Lieu, Ted
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Ted Win-Ping Lieu (Chinese: 劉雲平; LEW; born March 29, 1969) is an American lawyer and politician. He is a member of the Democratic Party and has represented California's 36th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives since 2023. He represented the 33rd congressional district from 2015 to 2023. The district includes South Bay and Westside regions of Los Angeles, as well as Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, the Palos Verdes Peninsula, and Beach Cities. Having emigrated from Taiwan at age 3, Lieu is a Waishengren Chinese American who is one of the few members of Congress who are naturalized U.S. citizens. He graduated with two degrees from Stanford University and earned his Juris Doctor degree from Georgetown University. He represented the 28th district in the California State Senate from 2011 to 2014, after being elected to fill the seat of deceased Senator Jenny Oropeza. From 2005 to 2010 he was a California state assemblyman, representing the 53rd district, after being elected to fill the seat of deceased assemblyman Mike Gordon. Lieu served on active duty with the United States Air Force Judge Advocate General's Corps from 1995 to 1999. From 2000 to 2021 he served in the Air Force Reserve Command, and he attained the rank of colonel in 2015. House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi appointed Lieu assistant whip of the 115th Congress in 2017. He has been vice chair of the House Democratic Caucus since 2023.
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Core attributes
- Current office
- Representative
- Office level
- federal
- Canonical name
- Lieu, Ted
- First name
- Ted
- Last name
- Lieu
- Occupation
- —
- Education
- —
- Year of birth
- —
Races
- California 36th Congressional District — 2026 General Election 2026-11-03 DEM C
- California 36th Congressional District — 2024 General Election 2024-11-05 DEM C
- California 36th Congressional District — 2022 General Election 2022-11-08 DEM C
Campaign finance
Money at a glance
2024 cycle
- Coverage
- 2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31
- Source
- Official FEC candidate summary
- Outside spending
- Outside spending details
- Total receipts
- $2,587,897.61
- Total disbursements
- $2,707,281.69
- Cash on hand
- $675,006.75
- Net self-funded
- $0.00
- Debts owed by the committee
- $0.00
Receipt components disclose $2,587,897.61 in total receipts for the 2024 cycle.
Sources: FEC candidate and committee summaries
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| Label | Values |
|---|---|
| Individual contributions | Dollars: $1,618,199.66;Share: 62.5%;Denominator: $2,587,897.61 |
| PAC/other committee contributions | Dollars: $765,125.00;Share: 29.6%;Denominator: $2,587,897.61 |
| Party committee contributions | Dollars: $0.00;Share: 0%;Denominator: $2,587,897.61 |
| Candidate funding | Dollars: $0.00;Share: 0%;Denominator: $2,587,897.61 |
| Transfers from other authorized committees | Dollars: $160,047.79;Share: 6.2%;Denominator: $2,587,897.61 |
| Other receipts | Dollars: $44,525.16;Share: 1.7%;Denominator: $2,587,897.61 |
Fundraising detail
Itemized totals do not match committee summary totals, so this view uses itemized-only contribution facts.
- Small-dollar share
- Small-dollar share unavailable
- Small-dollar amount
- Committee summary totals are not available yet.
- Coverage
- 2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Individual contribution totals
- 2024 cycle
- $1,513,135.00
- Itemized
- $1,513,135.00
- Unitemized
- $0.00
- Itemized transactions
- 1558 transactions
Only itemized individual contributions are included; unitemized totals are unavailable for this view.
Itemized individual contributions total $1,513,135.00 in the 2024 cycle.
Monthly contribution columns
Sources: FEC Schedule A itemized individual contributions
View chart data
| Label | Values |
|---|---|
| January 2023 | Dollars: $7,175.00;Transactions: 21;Coverage: Covered |
| February 2023 | Dollars: $52,580.00;Transactions: 26;Coverage: Covered |
| March 2023 | Dollars: $215,205.00;Transactions: 155;Coverage: Covered |
| April 2023 | Dollars: $60,522.00;Transactions: 45;Coverage: Covered |
| May 2023 | Dollars: $33,339.00;Transactions: 50;Coverage: Covered |
| June 2023 | Dollars: $58,825.00;Transactions: 67;Coverage: Covered |
| July 2023 | Dollars: $17,588.00;Transactions: 25;Coverage: Covered |
| August 2023 | Dollars: $73,980.00;Transactions: 74;Coverage: Covered |
| September 2023 | Dollars: $83,670.00;Transactions: 78;Coverage: Covered |
| October 2023 | Dollars: $52,154.00;Transactions: 61;Coverage: Covered |
| November 2023 | Dollars: $27,606.00;Transactions: 29;Coverage: Covered |
| December 2023 | Dollars: $61,951.00;Transactions: 54;Coverage: Covered |
| January 2024 | Dollars: $18,129.00;Transactions: 39;Coverage: Covered |
| February 2024 | Dollars: $98,436.00;Transactions: 87;Coverage: Covered |
| March 2024 | Dollars: $156,683.00;Transactions: 128;Coverage: Covered |
| April 2024 | Dollars: $37,498.00;Transactions: 47;Coverage: Covered |
| May 2024 | Dollars: $52,787.00;Transactions: 76;Coverage: Covered |
| June 2024 | Dollars: $99,542.00;Transactions: 114;Coverage: Covered |
| July 2024 | Dollars: $39,968.00;Transactions: 74;Coverage: Covered |
| August 2024 | Dollars: $59,158.00;Transactions: 89;Coverage: Covered |
| September 2024 | Dollars: $82,221.00;Transactions: 79;Coverage: Covered |
| October 2024 | Dollars: $116,468.00;Transactions: 129;Coverage: Covered |
| November 2024 | Dollars: $4,875.00;Transactions: 7;Coverage: Covered |
| December 2024 | Dollars: $2,775.00;Transactions: 4;Coverage: Covered |
Unitemized contributions are excluded from count and geography charts.
Itemized contribution-size buckets discloses $1,513,135.00 across 1,558 reported transactions in the 2024 cycle.
Sources: FEC Schedule A itemized individual contributions
View chart data
| Label | Values |
|---|---|
| $200 and under | Dollars: $21,633.00;Transactions: 472 |
| $200.01-$499.99 | Dollars: $58,847.00;Transactions: 216 |
| $500-$999.99 | Dollars: $139,294.00;Transactions: 257 |
| $1,000-$1,999.99 | Dollars: $349,305.00;Transactions: 296 |
| $2,000 and over | Dollars: $944,056.00;Transactions: 317 |
Reported rows exclude unitemized counts and do not equal unique donors.
District geography uses a Census 119th-Congress / 2020-ZCTA approximation.
- District share
- 21% in district
- District share basis
- $312,388.00 in district and $1,193,982.00 out of district; $6,765.00 unknown district excluded from the share.
Unknown is included in the visible geography denominator. Unknown is $6,765.00 with 17 reported transactions; visible denominator is $1,513,135.00.
Geography dollar share
District geography uses a Census 119th-Congress / 2020-ZCTA approximation.
Sources: FEC Schedule A itemized individual contributions
View chart data
| Label | Values |
|---|---|
| In district | Dollars: $312,388.00;Transactions: 439;Denominator: $1,513,135.00 |
| Elsewhere in state | Dollars: $744,521.00;Transactions: 712;Denominator: $1,513,135.00 |
| Out of state | Dollars: $449,461.00;Transactions: 390;Denominator: $1,513,135.00 |
| Unknown | Dollars: $6,765.00;Transactions: 17;Denominator: $1,513,135.00 |
Top reported contributor names
| Reported contributor name | Total | Transactions |
|---|---|---|
| FONG, KENNETH S Y | $9,100.00 | 3 transactions |
| LINDE, DAVID | $7,100.00 | 4 transactions |
| ROSENFELD, FELICIA | $7,100.00 | 4 transactions |
| LIEBERMAN, BOB | $6,600.00 | 3 transactions |
| YIN, CC | $6,600.00 | 3 transactions |
| ALBERT, CARL | $6,600.00 | 2 transactions |
| ALVARADO, BOB | $6,600.00 | 2 transactions |
| BECKER, TODD | $6,600.00 | 2 transactions |
| BERNARDINO, RAFAEL | $6,600.00 | 2 transactions |
| BRENNER, LISA | $6,600.00 | 2 transactions |
Top reported employer names
Top employers aggregate raw employer names from itemized individual contributions only.
The raw ranking remains employer-name data; see Methodology for source-linking and evidence limitations.
| Employer | Total | Transactions |
|---|---|---|
| Unclassified / not provided | $293,466.00 | 320 transactions |
| NOT-EMPLOYED | $214,922.00 | 372 transactions |
| COTCHETT, PITRE & MCCARTHY, LLP | $13,200.00 | 4 transactions |
| NETFLIX | $13,200.00 | 4 transactions |
| TRENDNET | $13,200.00 | 4 transactions |
| HOMEMAKER | $12,900.00 | 5 transactions |
| ARK LOGISTICS | $10,500.00 | 4 transactions |
| KIRKLAND & ELLIS | $10,100.00 | 6 transactions |
| $9,900.00 | 3 transactions | |
| KENSON VENTURA LLC | $9,100.00 | 3 transactions |
Industries among top reported employer names
Industries are assigned from reported employer names by the server. This rollup covers only eligible returned top-employer rows for the selected cycle.
| Industry | Total | Transactions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown / unclassified | $69,300.00 | 25 transactions |
| Technology | $9,900.00 | 3 transactions |
Classified: $9,900.00 and 3 transactions out of $79,200.00 and 28 transactions among eligible top-employer rows.
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Source and freshness
Last pulled: 5 days ago (2026-08-25)
Data is current.
FEC Bulk Data (campaign_finance/federal/fec)
Source record ID: cn:2022:H4CA33119
View source recordFEC Bulk Data (campaign_finance/federal/fec)
Source record ID: cn:2024:H4CA33119
View source recordFEC Bulk Data (campaign_finance/federal/fec)
Source record ID: cn:2026:H4CA33119
View source recordUS Congress Legislators (unitedstates/congress-legislators) (campaign_finance/federal/congress)
Source record ID: house:L000582
View source recordFEC Federal Races (civics/federal/fec)
Source record ID: fec_races:H4CA33119:2022
View source recordFEC Federal Races (civics/federal/fec)
Source record ID: fec_races:H4CA33119:2026
View source recordFEC Federal Races (civics/federal/fec)
Source record ID: fec_races:H4CA33119:2024
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Key metrics
- Identifiers
- 5
Identifiers
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- L000582
- fec_candidate_id
- H4CA33119
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- H4CA33119
- govtrack_id
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- wikidata_id
- Q7693450