forces and National Security), Health Care Coverage (Health), AI Infrastructure Impact (Science, Technology, Communications), Constituent Services (Government Operations and Politics), Immigration Enforcement (Immigration).
  • 46 bills sponsored, most on Crime and Law Enforcement.
2

Does he have influence?

MethodBackground tab →
Vice ChairHouse Democratic CaucusParty leadership · Since Jan 2025
MemberJudiciary Committee6th minority
MemberForeign Affairs Committee7th minority

Vice Chair, House Democratic Caucus, more senior than 66% of the House, in the minority.

  • 11 years in Congress: more senior than 66% of the House.
  • Minority: Democrats hold 214 of the 433 filled seats.
5

Who does he work with?

MethodWho votes alike →

His cosponsorships on Republican bills

20% · peer median 23%

Closest across the aisle

Closest across the aisle Pro The members of the other party who vote most like Lieu.

Free account See Pro

Agreement on contested votes where both cast yea or nay, this Congress · Voteview

20% of his cosponsorships go to Republican bills (peer median 23%); closest in his party: Jeffries and Aguilar.

  • Other-party share of cosponsors on his own bills: not yet tracked.
  • Caucus memberships: not yet tracked.
3

Can he get things done?

MethodBills tab →

His billsExpected for a peer

Introduced 40 · expected 27
Action in committee 3 · expected 4
Beyond committee 1 · expected 1
Passed House 1 · expected 1
Became law 0 · expected 0
EffectivenessRank 242 of 433 in the House

0.56expected 0.48 · average member 1.00

1 of 40 bills passed the House; 0 became law; effectiveness 0.56 against a peer median of 0.48.

  • On the move: H.R. 2004 (passed a chamber).
  • Amendments offered and adopted, earmarks in dollars: not yet tracked.

119th Congress so far · bills from congress.gov

4

Where does he stand?

MethodVotes tab →
Position, all votesDW-NOMINATE −0.37
Public Lands and Natural Resources1 of 14

With his party on the other 11 areas with 10 or more party-line votes.

Major bills of the Congress · final passage

Voted with his party on 10 of the 10 he voted on.

The same ten bills on every profile, chosen by a rule from the roll calls, statements and lobbying filings on file · Method · party column: Democrats yea–nay on that roll call.

Votes with Democrats on 98% of party-line votes, breaks 10 times (peer median 8), most on Public Lands and Natural Resources.

  • Position: −0.37, inside the Democratic middle 80%.
  • Most breaks by area: Finance and Financial Sector 3 of 13, Public Lands and Natural Resources 1 of 14, Government Operations and Politics 1 of 16.

Distance from party, not an ideology score · areas under 10 party-line votes not shown.

6

Who backs him?

MethodMoney tab →

Where the money comes from, 2025–26

Lieu$2.2M raised48%33%16%
House median$2.1M raised7%37%36%7%

Small-dollar individualsLarge individualsPACs and other committeesTransfers and other

Small-dollargifts of $200 or less

51% of what he raised came from individuals; 2% came in gifts of $200 or less (chamber median 7%).

$2.2M raised, 33% from PACs and other committees (chamber median 36%).

  • Last general election for the seat (2024): won by 37.4 points.

75 PACs of the 132 that gave belong to organizations that lobbied on bills he faced a vote on, cosponsored or sponsored.

Top lobbying issues of the organizations behind the PACs that gave to him: Taxation, Budget/Appropriations and Defense.

  1. American Israel Public Affairs Committee31% D
  2. Air Line Pilots Association68% D
  3. American Crystal Sugar Compay56% D

What each PAC gave Pro Amounts, the full list and each organization’s lobbying are part of Pro.

Free account See Pro

Party split is the PAC’s giving to all federal candidates · FEC

What those organizations lobby on

232 bills

Lieu voted Yea on 23, Nay on 78, did not vote on 2, and sponsored or cosponsored 129 with no recorded vote.

7

Do his words match his actions?

MethodPositions tab →

Positions are being checked before they go public; this question fills in when they are.