Politician
Ted Lieu
Democrat · California · ran 4 times since 2020, won 4 · incumbent
FEC candidate H4CA33119
Ted Lieu (Democrat) raised $2.2M for the 2026 California 36th District race, $735K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
Raised, all runs
$8.0M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020
From PAC checks
30%
$2.4M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$14
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
Every run
Each general election, with the money behind it and the result.
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | California 36th District | $2.2M | 33% | $0 / $0 | – | $2.2M | ✓ Won |
| 2024 | California 36th District | $2.6M | 30% | $0 / $0 | – | $2.6M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | California 36th District | $1.5M | 28% | $0 / $0 | – | $1.5M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | California 33rd District | $1.7M | 31% | $14 / $0 | – | $1.7M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $994KUnion $496KTrade group $306KMembership $262KOther $259KSuper PAC $76KLeadership PAC $11KParty $810
- VotevetsSuper PAC$40K
- American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$33K
- Edison International PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$30K
- Employees of Northrop Grumman Corporation PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$30K
- National Association of Realtors Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$30K
- Ubs Americas Inc. Political Action Committee (Ubs PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- Pricewaterhousecoopers Political Action Committee ICorporateLobbyist PAC$13K
- Google LLC NetpacCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Bank of America Corporation Federal PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L EUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
- Air Line Pilots Association PACUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
- National Association of Broadcasters Political Action Committee (Nabpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- National Union of Healthcare Workers Federal Committee On Political Educationfor $14
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 23 key votes where Ted Lieu had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 9 times (39%). Money is PAC checks plus credited super PAC support across every run since 2020; “with industry” is the vote the industry lobbied for.
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDAA FY2027House · 2026 · 216–212 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $85K | Nay · against |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Members who trade stocks wanted nay | – | Nay · with industry |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $551K | Yea · with industry |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $153K– | Yea · with industryYea · against |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $153K | Nay · against |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $59K | Nay · against |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $551K | Yea · with industry |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $85K | Nay · against |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | $1K | Yea · with industry |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | $1K | Yea · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | –$77K | Nay · againstNay · against |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $77K | Nay · against |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $77K | Nay · against |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | $1K | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | $1K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $46K | Nay · against |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | $1K | Nay · against |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $46K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $46K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $85K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $203K | Nay · against |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $551K | Nay · with industry |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $85K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $46K | Nay · against |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $144K | Yea · against |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 · 220–207 | Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | –$203K$77K | Yea · againstYea · againstYea · against |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | – | Yea · against |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | – | Yea · against |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $203K | Yea · against |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | – | Yea · against |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $551K | Yea · with industry |
The revolving door
1 former aide now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Ted Lieu's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A former staffer gets the meeting.
Lucas GorakFormer congressional staff
Intern, Rep. Ted Lieu (2019); Intern, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State (2021)
Now lobbies for Norc At The University Of Chicago · via Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Ted Lieu's 2026 campaign?
- Ted Lieu (Democrat) raised $2.2M for the 2026 California 36th District race, $735K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Ted Lieu?
- American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action Committee ($18K), Pricewaterhousecoopers Political Action Committee I ($13K), Edison International PAC ($10K), Employees of Northrop Grumman Corporation PAC ($10K), Google LLC Netpac ($10K) in 2026.
- How much has Ted Lieu raised across elections?
- $2.2M in 2026 (California 36th District), $2.6M in 2024 (California 36th District), $1.5M in 2022 (California 36th District), $1.7M in 2020 (California 33rd District).