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Ted Lieu's Campaign Funding and Committee Role

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By Christopher Smoot, Founder & Editor · Last verified against source: August 14, 2026

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Biography and Office

Born 1969.

Congressional service:

Committee Assignments

Why this matters: committee seats are where legislative influence actually happens -- they are frequently the direct explanation for which industries and interest groups direct money toward a given member.

Timeline

Who This Is

Rep. Ted Lieu, a Democrat representing California’s 36th district, has served in the U.S. House since 2015. This page breaks down the $402,689.13 in direct organizational and PAC contributions he received and the $499.63 in supporting independent expenditures, for a combined estimated support of $403,188.76. The figures reflect the current two‑year election cycle and separate donor types for transparency. All amounts are drawn from official FEC and campaign finance reports.

Top Organizational Funders (Current Cycle)

The largest direct donor is the Lieu Budzinski Victory Fund with $11,932.13, followed by the Ted Lieu Victory Fund – Unitemized at $6,223.50. Among the $5,000 contributions, the Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee (United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners) represents the construction trades, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action Committee reflects a foreign‑policy interest group, and the White Coat Waste Project PAC is linked to the healthcare waste sector. Independent‑expenditure support totals $499.63, led by the Planned Parenthood Advocacy Project Los Angeles County Action Fund with about $213.94 in spending and Courage California Super PAC contributing roughly $148.00; both groups voiced support, with no recorded opposing super‑PAC activity.

Funding Pattern

Lieu’s committee assignments on the Judiciary and Foreign Affairs panels intersect with several top donor sectors: the American Israel Public Affairs Committee aligns with his work on foreign policy issues overseen by the Foreign Affairs Committee, while the Carpenters and Plumbers unions relate to labor matters that often surface in Judiciary oversight of labor law. Accounting‑firm PACs such as PricewaterhouseCoopers and Ernst & Young contribute at the $5,000 level, a sector that may be impacted by Judiciary deliberations on tax and financial regulation. Education interests are represented by the American Federation of Teachers, another $5,000 donor, which could be relevant to Judiciary hearings on school policy. Independent‑expenditure activity is modest and exclusively supportive, with no opposition spending recorded. No recent votes on tracked legislation are available, so direct alignment between votes and donor interests cannot be assessed at this time.

Contribution data sourced from FEC.gov public records. Campaign contributions to registered PACs are legal and regulated; this page reports facts without implying wrongdoing. The "Funding Pattern" section is AI-synthesized analysis, read, edited where needed, and approved by a human editor before publication. Full methodology: Editorial & Methodology.

Recent Voting Record

Source: U.S. House Clerk, Electronic Voting System. Showing most recent recorded votes.

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