Ted Lieu

U.S. Representative · CA-36 · Democrat

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 9, 2026 · How we measure

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

0.56· expected 0.51

Meets expectations

Rank 243 of 433 in the House · expected = average of 192 minority-party members without a committee lead

How far Lieu’s own bills got, weighted by substance. The average member scores 1.00.

40 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 0 significant (got a roll call vote), 40 substantive, 0 commemorative. Compare the House

How Lieu’s ratings compare with every representative

Scores run 0–100 and always sit next to a median. Each tick is one representative; the ringed marker is Lieu.

98/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 15 missed of 674

Voted on 659 of 674 roll calls; missed 15. Lower than 58% of House members.

15%100%

98/ 100

House D median 98 · Rank 127 of 214

Sided with the Democratic majority on 458 votes that split the parties. Lower than 58% of House members.

45%100%

12/ 100

Chamber median 12 · +0

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Higher than 51% of House members.

0%70%

−0.37

Democratic middle 80%: -0.52 to -0.23

Left–right position from roll-call similarity (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview), from −1 to +1. Members who vote alike sit near each other.

LiberalConservative

1 bill sponsored in the 119th Congress, furthest along first. These are the bills counted in Lieu’s effectiveness score.

H.R. 2004 Tyler’s LawRequires HHS to study fentanyl testing in hospital emergency departments and issue guidance. AI-readHealth · Passed a chamber Sep 16, 2026Substantive275 words Passed a chamber

Stage comes from each bill’s latest action on congress.gov; the full history is on each bill page.