Ted W. Lieu

Ted W. Lieu is the U.S. Representative for California's 36th Congressional District and is serving his sixth term.¹ He sits on the House Judiciary and Foreign Affairs Committees and serves as Vice Chair of the House Democratic Caucus.¹ He previously served in the California State Assembly and State Senate, and on the Torrance City Council.² Lieu is a lawyer and a former active-duty Air Force officer who retired from the U.S. Air Force Reserve with the rank of colonel.³

In 2026, Lieu co-introduced the AI Kill Switch Act, which would require developers of advanced AI systems to maintain the ability to shut down their systems.³ He says he co-authored a provision in the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act to keep human control over nuclear launch decisions.⁴ He opposed a bill he said would cut health insurance for over 2.3 million Californians and introduced a bill to guarantee congressional office access for people in immigration detention.⁵ He has pushed for a national film and television tax credit.⁴ He served as an impeachment manager for the second impeachment trial of President Donald Trump.³

In Congress, Lieu passed laws to secure $35 million for seismic retrofits at the West Los Angeles VA and reauthorize a homeless veterans advisory committee.³ In 2026, he announced securing $13.7 million in federal funding for 14 local projects, including $1.09 million for a Beverly Hills water reliability project and $850,000 for a supportive housing project.⁶ His fentanyl overdose prevention bill, Tyler's Law, passed the House in September 2026.⁷ In the California legislature, he authored a ban on gay conversion therapy for minors and co-authored the state's Global Warming Solutions Act.¹