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Ted Lieu

Ted Lieu

DDemocratCA-36 · Representative
47
/ 100
Below Average
Attendance97
Avg: 96
Independence2
Avg: 4
Bipartisan Tone0
Avg: 16
Ethics Record100
Avg: 99
Transparency16
Avg: 57

Accountability Score — composite of attendance, independence, bipartisan tone, ethics record & transparency.

Methodology
OverviewStatementsBillsFinanceVotesElections
Ted Lieu

Ted Lieu

DemocratCA-36 · Representative
Voting Ideologyⓘ
Liberal
Conservative
Liberal (-0.368)
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Ted Lieu is a Democrat Representative from CA, District 36. He has served 11 years in Congress across 6 terms. Based on his voting record, he is rated as liberal, voting with his party 97.8% of the time.

11
Years in Office
6
Terms Served
119
Current Congress

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Report Card

Performance metrics for the current Congress

97.8%
Party Loyaltyⓘ
12 votes against party
2.9%
Missed Votesⓘ
557 total votes
20
Bills Sponsoredⓘ
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How Ted Compares

vs. the average House member

Party Loyalty+1.9% vs avg
97.8%
Avg: 95.9%
Missed Votes-0.7% vs avg
2.9%
Avg: 3.6%
Bills Sponsored+7.0 vs avg
20
Avg: 13.0

Committee Assignments

Committees shape which bills get heard. See what this member has influence over.

House Committee on Foreign AffairsHouse Committee on the Judiciary

Campaign Finance

2026 cycle · through 2026-05-13

$957,143
Cash on Handⓘ
$1,493,399
Total Receiptsⓘ
$1,211,263
Disbursementsⓘ
$834,723
Individual Donors
$452,479
PAC Contributionsⓘ
$0
Self-Fundingⓘ

Service History

2015–2023House · CA-33 · Democrat
2023–2027House · CA-36 · DemocratCurrent

District Demographics

CA-36 · ACS 2023 estimates · These are the people this member represents.

737,417
Population
$127,501
Median Income
40.0
Median Age
66.5%
College Educated
Racial Composition
White 58.5%Black 3.8%Hispanic 16.3%Asian 18.8%