Who holds this office?
Ted Lieu is the current officeholder.
Ted Lieu began the current term on Jan 3, 2025. The sourced term ends Jan 3, 2027.
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Federal · House
U.S. Representative — California District 36
District 36CaliforniaNext election: November 3, 2026Seat filled
What this office actually does
U.S. Representative: powers, limits, and control
Represents a congressional district in the House and helps make federal law, set federal spending, conduct oversight, and perform powers reserved to the House.
COMMONLY CAN
Introduce, amend, debate, and vote on bills and resolutions.
DOES NOT CONTROL ALONE
Enact a federal law, appropriate money, or impeach an official alone.
Current term
Current officeholder
- Name
- Ted Lieu
- Party
- Democrat
- Term began
- Jan 3, 2025
- Term ends
- Jan 3, 2027
- Next election
- November 3, 2026
- Official phone
- 202-225-3976
- Official site
- Open official website ↗
- Federal campaign record
- FEC candidate H4CA33119 →
2026 election connection
2026 California District 36 U.S. House Election
6 identity-complete FEC filing records connect to this permanent office. Filing does not prove ballot qualification.
Election history
Official federal results
The permanent office remains connected to its 2016–2024 historical contests. Special and full-term results stay separate.
2024 · California U.S. House District 36General electionTed Lieu246,002 · 68.72%Open result →2022 · California U.S. House District 36General electionTed W. Lieu194,299 · 69.75%Open result →2020 · California U.S. House District 36General electionRaul Ruiz185,151 · 60.34%Open result →2018 · California U.S. House District 36General electionRaul Ruiz122,169 · 59.02%Open result →2016 · California U.S. House District 36General electionRaul Ruiz144,348 · 62.05%Open result →
District numbers connect the historical contest to the same numbered permanent office; they do not assert that district boundaries are unchanged across every cycle.
Official roll calls
Recent recorded votes by Ted Lieu
The member's vote as published by the House Clerk or U.S. Senate. This is a chronological record—not an ideology score, endorsement, attendance score, or inference about votes that were not recorded.
NayRemoving Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans ActU.S. House · Roll call 283 · Jul 23, 2026→YeaDirecting the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with IranU.S. House · Roll call 282 · Jul 23, 2026→NayEstablishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036U.S. House · Roll call 281 · Jul 22, 2026→NayStop Insider Trading ActU.S. House · Roll call 280 · Jul 22, 2026→YeaStop Insider Trading ActU.S. House · Roll call 279 · Jul 22, 2026→NayNational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027U.S. House · Roll call 278 · Jul 22, 2026→YeaNational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027U.S. House · Roll call 277 · Jul 22, 2026→NayH R 8800U.S. House · Roll call 276 · Jul 22, 2026→NayH R 8800U.S. House · Roll call 275 · Jul 22, 2026→NayH R 8800U.S. House · Roll call 274 · Jul 22, 2026→
The permanent record
Term history for District 36
Most recent first. The office persists; officeholders rotate through it. Each name opens a separate permanent person record.
Ted LieuDemocrat
Current termTed LieuDemocrat
Recorded termRaul RuizDemocrat
Recorded termRaul RuizDemocrat
Recorded termRaul RuizDemocrat
Recorded termRaul RuizDemocrat
Recorded termRaul RuizDemocrat
Recorded termJanice HahnDemocrat
Recorded termJane HarmanDemocrat
Recorded termJane HarmanDemocrat
Recorded termJane HarmanDemocrat
Recorded termJane HarmanDemocrat
Recorded termAbout this record
What this page answers
This is the canonical Election.org record for U.S. Representative — California District 36. It connects the permanent seat to its current holder, official contact information, the next federal election, prior terms, and campaign-finance identifiers. Party labels use the same neutral treatment for everyone.