Overview
Poliscope ↗$1.83M
Raised this cycle
$53K
Outside support
$0
Outside opposition
1%
Small-dollar share
45%
In-state share
9
Flags
Ted Lieu is a Democratic Representative from CA (District 36). Lieu's campaign has raised $1.8 million from 575 donors. Funding includes 1.2% from small-dollar donors (under $200) and 37.4% from in-state contributors. Top funding sources by employer include Legal Services, Finance & Investment, Technology & Internet. Campaign committees include TED LIEU FOR CONGRESS.
Backed by Andreessen & Horowitz
- Ben Horowitz gave $5,000 (2026)
Backed by AIPAC
- AIPAC PAC gave $13,396 (2026)
- AIPAC PAC gave $30,931 (2024)
Backed by crypto super PACs
- Coinbase Global Inc. PAC gave $1,000 (2026)
- PROTECT PROGRESS spent $53,174 supporting
Backed by VoteVets
- VoteVets gave $10,000 (2026)
- VoteVets gave $10,000 (2024)
Backed by End Citizens United
- End Citizens United gave $5,000 (2024)
Finance & investment money
- Finance & Investment is the candidate's #2 donor sector ($60K from individual donors)
Union PAC money
- SEIU COPE gave $2,500 (2026)
- SEIU COPE gave $2,500 (2024)
- AFSCME PEOPLE gave $10,000 (2026)
- AFSCME PEOPLE gave $10,000 (2024)
- IBEW PAC gave $3,500 (2026)
- IBEW PAC gave $10,000 (2024)
- UFCW Active Ballot Club gave $5,000 (2024)
- Teamsters DRIVE gave $5,000 (2026)
- AFT COPE gave $10,000 (2026)
- AFT COPE gave $10,000 (2024)
- UA Union Plumbers & Pipefitters Vote PAC gave $5,000 (2024)
- UAW V-CAP gave $1,000 (2026)
- LIUNA PAC gave $5,000 (2026)
- LIUNA PAC gave $7,500 (2024)
- CWA COPE gave $250 (2024)
- NALC PAC gave $2,500 (2026)
- NALC PAC gave $5,000 (2024)
- Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee gave $5,000 (2026)
- Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee gave $10,000 (2024)
Realtors PAC money
- National Association of Realtors PAC gave $5,000 (2026)
- National Association of Realtors PAC gave $10,000 (2024)
Accepted gifts or sponsored travel
- 7 gift or travel filings
Money
Poliscope ↗$1.83M
Total raised
2026 cycle
$963K
From individuals
$35K unitemized
$570K
From PACs
575
Donors
avg $1,053
42%
Large-donor share
By election cycle
- 2014 1,274 donors$2.46M
- 2016 1,226 donors$2.07M
- 2018 985 donors$1.79M
- 2020 1,013 donors$1.68M
- 2022 848 donors$1.51M
- 2024 1,170 donors$2.59M
- 2026 748 donors$1.83M
Contribution sizes
- <$200 229 gifts · 93%$9K
- $200-$499 74 gifts · 2%$19K
- $500-$999 190 gifts · 11%$100K
- $1,000-$2,899 245 gifts · 37%$349K
- $2,900+ 130 gifts · 49%$458K
Top donor industries and employers
- Legal Services 100 gifts$93K
- Finance & Investment 38 gifts$60K
- Technology & Internet 17 gifts$42K
- Health Care & Pharmaceuticals 34 gifts$37K
- Real Estate 27 gifts$28K
- Education 23 gifts$13K
- Nonprofits & Advocacy 5 gifts$11K
- Construction 3 gifts$8K
- Transportation 2 gifts$7K
- Business & Professional Services 6 gifts$5K
- Energy & Natural Resources 3 gifts$5K
- Manufacturing 2 gifts$3K
- Defense & Aerospace 18 gifts$2K
- Insurance 2 gifts$2K
- Hospitality & Entertainment 2 gifts$1K
Top contributors
| Contributor | Type | State | Total | From PACs | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIN, TAO | individual | NY | $14,000 | — | 3 |
| MAXWELL, TIMOTHY | individual | CA | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| PANAR, MANNY | individual | MD | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| LOFGREN, PETER | individual | MA | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| WANG, WALTER | individual | CA | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| BORGESON, BLAKE | individual | CA | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| FREEMAN, NEVIN | individual | NV | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| KIJEWSKI, JOSEPH | individual | CA | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| ZIEGLER, DANIEL | individual | TX | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| PERLMAN, ZACHARY | individual | CA | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| PARKER, ALEXANDRA | individual | CA | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| HACKMAN, MICHAEL | individual | CA | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| THOMAS, DRAKE | individual | HI | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| ROSENWALD, JAMES | individual | CA | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| BLOOMFIELD, BILL | individual | UT | $7,000 | — | 2 |
PAC contributors
| PAC | State | Total | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | DC | $13,396 | 10 |
| AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | NC | $10,000 | 5 |
| EDISON INTERNATIONAL PAC | CA | $10,000 | 4 |
| AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E | DC | $10,000 | 4 |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION FEDERAL PAC | DC | $10,000 | 3 |
| VOTEVETS | OR | $10,000 | 4 |
| GOOGLE LLC NETPAC | DC | $10,000 | 7 |
| AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | MN | $10,000 | 2 |
| EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC | VA | $10,000 | 2 |
| AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (AMAZON PAC) | DC | $10,000 | 3 |
| ERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION STAKEHOLDERS VOLUNTARY PAC - MSVPAC | WA | $8,500 | 3 |
| NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | NY | $7,500 | 3 |
| AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) | DC | $7,500 | 3 |
Where the money comes from
- CA 45% · home state$425K
- NY 11%$104K
- MA 5%$50K
- FL 5%$48K
- NJ 5%$42K
- OH 4%$37K
- IL 3%$29K
- AZ 3%$26K
- DC 3%$25K
- MD 2%$23K
- WA 2%$19K
- CO 2%$15K
Outside spending & dark money
FEC ↗Independent expenditures by super PACs and other groups, for and against.
| Spender | Stance | Spent | Network | Dark money in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PROTECT PROGRESS C00848440 | Support | $53K 1 filing | Crypto super PACs | — |
Voting record
Congress.gov ↗1,868 roll calls on record: 867 yea, 359 nay, 47 not voting.
800 of 800
| Date | Bill | Question | Position | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 8884 Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed 232–188 |
| — | 113 Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036. | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed 216–214 |
| — | 7008 Stop Insider Trading Act | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Failed 211–218 |
| — | 8800 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed 216–212 |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Agreed to 232–199 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Agreed to 221–210 | |
| — | 6955 Main Street Capital Access Act | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Failed 210–216 |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Agreed to 221–203 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Agreed to 215–214 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 76–350 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 201–224 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Agreed to 215–214 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Agreed to 265–161 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 65–359 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 49–237 | |
| — | 1438 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8800) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8884) to amend title II of the Social Security Act to reauthorize demonstration authority for the disability insurance program; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 113) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7008) to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6955) to make improvements to the Federal banking laws, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9770) making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes; and for other purposes. | Recorded Vote | No | Passed 214–211 |
| — | 1438 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8800) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8884) to amend title II of the Social Security Act to reauthorize demonstration authority for the disability insurance program; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 113) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7008) to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6955) to make improvements to the Federal banking laws, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9770) making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes; and for other purposes. | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed 213–209 |
| — | 8823 Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed 396–0 |
| — | 4541 To reauthorize the Young Women’s Breast Health Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young Act of 2009. | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed 394–6 |
| — | 5362 To name the Department of Veterans Affairs multispecialty clinic in Marietta, Georgia, as the "Colonel Michael H. Boyce Department of Veterans Affairs Multispecialty Clinic". | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed 418–0 |
| — | 8595 Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes. | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed 217–209 |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 136–291 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 6–421 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 104–314 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 79–348 |
Bills sponsored and cosponsored
Congress.gov ↗| Bill | Title | Role | Policy area | Latest action | Law? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10173 | To amend the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 to reauthorize the research experiences for undergraduates program at the National Science Foundation, and for other purposes. | cosponsor | — | Aug 27, 2026 | — |
| 5470 | Route 66 National Historic Trail Designation Act | cosponsor | Public Lands and Natural Resources | Aug 26, 2026 | — |
| 10083 | Water Technology and Resilience Reauthorization Act | cosponsor | Environmental Protection | Aug 13, 2026 | — |
| 2175 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 130 South Patterson Avenue in Santa Barbara, California, as the Brigadier General Frederick R. Lopez Post Office Building. | cosponsor | Government Operations and Politics | Aug 6, 2026 | — |
| 10063 | To provide economic empowerment opportunities in the United States through the modernization of public housing, and for other purposes. | cosponsor | Housing and Community Development | Aug 6, 2026 | — |
| 4662 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6444 San Fernando Road in Glendale, California, as the "Paul Ignatius Post Office". | cosponsor | Government Operations and Politics | Aug 6, 2026 | — |
| 10045 | Protect American Values Act | cosponsor | Immigration | Aug 6, 2026 | — |
| 4541 | To reauthorize the Young Women’s Breast Health Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young Act of 2009. | cosponsor | Health | Jul 27, 2026 | — |
| 9914 | Collaboration on Adversarial Threats and Security Risks Act | cosponsor | Commerce | Jul 23, 2026 | — |
| 89 | Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran. | cosponsor | International Affairs | Jul 23, 2026 | — |
| 9941 | Right to IVF Act of 2026 | cosponsor | Health | Jul 23, 2026 | — |
| 9929 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4640 Cass Street in San Diego, California, as the "Mary Wilding Memorial Post Office Building". | cosponsor | Government Operations and Politics | Jul 23, 2026 | — |
| 4283 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1157 West Mission Avenue in Escondido, California, as the "Captain E. Royce Williams Post Office Building". | cosponsor | Government Operations and Politics | Jul 22, 2026 | — |
| 9874 | Get Foreign Money Out of United States Elections Act | cosponsor | Government Operations and Politics | Jul 22, 2026 | — |
| 9877 | To improve the health of minority individuals, and for other purposes. | cosponsor | — | Jul 22, 2026 | — |
Committees
FEC ↗Campaign committees
| Committee | ID | Type | Relationship | Raised |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TED LIEU FOR CONGRESS | C00556506 | H / P | principal | $12.2M |
Terms in Congress
| end | fax | url | type | party | phone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-01-03 | 202-225-4099 | https://lieu.house.gov | rep | Democrat | 202-225-3976 |
| 2019-01-03 | 202-225-4099 | https://lieu.house.gov | rep | Democrat | 202-225-3976 |
| 2021-01-03 | — | https://lieu.house.gov | rep | Democrat | 202-225-3976 |
| 2023-01-03 | — | https://lieu.house.gov | rep | Democrat | 202-225-3976 |
| 2025-01-03 | — | https://lieu.house.gov | rep | Democrat | 202-225-3976 |
| 2027-01-03 | — | https://lieu.house.gov | rep | Democrat | 202-225-3976 |
Stock trades
Filings ↗STOCK Act periodic transaction reports. Amounts are the ranges filers report.
No records in Poliscope for this section.
Gifts & travel
Filings ↗| Year | Type | Source / sponsor | Description / destination | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | travel | Aspen Institute, Inc., Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere, Inc. (CARE) | Zambia (Aug 8, 2025 – Aug 18, 2025) | — | PDF ↗ |
| 2025 | travel | Aspen Institute, Inc., and Center for Responsible Innovation | Spain (May 23, 2025 – May 31, 2025) | — | PDF ↗ |
| 2024 | travel | United Nations Foundation and Eleanor Crook Foundation | Fiji (Apr 20, 2024 – Apr 26, 2024) | — | PDF ↗ |
| 2024 | travel | Aspen Institute, Inc., and the Rockefeller Foundation | Italy (Mar 30, 2024 – Apr 6, 2024) | — | PDF ↗ |
| 2023 | travel | United Nations Foundation | New York, NY (Oct 22, 2023 – Oct 23, 2023) | — | PDF ↗ |
| 2023 | travel | United States Association of Former Members of Congress and Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA | Japan (Feb 18, 2023 – Feb 25, 2023) | — | PDF ↗ |
| 2021 | travel | Stanford University Center for International Security and Cooperation | Palo Alto, CA (Feb 22, 2019 – Feb 23, 2019) | — | PDF ↗ |
Lobbying ties
Poliscope ↗Does not appear as a registered lobbyist in LDA filings.
Top donor industries: Legal Services, Finance & Investment, Technology & Internet, Health Care & Pharmaceuticals, Real Estate. See money.
Financial disclosures
Poliscope ↗Executive-branch (OGE 278e) disclosures, which apply to candidates who served as federal appointees.
No records in Poliscope for this section.
Past races
FEC ↗| Cycle | Office | State | District | FEC ID | Raised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | House | CA | 36 | H4CA33119 | $1.83M |
| 2024 | House | CA | 36 | H4CA33119 | $2.59M |
| 2022 | House | CA | 36 | H4CA33119 | $1.51M |
| 2020 | House | CA | 33 | H4CA33119 | $1.68M |
| 2018 | House | CA | 33 | H4CA33119 | $1.79M |
| 2016 | House | CA | 33 | H4CA33119 | $2.07M |
| 2014 | House | CA | 33 | H4CA33119 | $2.46M |
Source: Poliscope (poliscope.org), compiled from FEC, Congress.gov, LDA, SEC, OGE and congressional gift and travel records. Snapshot Sep 11, 2026. Flags are definitions of this site, listed on the hot buttons page; each is checked with documented rules against the filings above.