Ted W. LieuIncumbent
Candidate for U.S. Representative, Congressional District 36
Ted W. Lieu represents California's 36th District. He has served since 2023, after new maps were drawn. Before that, he held CA-33. He started there in 2015. He won re-election in 2024. He got 68.7% of the vote. He won the June 2026 primary too. That was 60.9% of the vote. He now faces Houston Brignano, a Republican. The general election is in November 2026. Lieu was born in Taipei, Taiwan. That was in 1969. He has a degree from Stanford. It covers computers and political science, from 1991. He has a law degree too. It is from Georgetown, earned in 1994. He clerked for a federal appeals court. That was the Ninth Circuit. He served in the Air Force. This included active duty and reserves. He retired in 2021. His rank was Colonel. He served as a Judge Advocate General officer, a military lawyer. Before Congress, he served Torrance. That was on its City Council, 2002 to 2005. He then joined the State Assembly. He held the 53rd District, 2005 to 2010. Next came the State Senate. He held the 28th District, 2011 to 2014. In Congress, he serves on Judiciary. He also serves on Foreign Affairs. He sits on a subcommittee for courts, patents, and AI. He co-chairs the Democratic Commission on AI and the Innovation Economy. He is Vice Chair of the Democratic Caucus. He keeps offices in two cities. These are Los Angeles and Manhattan Beach. Born 1969. Home: Torrance, in the South Bay. This is Los Angeles County, California. His offices are in LA and Manhattan Beach. Occupation: U.S. Representative. He is also an attorney. He is a retired Air Force Colonel. Prior office: incumbent since January 2023, CA-36. He held CA-33 before that, from 2015. He served in the State Senate, 2011 to 2014. He served in the State Assembly, 2005 to 2010. He served on the Torrance City Council, 2002 to 2005.
On the issues
- Taxes & Cost of Living
Supported the American Rescue Plan Act, which included stimulus payments and economic relief measures during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Source → - Health & Health Care
Supported major pandemic-era health and economic relief legislation.
Source → - Immigration & Border
Supported providing a path to legal status for Dreamers and certain immigrants with Temporary Protected Status.
Source → - Reproductive & Social Issues
Supports codifying federal abortion rights protections.
Source → - Public Safety & Policing
Supports federal gun safety measures including an assault weapons ban and expanded background checks.
Source → - Environment, Energy & Climate
Supports federal clean energy and climate investment.
Source → - Foreign Policy & Defense
Serves on the House Foreign Affairs Committee and has voted for multiple annual National Defense Authorization Acts; as a veteran (retired Air Force Reserve Colonel), he has engaged on veterans issues, though no single specific veterans-policy statement was captured.
Source → - Government, Elections & Democracy
Has prioritized government ethics and oversight, including sponsoring state legislation restricting disclosure of public officials' personal information, and lists government oversight/ethics as an official priority area in Congress.
Source → - Technology & Privacy
Has taken an active legislative role on AI policy, including introducing bipartisan legislation on AI leadership and opposing a Trump administration executive order that he said would restrict state-level AI regulation.
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