Ted Lieu

Lieu was born in 1969 in Taipei, Taiwan. His family immigrated to the United States when he was three years old, settling in Cleveland, Ohio.{{Cite news|last=Heller|first=Karen|date=March 30, 2017|title=Ted Lieu is out-tweeting Trump, and it's making him a political star|language=en-US|newspaper=The Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/ted-lieu-is-out-tweeting-trump-and-its-making-him-a-political-star/2017/03/30/a087d670-fec2-11e6-8ebe-6e0dbe4f2bca_story.html|access-date=October 14, 2020|issn=0190-8286}}

After graduating from Saint Ignatius High School in 1987, Lieu studied computer science and political science at Stanford University, where he was a member of Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity and received a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in computer science and Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in political science in 1991. He then attended Georgetown University Law Center, becoming editor-in-chief of the Georgetown Law Journal and graduating in 1994 with a Juris Doctor (J.D.), magna cum laude.

After law school, Lieu served as a law clerk to Judge Thomas Tang of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit from 1994 to 1995.{{cite news|last=Rizo|first=Chris|date=February 8, 2010|title=Calif. AG hopeful promoted to lieutenant colonel|newspaper=LegalNewsline|url=http://www.legalnewsline.com/news/225450-calif.-ag-hopeful-promoted-to-lieutenant-colonel|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130128092651/http://www.legalnewsline.com/news/225450-calif.-ag-hopeful-promoted-to-lieutenant-colonel|archive-date=January 28, 2013}}

Lieu joined the United States Air Force in 1995 and served four years on active duty as a member of the Judge Advocate General's Corps. As a military prosecutor and adviser to commanders, he has received various awards and medals for his service, both abroad and locally, including the Meritorious Service Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster, the Air Force Commendation Medal, and the Humanitarian Service Medal.{{cite web|title=Meet Ted|date=December 11, 2012|url=https://lieu.house.gov/about/full-biography|publisher=Senator Ted Lieu|access-date=October 27, 2017}} Lieu continued to serve in the Air Force Reserve from 2000 to 2021; in this capacity, he was promoted to his terminal rank of colonel in December 2015.{{Cite web|url=https://lieu.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-lieu-statement-promotion-colonel-us-air-force-reserves|title=Congressman ted Lieu statement on Promotion to Colonel, U.S. Air Force Reserve|date=December 9, 2015|website=Congressman Ted Lieu|access-date=June 12, 2016}}{{cite web |url=https://www.apaics.org/team-3/ted-lieu |title=Ted Lieu, Democratic Caucus Vice Chairman |date=2023 |website=APAICS.org |publisher=Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies |access-date=March 9, 2023}}

On March 5, 2002, Lieu was elected to the Torrance City Council alongside Mike Mauno and Pat McIntyre. On April 9, they were sworn in to replace outgoing members Marcia Cribb, Jack Messerlian, and Dan Walker, who had been elected mayor. Lieu served until his election to the state assembly, and was succeeded by Rod Guyton via appointment.{{cite news|last=Pimentel|first=Joseph|title=Ted Lieu vying to become first Asian-American Attorney General|url=http://www.asianjournal.com/dateline-usa/15-dateline-usa/5700-ted-lieu-vying-to-become-first-asian-american-attorney-general.html|newspaper=Asian Journal|date=June 4, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101214095139/http://asianjournal.com/dateline-usa/15-dateline-usa/5700-ted-lieu-vying-to-become-first-asian-american-attorney-general.html|archive-date=December 14, 2010}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.torranceca.gov/home/showpublisheddocument?id=41916|title=City of Torrance Election History 1921–2018 |website=www.torranceca.gov/}}

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Lieu won a September 13, 2005, special election to fill the 53rd Assembly district following the death of incumbent Mike Gordon. Lieu defeated three Republicans, including physician Mary Jo Ford and fellow Torrance city councilman Paul Nowatka.{{cite news|last=Covarrubias|first=Amanda|title=Democrat Cuts Through GOP 'Malaise' for Win|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/896196281.html?dids=896196281:896196281&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Sep+15%2C+2005&author=Amanda+Covarrubias&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=Democrat+Cuts+Through+GOP+%27Malaise%27+for+Win%3B+Discontent+with+Bush%2C+governor+is+cited+in+low+voter+turnout+for+swing+Assembly+district+race.&pqatl=google|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120715155409/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/896196281.html?dids=896196281:896196281&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Sep+15,+2005&author=Amanda+Covarrubias&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=Democrat+Cuts+Through+GOP+'Malaise'+for+Win;+Discontent+with+Bush,+governor+is+cited+in+low+voter+turnout+for+swing+Assembly+district+race.&pqatl=google|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2012|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=September 15, 2005}}

Lieu was reelected in 2006 and again in 2008.{{cite news|title=Hahn loses to Newsom, Lieu trails in attorney general race|newspaper=Inside Bay Area|date=September 6, 2010}}

Lieu was chair of the Assembly Rules Committee. He was a member of the Assembly Governmental Organization Committee, Assembly Judiciary Committee and Assembly Veterans Affairs Committee. Lieu was also chair of the Asian Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus and chair of the Assembly Select Committee on Aerospace.{{cite news|last=Weikel|first=Dan|title=Los Angeles and California lawmakers seek review of security at LAX|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-jul-15-la-me-airport-security-20100714-story.html|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=July 15, 2010}} In 2014 he joined the newly founded Friends of Wales Caucus.

In 2008, in a surprising turn of events in the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) English language controversy, Lieu and state senator Leland Yee of San Francisco were able to help rescind the LPGA Tour Commission's suspension-penalty policy for players who failed to learn enough English to speak to sponsors and at award ceremonies. Both officials publicly challenged the legality and galvanized community attention to the LPGA's policy in August 2008 when it was released, which resulted in revision of the policy by the end of 2008.{{cite news |title=Putting English on the ball |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=September 6, 2008 |first1=Teresa |last1=Watanabe |first2= Victoria |last2=Kim |access-date=July 7, 2016 |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-sep-06-me-lpga6-story.html}}[http://www.asianweek.com/2008/09/05/lieu-and-yee-help-rescind-lpga-english-language-policy-penalties/ "Lieu and Yee Help Rescind LPGA English Language Policy Penalty"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080914141442/http://www.asianweek.com/2008/09/05/lieu-and-yee-help-rescind-lpga-english-language-policy-penalties/ |date=September 14, 2008 }}. AsianWeek. Retrieved September 8, 2008.

Lieu is a strong supporter of expansion of public transit in West Los Angeles, LAX, and the South Bay.{{cite news|last=Walker|first=Gary|title=LAX: MTA official says Green Line extension to LAX is 'not even on the radar screen right now'|url=http://www.argonautnewspaper.com/articles/2007/05/31/news_-_features/top_stories/2l.txt|newspaper=The Argonaut|date=May 31, 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120719100900/http://www.argonautnewspaper.com/articles/2007/05/31/news_-_features/top_stories/2l.txt|archive-date=July 19, 2012}}

Lieu coauthored a successful bill to bypass environmental quality regulations to build a football stadium in Los Angeles. The bill was intended to help the efforts of developer Edward P. Roski persuade the National Football League to return to the city, and was controversial among many environmentalists and legislators."[http://www.sacbee.com/opinion/story/2517290.html Realty Tycoon Sacks Capitol in Quest for L.A. Football] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100215023632/http://www.sacbee.com/opinion/story/2517290.html |date=February 15, 2010 }}, The Sacramento Bee, February 8, 2010. Further controversy ensued when it was announced that Roski had given over $500,000 to political campaigns, including $13,000 to Lieu's."[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-jan-30-la-me-roski30-2010jan30-story.html NFL stadium promoter gives $505,000 to state political campaigns]", Los Angeles Times, January 30, 2010.

As an assemblyman, Lieu authored laws in the areas of public safety, child sex offenders, domestic violence, the environment, education, health care, veterans' issues and transportation.

Some of his legislative actions include the following:

• AB 1900 helps prevent convicted child sex offenders from working with children (Chapter 340, Statutes of 2006){{cite news|last=Pimentel|first=Joseph|title=Ted Lieu vying to become first Asian-American Attorney General|url=http://www.asianjournal.com/dateline-usa/15-dateline-usa/5700-ted-lieu-vying-to-become-first-asian-american-attorney-general.html?start=1|newspaper=Asian Journal|date=June 4, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120720065822/http://www.asianjournal.com/dateline-usa/15-dateline-usa/5700-ted-lieu-vying-to-become-first-asian-american-attorney-general.html?start=1|archive-date=July 20, 2012}}
• ABx2 7, the California Foreclosure Prevention Act,{{cite news|title=Calif. assemblyman joins 2010 AG race|url=http://www.legalnewsline.com/news/217941-calif.-assemblyman-joins-2010-ag-race|newspaper=LegalNewsline|date=December 11, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130127162216/http://www.legalnewsline.com/news/217941-calif.-assemblyman-joins-2010-ag-race|archive-date=January 27, 2013}} requires lenders to operate a comprehensive home loan modification program or face a 90-day foreclosure moratorium. This is the first law of its kind in the nation (Chapter 5, Statutes of 2009)
• AB 2052 allows a victim of domestic violence to break a rental lease if the victim provides a police report or temporary restraining order to the landlord (Chapter 440, Statutes of 2008)
• AB 86 gives school districts the ability to discipline students who engage in cyberbullying (Chapter 646, Statutes of 2008){{cite news|last=Etengoff|first=Aharon|title=Cyber-bullying law wins state senate approval|url=http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1035658/cyber-bullying-law-wins-senate-approval|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191224223538/https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1035658/cyber-bullying-law-wins-senate-approval|url-status=unfit|archive-date=December 24, 2019|newspaper=The Inquirer|date=August 12, 2008}}
• AB 800 requires reporting of sewage spills, thereby allowing the local public safety officials to close down beaches and public areas affected by such spills (Chapter 371, Statutes of 2007){{cite web|title=Governor Schwarzenegger sign legislation to protect California's ocean and coast|url=http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=16548|publisher=BYM Marine Environment News|date=October 12, 2007}}
• AB 236 mandates the state to prioritize the purchase of fleet cars to enhance fuel efficiency and carbon reduction, and requires alternative-fuel-capable vehicles to use alternative fuels (Chapter 593, Statutes of 2007){{cite news|title=Governator to Terminate Greenhouse Emissions and Oil Dependence in California|url=http://www.ngvglobal.com/governator-to-terminate-greenhouse-emissions-and-oil-dependence-in-california-1014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090919033757/http://www.ngvglobal.com/governator-to-terminate-greenhouse-emissions-and-oil-dependence-in-california-1014|url-status=usurped|archive-date=September 19, 2009|newspaper=NGV Global News|date=October 14, 2007}}
• AB 392 requires employers to give spouses of Armed Forces members returning from deployment two weeks of unpaid leave if requested by the spouse (Chapter 361, Statutes of 2007){{cite news|title=California Governor Schwarzenegger Signs Bills to Benefit Veterans, Military Personnel in California|url=http://www.allamericanpatriots.com/48734516_california_california_governor_schwarzenegger_signs_bills_benefit_veterans_military_personn|newspaper=All American Patriots|date=October 10, 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013000848/http://www.allamericanpatriots.com/48734516_california_california_governor_schwarzenegger_signs_bills_benefit_veterans_military_personn|archive-date=October 13, 2007}} and
• AB 1150 bans health insurance companies from providing financial incentives to their employees for terminating health care coverage of patients (Chapter 188, Statutes of 2008).{{cite news|title=State probes Blue Cross|url=http://www.capitolweekly.net/article.php?xid=wxhuqgr1sxwu12|newspaper=Capitol Weekly|date=February 25, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120728174901/http://www.capitolweekly.net/article.php?xid=wxhuqgr1sxwu12|archive-date=July 28, 2012}}

Lieu sought the Democratic nomination in the 2010 California attorney general election. He finished fourth in the June primary, which was won by future Vice President Kamala Harris.

Lieu won a February 15, 2011, special election to fill the 28th Senate district following the death of incumbent Jenny Oropeza. He defeated four Republicans, one Democrat, and two independents.{{cite news|last=Chavez|first=Paul|title=Ted Lieu Wins Special Election for State Senate Seat|url=http://marinadelrey.patch.com/articles/ted-lieu-wins-special-election-for-state-senate-seat|newspaper=Marina del Rey Patch|date=February 15, 2011}}

On January 30, 2014, Lieu voted in favor of California Senate Constitutional Amendment 5.{{cite web|url=http://legiscan.com/CA/rollcall/SCA5/id/313934|title=Bill documents|access-date=January 30, 2014}} The proposed bill asked California voters to repeal provisions of Proposition 209 and permit state universities to consider an applicant's race, ethnicity or national origin in making admissions decisions. After hearing strong opposition to the bill from the Asian-American community, Lieu, along with senators Leland Yee and Carol Liu, who had also voted for the bill, jointly issued a statement on February 27 calling for the bill to be withheld pending further consultations with the "affected communities".[http://www.pasadenaweekly.com/cms/story/detail/a_giant_awakens/12902/ André Coleman & Kevin Uhrich, "A Giant Awakens" Pasadena Weekly] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140314030538/http://www.pasadenaweekly.com/cms/story/detail/a_giant_awakens/12902/ |date=March 14, 2014 }} March 12, 2014.

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{{See also|2014 United States House of Representatives elections in California#District 33}}

Lieu was the Democratic candidate for the 33rd congressional district, formerly represented by Henry Waxman, who retired in 2014 after 40 years in Congress.{{cite web|url=http://www.scpr.org/blogs/politics/2014/01/31/15741/ted-lieu-announces-run-for-congress-with-high-prof/|title=Ted Lieu announces run for Congress with high-profile endorsements|date=January 31, 2014|publisher=KPCC |access-date=January 31, 2014}} The 2010 redistricting placed a portion of Torrance, including Lieu's home, in the 33rd.

Lieu placed second in the June primary, but defeated Republican Elan Carr in the general election. He and Waxman are the only persons to represent this district since its creation in 1974 (it was the 24th from 1975 to 1993, the 29th from 1993 to 2003, the 30th from 2003 to 2013, and has been the 33rd since 2013).

Lieu successfully passed three laws in the 114th Congress, securing $35 million in funding to the West Los Angeles VA for seismic retrofits; reauthorizing the Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans; and restoring the Quarterly Financial Report. Lieu also introduced the Climate Solutions Act in the 114th Congress, which aimed to model national energy goals and climate emissions reduction targets after the state of California.{{Cite web|url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1971|title=H.R.1971 – 114th Congress (2015–2016): Climate Solutions Act of 2015|last=Lieu|first=Ted|date=April 24, 2015|website=congress.gov|access-date=March 23, 2020}}

In the 115th Congress, Lieu introduced H.R. 669 – Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2017, which would prohibit the president from using the Armed Forces to conduct a first-use nuclear strike unless such strike is conducted pursuant to a congressional declaration of war expressly authorizing such strike.{{cite web|url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/669|title= House Bill 0669 of the 115th Congress|date= January 24, 2017|publisher= The United States Congress|access-date= May 17, 2017}}

On March 8, 2017, Lieu introduced H.R. 1437 – No Money Bail Act of 2017. The bill proposes eliminating the money bail system for holding suspects in pretrial proceedings.{{cite web|url=https://www.congress.gov/member/ted-lieu/L000582?q={%22sponsorship%22:%22sponsored%22,%22congress%22:%22115%22|title= Congressman Ted Lieu|publisher= The United States Congress|access-date= May 17, 2017}}

Lieu is one of two Taiwanese American members of the 114th United States Congress, along with New York's Grace Meng.{{cite news|title=Ted W. Lieu elected second Taiwan-born U.S. congressman|url=http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20141106000088&cid=1101|access-date=August 24, 2015|agency=Central News Agency|date=November 6, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141111094841/http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20141106000088&cid=1101|archive-date=November 11, 2014}}

He was voted Democratic Freshman Class president of the House by his colleagues, succeeding Joaquín Castro. Lieu serves on two influential committees in Congress: the House Judiciary Committee and the House Foreign Affairs Committee.

Lieu voted against the Iran deal.{{cite web|url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/114-2015/h493|title=H.R. 3461: To approve the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, ... – House Vote #493 – Sep 11, 2015|website=GovTrack.us}}

Lieu received praise from the online privacy community when he introduced bipartisan legislation to prevent states from forcing companies to weaken encryption for law enforcement purposes.{{Cite web|title = House bill would kill state, local bills that aim to weaken smartphone crypto|url=https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/02/house-bill-would-kill-state-local-bills-that-aim-to-weaken-smartphone-crypto|website = Ars Technica |date = February 10, 2016|access-date = February 10, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160210135332/http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/02/house-bill-would-kill-state-local-bills-that-aim-to-weaken-smartphone-crypto/|archive-date = February 10, 2016|url-status = live}}

On September 16, 2015, Lieu and Justin Amash introduced a bill{{cite news|last1=Ted W. Lieu|title=Introduction of the Bill.|url=https://lieu.house.gov/sites/lieu.house.gov/files/documents/LIEU_015_xml.pdf|access-date=February 10, 2016|work=Mr. Ted W. Lieu|date=September 16, 2015}} to reduce funding for the Drug Enforcement Administration's Cannabis Eradication Program,{{cite news|last1=Mark Ram|title=Civil Forfeiture for Marijuana Businesses.|url=http://marijuanainvestments.org/civil-forfeiture-for-marijuana-businesses/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160222200244/http://marijuanainvestments.org/civil-forfeiture-for-marijuana-businesses/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=February 22, 2016|access-date=February 10, 2016|work=Mark Ram|date=October 5, 2015}} under which real estate and chattels can be seized if they have been used for marijuana trafficking and abuse.{{cite news|last1=Nick Sibilla|title=New Bill Would Cut Off Federal Forfeiture Funds For DEA Marijuana Seizures.|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/instituteforjustice/2015/09/21/new-bill-would-cut-off-federal-forfeiture-funds-for-dea-marijuana-seizures|access-date=February 10, 2016|work=Nick Sibilla|date=September 21, 2015}}

On July 22, it was announced that Lieu would speak at the 2016 Democratic National Convention, along with three other California House Democrats.{{Citation needed|date=May 2021}}

On November 6, 2017, while the House of Representatives chambers was holding a moment of silence was held for the 26 victims of a church shooting in Texas, Lieu filmed and posted a video message calling for gun law reform. Lieu said, "I’ve been to too many moments of silences. In just my short career in Congress, three of the worst mass shootings in U.S. history have occurred. I will not be silent. What we need is we need action. We need to pass gun safety legislation now."washingtonpost.com November 7, 2017: [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/11/07/i-cant-do-this-again-why-a-congressman-walked-out-of-moment-of-silence-for-texas-victims/ ‘I can’t do this again’: Why a congressman walked out of moment of silence for Texas victims]

Lieu is a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.{{cite web|title=Members|url=https://cpc.grijalva.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=71§iontree=2,71|publisher=Congressional Progressive Caucus|access-date=October 12, 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171022024104/https://cpc.grijalva.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=71§iontree=2,71|archive-date=October 22, 2017}}

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On April 25, 2018, 57 members of the House of Representatives, including Lieu, released a condemnation of Holocaust distortion in Ukraine and Poland.{{cite news |title=Congress members urge US stand against Holocaust denial in Ukraine, Poland |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/congress-members-urge-us-stand-against-holocaust-denial-in-ukraine-poland/ |work=The Times of Israel |date=April 25, 2018}} They criticized Poland's new Holocaust law, which would criminalize accusing Poland of complicity in the Holocaust, and Ukraine's 2015 memory laws glorifying Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) and its leaders, such as Roman Shukhevych.{{cite web|url=http://defendinghistory.com/57-members-of-us-house-of-representatives-condemn-holocaust-distortion-in-ukraine-and-poland/94506|title=57 Members of US House of Representatives Condemn Holocaust Distortion in Ukraine and Poland|first=Defending|last=History|date=April 25, 2018}}

In 2019, Lieu signed a letter led by Representative Ro Khanna and Senator Rand Paul to President Trump asserting that it is "long past time to rein in the use of force that goes beyond congressional authorization" and that they hoped this would "serve as a model for ending hostilities in the future—in particular, as you and your administration seek a political solution to our involvement in Afghanistan."{{cite news|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2019/04/03/congress-syria-withdrawal-1252185|title=Rand Paul, Ocasio-Cortez praise Trump for Syria withdrawal|first=Burgess|last=Everett|date=April 3, 2019|work=Politico}}{{cite news|url=https://thehill.com/policy/defense/437144-rand-paul-teams-up-with-ocasio-cortez-omar-to-press-trump-on-syria-withdrawal|title=Rand Paul teams up with Ocasio-Cortez, Omar to press Trump on Syria withdrawal|first=Alexander|last=Bolton|date=April 3, 2019|work=The Hill}}

In December 2019, an attorney for congressman Devin Nunes sent a letter to Lieu threatening to sue over Lieu's comments about Nunes's relationship with Ukrainian-born American businessman Lev Parnas. In response, Lieu wrote, "I welcome any lawsuit from your client and look forward to taking discovery of Congressman Nunes. Or, you can take your letter and shove it."{{Cite news|last=Iati|first=Marisa|title='Shove it,' Rep. Ted Lieu tells GOP colleague Devin Nunes in response to lawsuit threat|language=en-US|newspaper=The Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/01/17/ted-lieu-devin-nunes-shove-it/|access-date=October 14, 2020|issn=0190-8286}}

In October 2020, Lieu co-signed a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that condemned Azerbaijan’s offensive operations against the Armenian-populated enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh, denounced Turkey’s role in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, and called for an immediate ceasefire.{{cite news |title=Senate and House Leaders to Secretary of State Pompeo: Cut Military Aid to Azerbaijan; Sanction Turkey for Ongoing Attacks Against Armenia and Artsakh |url=https://armenianweekly.com/2020/10/02/senate-and-house-leaders-to-secretary-of-state-pompeo-cut-military-aid-to-azerbaijan-sanction-turkey-for-ongoing-attacks-against-armenia-and-artsakh/ |work=The Armenian Weekly |date=October 2, 2020}}

On January 12, 2021, Lieu was named an impeachment manager (prosecutor) for the second impeachment trial of President Trump.{{Cite web|date=January 12, 2021|title=Pelosi Names Impeachment Managers|url=https://www.speaker.gov/newsroom/11221-0|access-date=January 13, 2021|website=Speaker Nancy Pelosi|language=en|archive-date=February 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210211012154/https://www.speaker.gov/newsroom/11221-0|url-status=dead}}

Lieu voted in favor of three military aid package supplementals for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan respectively in April 2024, along with most Democrats.{{Cite web |last1=Washington |first1=U. S. Capitol Room H154 |last2=p:225-7000 |first2=DC 20515-6601 |date=2024-04-20 |title=Roll Call 152 Roll Call 152, Bill Number: H. R. 8034, 118th Congress, 2nd Session |url=https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2024152?Page=1 |access-date=2024-04-22 |website=Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives |language=en}}{{Cite web |last1=Washington |first1=U. S. Capitol Room H154 |last2=p:225-7000 |first2=DC 20515-6601 |date=2024-04-20 |title=Roll Call 151 Roll Call 151, Bill Number: H. R. 8035, 118th Congress, 2nd Session |url=https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2024151?Page=1 |access-date=2024-04-22 |website=Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives |language=en}}{{Cite web |last1=Washington |first1=U. S. Capitol Room H154 |last2=p:225-7000 |first2=DC 20515-6601 |date=2024-04-20 |title=Roll Call 146 Roll Call 146, Bill Number: H. R. 8036, 118th Congress, 2nd Session |url=https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2024146?Page=1 |access-date=2024-04-22 |website=Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives |language=en}}

For the 118th Congress:{{cite web |title=Ted Lieu |url=https://clerk.house.gov/members/L000582 |publisher=Clerk of the United States House of Representatives |access-date=30 April 2023}}

• Committee on Foreign Affairs
• Committee on the Judiciary
• Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet
• Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust

In the past Rep. Lieu has also served on the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

• House Baltic Caucus{{cite web|title=Members|url=http://housebalticcaucus.webs.com/members|publisher=House Baltic Caucus|access-date=February 21, 2018|archive-date=June 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220619215630/https://housebalticcaucus.webs.com/members|url-status=dead}}
• Congressional Arts Caucus{{cite web|title=Membership|url=https://artscaucus-slaughter.house.gov/membership|publisher=Congressional Arts Caucus|access-date=March 13, 2018|archive-date=June 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612140644/https://artscaucus-slaughter.house.gov/membership|url-status=dead}}
• Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (Whip){{cite web|title=Members|url=https://capac-chu.house.gov/members|publisher=Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus|access-date=May 17, 2018}}
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• Congressional Caucus for the Equal Rights Amendment{{cite web|title=Membership|author=|url=https://bush.house.gov/era/about/membership|format=|publisher=Congressional Caucus for the Equal Rights Amendment|date=|accessdate=12 September 2024}}
• Rare Disease Caucus{{cite web|title=Rare Disease Congressional Caucus|author=|url=https://everylifefoundation.org/rare-advocates/rarecaucus/rarecaucus-members/|format=|publisher=Every Life Foundation for Rare Diseases|date=|accessdate=10 December 2024}}

From 2016 to 2018, Lieu made four donations totaling $51,046 from his campaign account to his alma mater, Stanford University.{{Cite web|title=Browse Disbursements|url=https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/|access-date=2021-08-12|website=FEC.gov|language=en}} In 2020 Stanford admitted Lieu's eldest son, Brennan.{{Cite web|title=Brennan Chim Lieu's Profile {{!}} Stanford Profiles|url=https://profiles.stanford.edu/brennan-lieu|access-date=2021-08-12|website=profiles.stanford.edu}} National Review and The Washington Examiner raised questions about the propriety of the donations.{{Cite web|date=2021-08-12|title=Why did Ted Lieu's campaign donate $50,000 to Stanford before his son applied to Stanford?|url=https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/why-did-ted-lieus-campaign-donate-50-000-to-stanford-before-his-son-applied-to-stanford|access-date=2021-08-12|website=Washington Examiner|language=en}} An opinion writer for The Examiner noted that other members of Congress have donated to universities and asserted, "Lieu's $50,000 to Stanford is the second-largest contribution on record from an active congressional candidate to a college or university."{{Cite web|date=2021-08-12|title=Ted Lieu's $50,000 donation from his campaign to Stanford is not normal|url=https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/ted-lieus-50k-donation-from-his-campaign-to-stanford-is-not-normal|access-date=2021-08-12|website=Washington Examiner|language=en}} Former FEC chairman Bradley Smith told the Review that donations to universities from campaign funds were not improper and "It's actually relatively common for congressmen, especially senators who might have big campaign funds built up, to give a bunch of money to their alma mater."{{Cite web|url=https://www.nationalreview.com/news/ted-lieus-stanford-donations-likely-legal-but-may-raise-ethical-questions-campaign-finance-expert-says/|title=Ted Lieu's Stanford Donations Likely Legal but May Raise Ethical Questions, Campaign Finance Expert Says|website=National Review|date=August 12, 2021}} In 2012–13, parental donations needed to be at least $500,000 (nearly ten times the amount of Lieu's donations) before a student would appear on the list the Office of Development provided to the Stanford admission office.{{cite news|url=https://stanforddaily.com/2013/03/12/connections-to-university-can-affect-admissions-decision/|title=Connections to University can affect admissions decision|newspaper=The Stanford Daily|date=March 12, 2013|last=Moore|first=Justine}}{{cite news|url=https://patch.com/california/paloalto/inside-stanford-s-exclusive-admission-path-c38ea20a|title=Inside Stanford's Exclusive Admission Path|newspaper=Patch|date=July 16, 2012|last=Swart|first=Adam}}

Lieu is considered a political progressive. He voted with President Joe Biden's stated position 100% of the time in the 117th Congress, according to a FiveThirtyEight analysis.{{Cite web |last1=Bycoffe |first1=Aaron |last2=Wiederkehr |first2=Anna |date=2021-04-22 |title=Does Your Member Of Congress Vote With Or Against Biden? |url=https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/biden-congress-votes/house/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423141050/https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/biden-congress-votes/house/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 23, 2021 |access-date=2023-11-15 |website=FiveThirtyEight |language=en}}

Lieu describes himself as "100% pro-choice."VoteSmart 2014 Cal. Congressional Political Courage Test, Aug 30, 2014 As of 2022, he has a 100% rating from NARAL Pro-Choice America and an F rating from the Susan B. Anthony List for his abortion-related voting record.{{cite web |title=Congressional Record |url=https://www.prochoiceamerica.org/laws-policy/congressional-record/#2020 |website=NARAL Pro-Choice America |access-date=28 June 2022}}{{cite web |title=Ted Lieu |url=https://sbaprolife.org/representative/ted-lieu |website=SBA Pro-Life America |access-date=28 June 2022}} Lieu opposed the Supreme Court decision overturning of Roe v. Wade.{{cite web |title=REP LIEU STATEMENT ON SUPREME COURT DECISION OVERTURNING ROE V. WADE |url=https://lieu.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-lieu-statement-supreme-court-decision-overturning-roe-v-wade |website=Congressman Ted Lieu |access-date=28 June 2022 |language=en |date=24 June 2022}}

{{See also|List of U.S. jurisdictions banning conversion therapy for minors}}

In 2012, Lieu authored a bill{{Cite web|url=http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB1172|title=Bill Text – SB-1172 Sexual orientation change efforts.|website=leginfo.legislature.ca.gov}} that bans the provision of sexual orientation change efforts (including conversion therapy) to minors. This bill passed both the State Assembly and Senate with substantial support, and was signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown in 2012.{{cite news|title= California bans gay-to-straight 'conversion' therapy for minors |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/10/california-first-state-to-ban-gay-to-straight-conversion-therapy.html| newspaper= Los Angeles Times |date=October 1, 2012}} This made California the first U.S. state to have such a ban. Several other states and the District of Columbia have followed in enacting bans on sexual orientation change efforts with minors.{{cite news |title= D.C. bans gay conversion therapy of minors |newspaper= The Washington Post |date= December 2, 2014 |first= Aaron C. |last= Davis |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/dc-bans-gay-conversion-therapy/2014/12/02/58e6aae4-7a67-11e4-84d4-7c896b90abdc_story.html }} As U.S. representative, Lieu has introduced the Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act, a bill for a federal ban on conversion therapy, following statements by President Obama opposing the practice.{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/ted-lieu-introduces-first-federal-ban-sex-conversion-therapy-n361546|title=Ted Lieu Introduces First Federal Ban on Gay Conversion Therapy|publisher=NBC News|date=May 20, 2015}}

Lieu supports banning hydrofluoric acid (HF) at oil refineries, where it is often the chemical used for producing the high octane alkylate component of gasoline.  He has pointed out the danger of storing the volatile chemical on site at refineries, where explosions are not uncommon, where there are limited safeguards against natural disasters and terrorist incidents, and where many plants already have long histories of limited accidental HF release incidents.{{Cite web |last=Lieu |first=Ted |date=August 8, 2017 |title=Letter from Representatives Lieu and Barragan to Dr. William Burke, Chair, South Coast Air Quality Management District |url=https://traawebsite.files.wordpress.com/2021/06/congressmante-lieucongresswomannanettebarragan.pdf |access-date=October 19, 2023 |website=Torrance Refinery Action Alliance}}  A larger release could cause a toxic ground hugging cloud leading to a mass casualty event in the vicinity of the release site.{{Cite news |last=Wigglesworth |first=Alex |date=February 15, 2020 |title=Activists marking Torrance refinery explosion anniversary call for investigation |work=Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-02-15/activists-mark-torrance-refinery-explosion-anniversary-with-call-for-investigation-into-use-of-toxic-acid }}

File:Crying children who have been separated from their families at the U.S. border.webm recording of crying children separated from their families played by Lieu on the House floor]]On June 22, 2018, Lieu played an audio clip of children taken from their parents under the Trump administration family separation policy crying and calling for their parents. Karen Handel, Republican representative from Georgia, who was presiding over the session, called on Lieu to stop playing the clip, citing a rule (House Rule 17) that prohibits persons on the floor of the House from using "a mobile electronic device that impairs decorum."{{Cite web |last=Murray |first=Stephanie |date=June 22, 2018 |title=House Dem in 'breach of decorum' for playing audio of migrant kids crying |url=https://politi.co/2yzD1Gz |access-date=October 14, 2020 |website=Politico |language=en}} Lieu responded, "Why are we hiding this from the American people? I think the American people need to hear this."

{{See also|U.S. support for Saudi-led operations in Yemen}}

Lieu has been publicly raising concerns over U.S. support for Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen. In March 2016 he sent a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry and Secretary of Defense Ash Carter. Lieu wrote in the letter that the "apparent indiscriminate airstrikes on civilian targets in Yemen seem to suggest that either the coalition is grossly negligent in its targeting or is intentionally targeting innocent civilians. ... Some of these strikes look like war crimes to me, and I want to get answers as to why the U.S. appears to be assisting in the execution of war crimes in Yemen."{{cite web|url=http://www.salon.com/2016/03/17/look_like_war_crimes_to_me_congressman_raises_concerns_over_u_s_support_for_saudi_war_in_yemen/ |title="Look like war crimes to me": Congressman raises concerns over U.S. support for Saudi war in Yemen |work=Salon |date=March 17, 2016}}

In April 2017 Lieu again criticized U.S. involvement in Saudi Arabian military campaign in Yemen, highlighting that Al Qaeda in Yemen "has emerged as a de facto ally of the Saudi-led militaries with whom [Trump] administration aims to partner more closely."{{cite news|url=https://www.thenation.com/article/americas-support-for-saudi-arabias-war-on-yemen-must-end|title=America's Support for Saudi Arabia's War on Yemen Must End|date=April 5, 2017|work=The Nation}}

{{See also|List of Chinese spy cases in the United States}}

In 2015, Lieu called for a Justice Department investigation into the arrests of several Chinese-American scientists for espionage.{{cite news |title=Rep. Lieu wants to know if Asian American scientists accused of espionage were targeted |url=https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-ted-lieu-espionage-letter-story.html |work=Los Angeles Times |date=November 5, 2015}} On February 13, 2018, in a Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing focused on Chinese espionage in the United States, Senator Marco Rubio asked FBI director Christopher A. Wray about the risk posed by China's students in advanced science and mathematics programs.{{cite web |url=https://www.intelligence.senate.gov/hearings/open-hearing-worldwide-threats-hearing-1 |title=Open hearing on worldwide threats |date=February 13, 2018 |publisher=U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence |access-date=October 6, 2019 |archive-date=March 15, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180315001708/https://www.intelligence.senate.gov/hearings/open-hearing-worldwide-threats-hearing-1 |url-status=dead }} Sequence commences at video timestamp 01:15:38.{{cite interview |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/fbi-chief-biggest-threats-china-spies-terror-rise-violent-crime-n858786 |title=FBI chief on biggest threats: China spies, terror, rise in violent crime |subject=Christopher Wray |interviewer=Pete Williams |date=March 21, 2018 |publisher=NBC News }} Lieu criticized Wray's response as "irresponsible generalizations" implying that all Chinese students and scholars were spies.{{cite news |url=http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/chinese-students-in-us-a-threat-fbi-chiefs-claim-slammed-as-irresponsible |title=Chinese students in US a threat? FBI chief's claim slammed as 'irresponsible' |date=February 23, 2018 |newspaper=The Straits Times }}

In 2023, after the release of ChatGPT, Lieu wrote in the New York Times to call for regulation of artificial intelligence, arguing that "Failure to do so could lead to a future where the risks of AI far outweigh its benefits."{{Cite news |last=Lieu |first=Ted |date=2023-01-23 |title=Opinion {{!}} I'm a Congressman Who Codes. A.I. Freaks Me Out. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/23/opinion/ted-lieu-ai-chatgpt-congress.html |access-date=2024-06-24 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}} Later the same year, Lieu signed an open letter from the Center for AI Safety, which stated "Mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority alongside other societal-scale risks such as pandemics and nuclear war."{{Cite web |last=mshaw |date=2024-06-11 |title=Downplaying AI's existential risks is a fatal error, some say |url=https://rollcall.com/2024/06/11/downplaying-ais-existential-risks-is-a-fatal-error-some-say/ |access-date=2024-06-24 |website=Roll Call |language=en-US}}

File:California State Senator Ted Lieu (14023404919).jpg

Lieu and his wife Betty Lieu (a former California deputy attorney general) reside in Torrance, California, with their two sons, Brennan and Austin.{{cite web|title=Sen. Ted Lieu's biography |url=http://air.senate.ca.gov/sentedlieusbiography|publisher=California State Senate: Select Committee on Air Quality|access-date=April 30, 2012}} Lieu is Catholic.{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/11/07/i-cant-do-this-again-why-a-congressman-walked-out-of-moment-of-silence-for-texas-victims/ |title='I can't do this again': Why a congressman walked out of moment of silence for Texas victims |author=Cleve R. Wootson Jr. |date=November 7, 2017 |access-date=June 21, 2021 |newspaper=the Washington Post }}{{cite web |last1=Villarreal |first1=Daniel |title=Ted Lieu "dares" Catholic Church to deny him communion, citing beliefs on abortion, contraceptives |url=https://www.newsweek.com/ted-lieu-dares-catholic-church-deny-him-communion-citing-beliefs-abortion-1602211 |website=Newsweek |access-date=28 June 2022 |language=en |date=18 June 2021}}

During the first presidency of Donald Trump, Lieu was known for rebutting Trump's tweets on his personal account, @tedlieu. Lieu said "I just decided that if Donald Trump was going to say 27 crazy, misleading things a week, I am going to point out that he said 27 crazy, misleading things, and to not allow him to get away with it".{{cite news | last= Kopan |first=Tal|url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/How-Ted-Lieu-became-Trump-s-top-Twitter-critic-13825934.php | title=How Southern California Rep. Ted Lieu became Trump's top Twitter critic | date=May 8, 2019 | work=San Francisco Chronicle|access-date=June 22, 2020}}

In 2023, Lieu was honored with the Carnegie Corporation of New York's Great Immigrants Award.{{Cite web |date=2023-06-28 |title=Pedro Pascal and World Bank's Ajay Banga among those named to Carnegie's 2023 Great Immigrants list |url=https://apnews.com/article/pedro-pascal-ajay-banga-carnegie-great-immigrants-f28abf588332dd3bf2fe089100efb279 |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=AP News |language=en}}

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|candidate = Ted Lieu

|votes = 25,285

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|candidate = Mary Jo Ford

|votes = 8,108

|percentage = 19.22}}

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|candidate = Paul Nowatka

|votes = 4,928

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|party = California Republican Party

|candidate = Greg Hill

|votes = 2,109

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|candidate = Paul Whitehead

|votes = 912

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|candidate = James R. Smith

|votes = 843

|percentage = 2.00}}

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| candidate = Ted Lieu (incumbent)

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| percentage = 58.48}}

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| candidate = Mary Jo Ford

| votes = 47,534

| percentage = 36.82}}

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| candidate = Peter Thottam

| votes = 3,070

| percentage = 2.38}}

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|party = Peace and Freedom Party

|candidate = Karl Abrams

|votes = 2,997

|percentage = 2.32}}

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| percentage = 100}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

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| candidate = Ted Lieu (incumbent)

| votes = 127,117

| percentage = 67.33}}

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|party = California Republican Party

| candidate = Thomas Vidal

| votes = 61,692

| percentage = 32.67}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 188,809

| percentage = 100}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = California Democratic Party}}

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| title=California Attorney General election, 2010: Democratic primary{{cite web|title=2010 California primary election results|date=June 8, 2010|url=http://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2010-primary/pdf/2010-complete-sov.pdf#page=23%22%3E}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Kamala Harris

| party = California Democratic Party

| votes = 762,995

| percentage = 33.53}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Alberto Torrico

| party = California Democratic Party

| votes = 354,792

| percentage = 15.59}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Chris Kelly

| party = California Democratic Party

| votes = 350,757

| percentage = 15.41}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Ted Lieu

| party = California Democratic Party

| votes = 237,618

| percentage = 10.44}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Pedro Nava

| party = California Democratic Party

| votes = 222,941

| percentage = 9.80}}

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| candidate = Rocky Delgadillo

| party = California Democratic Party

| votes = 219,494

| percentage = 9.64}}

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| candidate = Mike Schmier

| party = California Democratic Party

| votes = 127,291

| percentage = 5.59}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|

|party = California Democratic Party

|candidate = Ted Lieu

|votes = 31,723

|percentage = 56.72}}

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|party = California Republican Party

|candidate = Bob Valentine

|votes = 14,141

|percentage = 25.28}}

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|party = California Republican Party

|candidate = Martha Flores-Gibson

|votes = 3,885

|percentage = 6.95}}

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|party = No Party Preference

|candidate = Mark Lipman

|votes = 1,912

|percentage = 3.42}}

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|party = California Democratic Party

|candidate = Kevin Thomas McGurk

|votes = 1,416

|percentage = 2.53}}

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|party = California Republican Party

|candidate = James Thompson

|votes = 1,301

|percentage = 2.33}}

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|party = California Republican Party

|candidate = Jeffrey Fortini

|votes = 1,246

|percentage = 2.23}}

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|candidate = Michael Chamness

|votes = 309

|percentage = 0.55}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Elan Carr

| votes = 23,476

| percentage = 21.61}}

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| candidate = Ted Lieu

| votes = 20,432

| percentage = 18.81}}

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| candidate = Wendy Greuel

| votes = 17,988

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| candidate = Marianne Williamson

| votes = 14,335

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| candidate = Matt Miller

| votes = 13,005

| percentage = 11.97}}

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| candidate = Lily Gilani

| votes = 7,673

| percentage = 7.06}}

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| candidate = Kevin Mottus

| votes = 2,561

| percentage = 2.36}}

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| candidate = Barbara Mulvaney

| votes = 2,516

| percentage = 2.32}}

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| candidate = David Kanuth

| votes = 1,554

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| candidate = Kristie Holmes

| votes = 994

| percentage = 0.91}}

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| candidate = Mark Matthew Herd

| votes = 883

| percentage = 0.81}}

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| candidate = Michael Ian Sachs

| votes = 732

| percentage = 0.67}}

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| candidate = Michael Shapiro

| votes = 650

| percentage = 0.60}}

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| candidate = Tom Fox

| votes = 509

| percentage = 0.47}}

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| candidate = Zein E. Obagi Jr.

| votes = 477

| percentage = 0.44}}

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| candidate = Vincent Flaherty

| votes = 345

| percentage = 0.32}}

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| votes = 327

| percentage = 0.30}}

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| votes = 188

| percentage = 0.17}}

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|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Ted Lieu

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|percentage = 59.19}}

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|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Elan Carr

|votes = 74,700

|percentage = 40.81}}

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| candidate = Ted Lieu (incumbent)

| votes = 219,397

| percentage = 66.44}}

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|party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Kenneth Wright

| votes = 110,822

| percentage = 33.56}}

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| percentage = 100}}

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