Federal candidate · 2021–2022 cycle · past cycle
Ted Lieu
- Office
- U.S. representative for California’s 36th district
- Leadership
- House Democratic Caucus Vice Chair
- Party
- Democrat
- Hometown
- Torrance, CA
- Born
- 1969
- In Congress
- House since 2015 · 11 years in office
- Current term
- January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
- FEC filing name
- LIEU, TED
- Next election
- Primary June 7, 2022 · General November 8, 2022 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
California, District 36
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Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0) and the House Clerk, retrieved October 23, 2026.
FEC candidate ID H4CA33119 · Principal campaign committee: TED LIEU FOR CONGRESS
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–2026 | U.S. House · California District 36 | $2,154,247.64 | General-election nominee |
| 2023–2024 | U.S. House · California District 36 | $2,587,897.61 | Won the general election |
| 2021–2022 | U.S. House · California District 36 | $1,510,163.27 | Registered candidate (raised or spent over $5,000) |
| 2019–2020 | U.S. House · California District 33 | $1,680,669.10 | Lost the general election (60.5%) |
Total raised$1,510,163.27
Total spent$2,660,136.42
Cash on hand$794,390.83
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00
2021–2022 cycle totals through December 31, 2022, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.
Where the money comes from
- Individual contributions$961,528.7164%
- PACs and other committees$421,448.3228%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$102,703.377%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$24,482.872%
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
Committees
- House Committee on Foreign Affairs
- House Committee on the Judiciary
- Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet
Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.
PAC and committee contributors
132 committees reported giving $426,962.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- UBS AMERICAS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UBS PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- EDISON INTERNATIONAL PAC Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- AT&T INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T EMPLOYEE FEDERAL PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- VOTEVETSHybrid PAC$10,000.00
- AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$7,900.00
- HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- PARSONS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- THE DOCTORS COMPANY FEDERAL PAC (DOCPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- EMPLOYEES OF RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$7,000.00
- LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC Company pageConnected PAC$6,000.00
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$6,000.00
- AES CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE; THE Company pageConnected PAC$6,000.00
- WEST LOS ANGELES HEALTH PAC - FEDERALPAC$5,900.00
- AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,500.00
- BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN HOTEL AND LODGING ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ('HOTELPAC')Connected PAC$5,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- CULAC THE PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
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- UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA)Connected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATIONPAC$5,000.00
- DELTA AIR LINES PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- THE BOEING COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL NO. 12 VOLUNTARY LEGISLATIVE FUND Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASA PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- BLUE SHIELD OF CALIFORNIA PAC (SHIELD PAC)PAC$5,000.00
- AUCTANE, INC. PACConnected PAC$5,000.00
- GOOGLE LLC NETPAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL UNION OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS FEDERAL COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION Company pagePAC$5,000.00
- SOCIETY FOR CARDIOVASCULAR ANGIOGRAPHY AND INTERVENTIONS ASSOCIATION PACPAC$5,000.00
- PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECTHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- KINECTA FEDERAL CREDIT UNION FEDERAL PAC Company pageConnected PAC$4,500.00
- META PLATFORMS, INC. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$4,500.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$4,000.00
- UNION PACIFIC CORP. FUND FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT Company pageConnected PAC$4,000.00
- GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GM PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$4,000.00
- BAKER & HOSTETLER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$4,000.00
- AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- INTERNATIONAL LONGSHORE AND WAREHOUSE UNION -- POLITICAL ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF BOILERMAKERS CAMPAIGN ASSISTANCE FUND Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- BRACEPACConnected PAC$3,000.00
- EAST WEST BANCORP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$2,900.00
- CALIFORNIA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERALConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS OF U.S.A. POLITICAL FUND (LETTER CARRIER POLITICAL FUND)Connected PAC$2,500.00
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- JOINT ACTION COMMITTEE FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRSConnected PAC$2,500.00
- TWDC ENTERPRISES 18 CORP. EMPLOYEES PAC AKA 'THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY EMPLOYEES PAC' OR 'DISNEY PAC' Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY ENERGY COMPANY PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF THEATRICAL STAGE EMPLOYEES Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA WEST, INC. PAC (WGAW PAC)PAC$2,500.00
- MASIMO CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$2,500.00
- ASPIRE PACConnected PAC$2,500.00
- ABBVIE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NEXSTAR PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- ACADEMY OF RAIL LABOR ATTORNEYS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$2,500.00
- BMI POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BMI PAC)PAC$2,500.00
- PROGRESSIVE MAJORITY PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- UAW - V - CAP (UAW VOLUNTARY COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM) 'INT'L UNION UNITED AUTOMOBILE AEROSPACE & AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORKERS OF AMERICA UAW Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- THE NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION ACTION COMMITTEE FOR RURAL ELECTRIFICATION (ACRE) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- AMERICAN SUGAR CANE LEAGUE OF USA INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH, LLP FEDERAL POLITICAL COMMITTEEConnected PAC$2,000.00
- LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- DGA-PAC THE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA INC.Connected PAC$2,000.00
- POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS--PAC OF AAOS Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY PAC (HEARTPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- PHARMAVITE LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PHARMAVITE PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- NATIONAL MUSIC PUBLISHERS' ASSOCIATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY BRAINPAC Company pagePAC$2,000.00
- DMFI PACHybrid PAC$2,000.00
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGEONS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,500.00
- COMCAST CORPORATION & NBCUNIVERSAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- UNITED PILOTS PAC/UNITED AIRLINES MASTER EXECUTIVE COUNCIL Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- GREENBERG TRAURIG, P.A. PAC Company pagePAC$1,500.00
- AMALGAMATED SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- MICHIGAN SUGAR COMPANY GROWERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- WESCOM CREDIT UNION FEDERAL PACConnected PAC$1,500.00
- AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS ACTION FUND PACConnected PAC$1,500.00
- SUSTAINABLE ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COALITION PAC (SEEC PAC)Connected PAC$1,500.00
- AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,000.00
- COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA - COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- SEMPRA ENERGY EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE- FEDERALPAC$1,000.00
- FLORIDA SUGAR CANE LEAGUE PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION PHYSICAL THERAPY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PT-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- FEDEX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL VENTURE CAPITAL ASSOCIATION VENTUREPACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- MINN-DAK FARMERS COOPERATIVE SUGAR PAC (MDSPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BEET SUGAR COOPERATIVE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- SERVICE CORPORATION INTERNATIONAL PACPAC$1,000.00
- ARKEMA INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VERIZON PAC)PAC$1,000.00
- LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- IHEARTMEDIA INC. PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (AMAZON PAC)PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$1,000.00
- UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP EMPLOYEE ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- HERBALIFE INTERNATIONAL INC. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- ALSTON & BIRD PACPAC$1,000.00
- FRATERNITY & SORORITY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEHybrid PAC$1,000.00
- COVINGTON AND BURLING LLP PACPAC$1,000.00
- GRAND CANYON STATE CAUCUSConnected PAC$1,000.00
- MUSIC SPEAKS: THE SOUNDEXCHANGE, INC. LEGISLATIVE FUND Company pagePAC$1,000.00
- TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TOYOTA/LEXUS PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (STATE FARM FEDERAL PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- HARLEY ROUDA FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY ACTION FUND, INC. PAC (EVERYTOWN PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- ANIMAL WELLNESS ACTION PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT EMPLOYEE ACTION FUNDPAC$1,000.00
- MEDICARE FOR ALLLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN HORSE PACPAC$1,000.00
- EPIRUS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (EPIRUS PAC)Connected PAC$1,000.00
- THE RECORDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$500.00
- SUGAR CANE GROWERS COOPERATIVE OF FLORIDA (PAC)Connected PAC$500.00
- NATIONAL ASIAN AMERICAN PAC, INC.Connected PAC$500.00
- TZEDEK PACHybrid PAC$250.00
- HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN PACConnected PAC$12.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Ted Lieu$1,117.13
- Independent expenditures opposing Ted Lieu$0.00
- Company and union communications to members about Ted Lieu$5,993.61
FEC totals for the 2022 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.
Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.
- COURAGE CALIFORNIA SUPER PACSupporting$828.00
- PLANNED PARENTHOOD ADVOCACY PROJECT LOS ANGELES COUNTY ACTION FUNDSupporting$252.00
- SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTIONSupporting$10.00
- PLANNED PARENTHOOD VOTESSupporting$8.00
The race
California U.S. House, District 36, 2022 · 6 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Lieu (D) | $1,510,163.27 | $794,390.83 | 2022-12-31 |
| Joe E Collins III (R) | $2,532,158.82 | $25,484.90 | 2022-12-31 |
| Claire Ragge (R) | $28,527.69 | $0.00 | 2022-06-30 |
| Derrick Rollin Gates (R) | $10,013.19 | $180.00 | 2022-06-30 |
| Storm Jenkins (R) | $7,475.00 | $0.00 | 2022-05-15 |
| Ariana Hakami (R) | $5,519.00 | $206.32 | 2022-12-31 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
No public polling found for this race.
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in California (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.
Sources and updates
- Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: TED LIEU FOR CONGRESS.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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