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Ted Lieu

U.S. House · California
On the ballot · Nov 3
$1.8M

Raised, 2025–26

  • Individuals$963k53%
  • PACs$570k31%
  • Transfers & other$299k16%

4% of the individual money came from small donors ($200 or less).

Top PAC industries

$649k
Office
PartyDemocrat
ChamberU.S. House
SeatCalifornia, district 36
Up for electionNov 3, 2026
District
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CA-36 · California
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On the ballot · California House, district 36 · Nov 396% party to win· vs. Brignano ↓
The campaign · in their words

“"It is truly an honor to serve as your voice in Washington.”

lieuforcongress.com · read Oct 19, 2026 ↗From the campaign’s own site, unedited

Where They Stand

Position from 761 bills and votes and 1 statements, starting from a reputation prior of Left 31 — click any issue to see the reputation, the record and the shift.

Solo viewvs. Brignano · 2026vs. pick…
Lieu (you're viewing)
Overall
30
Left
LeftCenterRight
Track is neutral — only the dot's position and distance-from-center number carry meaning.

The 2026 Race

CA-36 race page →
Odds · party to winOct 27
Lieu (D)96%
Brignano (R)4%
The race · CA-36
Ted LieuDemocrat · incumbent · Left 30 on the record96%
Houston BrignanoRepublican · challenger · Right 23 from statements4%
2330
53 points apart · hollow = estimate, solid = record
Brignano's page →
Money · raised, FEC to Sep 30
Ted Lieu$2.2M
$1.1M from individuals · $995k itemized
Houston Brignano$12k
$12k from individuals · $10k itemized
The FEC doesn't name donors who give under $200, so their gifts count in Raised but not Itemized.
Odds are a market close, not a poll

What They Care About

How this is measured

Bubble size = how much of Ted Lieu's sponsored bills, cosponsorships, campaign statements and tweets go to each domain. Votes are left out because they follow committee seats; domains a member's committees handle are discounted a little. Anything from the last 6 months counts double, so a topic they are on about right now grows. Darker = they have broken with their own party more often on that topic: the share of party-line votes since 2009 where they voted against their party's majority (gray = fewer than 8 such votes). Based on 12 sponsored, 479 cosponsored, 7 statements, 619 topical tweets. Click a bubble to open what they support and the bills and tweets behind it; click it again to close.

Federal power and civil liberties · 15% of Ted Lieu's priorities · 1 sponsored · 30 cosponsored · 1 statements · 258 tweets · broke with their party on 3 of 197 party-line votesFederal power 15%Health care · 11% of Ted Lieu's priorities · 0 sponsored · 93 cosponsored · 0 statements · 75 tweets · broke with their party on 4 of 57 party-line votesHealth care 11%Housing, transportation, technology and vice · 10% of Ted Lieu's priorities · 1 sponsored · 21 cosponsored · 1 statements · 100 tweets · broke with their party on 6 of 113 party-line votesHousing 10%Foreign policy, trade and defense · 10% of Ted Lieu's priorities · 3 sponsored · 45 cosponsored · 0 statements · 122 tweets · broke with their party on 17 of 390 party-line votesForeign policy 10%Energy, environment, land and agriculture · 9% of Ted Lieu's priorities · 3 sponsored · 55 cosponsored · 2 statements · 11 tweets · broke with their party on 4 of 392 party-line votesEnergy 9%Federal budget, taxes and spending · 8% of Ted Lieu's priorities · 0 sponsored · 50 cosponsored · 0 statements · 165 tweets · broke with their party on 13 of 694 party-line votesFederal budget 8%Crime and justice · 8% of Ted Lieu's priorities · 2 sponsored · 25 cosponsored · 1 statements · 124 tweets · broke with their party on 4 of 145 party-line votesCrime 8%Business, finance and labor · 7% of Ted Lieu's priorities · 0 sponsored · 37 cosponsored · 0 statements · 168 tweets · broke with their party on 8 of 222 party-line votesBusiness 7%Civil rights, gender and religion · 7% of Ted Lieu's priorities · 1 sponsored · 26 cosponsored · 1 statements · 56 tweets · broke with their party on 1 of 30 party-line votesCivil rights 7%Immigration · 4% of Ted Lieu's priorities · 1 sponsored · 28 cosponsored · 0 statements · 38 tweets · broke with their party on 1 of 56 party-line votesImmigration 4%Education · 4% of Ted Lieu's priorities · 0 sponsored · 30 cosponsored · 0 statements · 16 tweets · broke with their party on 1 of 50 party-line votesEducation 4%Elections, representation and accountability · 4% of Ted Lieu's priorities · 0 sponsored · 17 cosponsored · 1 statements · 10 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 22 party-line votesElections 4%Guns · 2% of Ted Lieu's priorities · 0 sponsored · 14 cosponsored · 0 statements · 5 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 16 party-line votes2%Trade and industrial policy · 2% of Ted Lieu's priorities · 0 sponsored · 8 cosponsored · 0 statements · 33 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 11 party-line votes2%
Rarely breaksOften breaks

Ted Lieu

● Democrat · U.S. House · California
Raised
$1.8M
2025–26 cycle
Top sector
$118k
labor unions
Overall
Left
30pt left
Actions
1,387
votes, bills, tweets
On the ballot · Nov 396% · vs. Brignano ↓
The campaign · in their words

“"It is truly an honor to serve as your voice in Washington.”

From lieuforcongress.com, unedited

Where They Stand

Overall
Left, 30 points from center
Dot = distance from center · band = 90% range

The 2026 Race

Race page →
Odds · party to winOct 27
Lieu (D)96%
Brignano (R)4%
The race · CA-36
Ted LieuDemocrat · incumbent · Left 30 on the record96%
Houston BrignanoRepublican · challenger · Right 23 from statements4%
2330
53 points apart · hollow = estimate, solid = record
Brignano's page →
Money · raised, FEC to Sep 30
Ted Lieu$2.2M
$1.1M from individuals · $995k itemized
Houston Brignano$12k
$12k from individuals · $10k itemized
The FEC doesn't name donors who give under $200, so their gifts count in Raised but not Itemized.
Odds are a market close, not a poll

What They Care About

Federal power and civil liberties · 15% of Ted Lieu's priorities · 1 sponsored · 30 cosponsored · 1 statements · 258 tweets · broke with their party on 3 of 197 party-line votesFederal power 15%Health care · 11% of Ted Lieu's priorities · 0 sponsored · 93 cosponsored · 0 statements · 75 tweets · broke with their party on 4 of 57 party-line votesHealth care 11%Housing, transportation, technology and vice · 10% of Ted Lieu's priorities · 1 sponsored · 21 cosponsored · 1 statements · 100 tweets · broke with their party on 6 of 113 party-line votesHousing and tech 10%Foreign policy, trade and defense · 10% of Ted Lieu's priorities · 3 sponsored · 45 cosponsored · 0 statements · 122 tweets · broke with their party on 17 of 390 party-line votesForeign policy 10%Energy, environment, land and agriculture · 9% of Ted Lieu's priorities · 3 sponsored · 55 cosponsored · 2 statements · 11 tweets · broke with their party on 4 of 392 party-line votesEnergy and land 9%Federal budget, taxes and spending · 8% of Ted Lieu's priorities · 0 sponsored · 50 cosponsored · 0 statements · 165 tweets · broke with their party on 13 of 694 party-line votes8%Crime and justice · 8% of Ted Lieu's priorities · 2 sponsored · 25 cosponsored · 1 statements · 124 tweets · broke with their party on 4 of 145 party-line votes8%Business, finance and labor · 7% of Ted Lieu's priorities · 0 sponsored · 37 cosponsored · 0 statements · 168 tweets · broke with their party on 8 of 222 party-line votes7%
8% Budget and taxes8% Crime and justice7% Business and labor
RarelyOften breaks

Who Pays

PAC money · 2025–26
SectorPACsAmountShare
Labor unions24$118k
Retail & business27$93k
Tech, media & telecom22$90k
Finance & insurance18$70k
Health care23$60k
Issue groups16$56k
Defense9$35k
Other politicians1$5k
Everything else36$125k
Raised $1.8M · 53% individuals · 31% pacs