Ted
Lieu

Who they are, where they came from

Ted Lieu is a lawyer and member of the U.S. House of Representatives serving California's 36th congressional district, a position he has held since 2023. He previously represented California's 33rd congressional district from 2015 to 2023. His district encompasses the South Bay and Westside regions of Los Angeles, including Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, the Palos Verdes Peninsula, and the Beach Cities. Lieu's legislative record spans technology, civil liberties, public health, and national security. He has sponsored the Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act in multiple congressional sessions, a measure targeting fraudulent conversion therapy practices (H.R.3243, H.R.4340). He has introduced Tyler's Law (H.R.2004) and repeatedly sponsored resolutions reaffirming U.S. commitments to the safety and health of LGBTQ+ individuals (H.Res.533, H.Res.1314, H.Res.526). On technology and privacy, he has sponsored the ENCRYPT Act of 2025 (H.R.2508), the Warrant for Metadata Act (H.R.2787), the Protecting Americans from Unauthorized Surveillance Act (H.R.8178), the DEVICE Act of 2025 (H.R.2372), and the Facial Recognition Act of 2025 (H.R.4695). He has also introduced the AI Fraud Deterrence Act (H.R.6306) and the Improving Contractor Cybersecurity Act (H.R.1258). Additional sponsored legislation includes the Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2025 (H.R.669), the Stop Hate Crimes Act of 2025 (H.R.4187), the Housing for All Act of 2025 (H.R.2945), the Renewable Energy for U.S. Territories Act (H.R.4339), the Reproductive Data Privacy and Protection Act (H.R.3218), the Protections and Transparency in the Workplace Act (H.R.4599), and the Correctional Facility Disaster Preparedness Act of 2026 (H.R.7111).

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Where the campaign funds come from

Lieu raised $1.4M this cycle, with 55.3% from individuals and 29.9% from PAC contributions; individual giving was heavily itemized, with only 3.9% of individual receipts coming from contributions under $200. The largest single PAC contributor was Ted Lieu Victory Fund, a joint fundraising committee, at $144K; other PAC contributors include American Crystal Sugar Company PAC, Wells Fargo & Co. Employees Good Government Federal Fund II, the Machinists Non Partisan Political League, and International Union of Operating Engineers Local No. 12 Voluntary Legislative Fund. Top employer concentrations among itemized donors include Anthropic, Google, and Andreessen Horowitz, alongside Neuberger Berman and Capital Group Companies.