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Lieu, Ted

United States Representative · California · District 36

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Ted Lieu is a Democratic representative from California’s 36th District. The House Historian records service in Congress beginning in 2015 after earlier service in the California Assembly and Senate, and military service in the U.S. Air Force and Air Force Reserve.

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Profile research reviewed August 16, 2026

Ted Lieu is a Democratic representative from California’s 36th District. The House Historian records service in Congress beginning in 2015 after earlier service in the California Assembly and Senate, and military service in the U.S. Air Force and Air Force Reserve.

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Current institutional role

Vice Chair, House Democratic Caucus — 119th Congress

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Curated legislation

Technology, cybersecurity and climate legislation

Lieu’s official House biography identifies technology, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and climate-related legislative work among his major policy areas.

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Biography & Current Office

Background & current office

Ted Lieu is a Democratic representative from California’s 36th District. The House Historian records service in Congress beginning in 2015 after earlier service in the California Assembly and Senate, and military service in the U.S. Air Force and Air Force Reserve.

The House Clerk lists Lieu as the current Vice Chair of the House Democratic Caucus. His official biography states that he serves on the Judiciary and Foreign Affairs committees and co-chairs the Democratic Commission on AI; the House Historian also records his 2021 service as an impeachment manager.

Lieu’s technology, civil-liberties and foreign-affairs work is presented here as sourced legislative biography. The site does not convert advocacy positions or participation in impeachment into a claim rating without a specific factual statement to test.

Editorial research reviewed: August 16, 2026. Public-record fields continue to refresh independently from official chamber sources.

Public record

Current seat & contact information

Chamber
U.S. House of Representatives
Representation
California · District 36
Party
Democratic
Birth date
March 29, 1969
Washington phone
(202) 225-3976
Office
2454 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-0536
Committees & Leadership

Current leadership and reviewed committee roles

Leadership / institutional roles

  • Vice Chair, House Democratic Caucus — 119th Congress
  • Representative, California 36th District
  • House impeachment manager — 2021

Reviewed committee assignments

  • House Committee on the Judiciary
  • House Committee on Foreign Affairs
Recent Recorded Votes

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Sponsored/Cosponsored & Curated Notable Legislation

Legislation & official congressional activity

Technology, cybersecurity and climate legislation

Lieu’s official House biography identifies technology, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and climate-related legislative work among his major policy areas.

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Claims & Evidence

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