Candidate · U.S. House, District 36
Ted W. Lieu
What this job does: Your district's one vote in the U.S. House. House members write and vote on federal laws, taxes and spending, and every bill to raise taxes has to start in the House. A term is two years.
- Holds this seat now
- Yes
- Office
- U.S. Representative, California District 36 (in Congress since 2015); Vice Chair, House Democratic Caucus
- Occupation
- United States Representative
- Lives in
- Torrance
Background
- Has served in the U.S. House since 2015 (District 33 until 2023, then District 36); vice chair of the House Democratic Caucus since 2023. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Served on the Torrance City Council (2002-2005), in the California State Assembly (2005-2010) and State Senate (2011-2014). source: en.wikipedia.org
- Served in the U.S. Air Force JAG Corps on active duty 1995-1999 and in the Reserve until 2021, retiring as a colonel. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Holds a B.S. in computer science and a B.A. in political science from Stanford and a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Received about 61% of the vote in the June 2, 2026 primary. source: wp.dailybruin.com
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