Ted Lieu
Bio | Ted Lieu is currently serving as a Representative, but has previous experience in the Senate and Air Force. Lieu is a Taiwan native and immigrated to the US when he was 3. Lieu attended Stanford for a BA in Computer Science and then continued to Georgetown for law school. |
Status and Position | Current US House of Representatives of California |
Political Party and Jurisdiction | Democrat, California |
Elections | Election Jurisdiction | Started Campaign | Campaign Status | Poll Rankings (of the vote) |
| 2020 House of Representatives Election CA-33 | CA-33 | Yes | Running |
Campaign Financing | Lieu's financing mostly comes from lawyers/law firms as well as the retired population. His top contributors are It Starts Today and Munger, Tolles & Olson. He accepts funds from both individuals and PACs. |
Voting Rights | Lieu has not made a clear statement regarding voting rights. |
Opinions on Issues
Issues | Stance | Summary |
| Universal Healthcare | For | He wants to ensure that every individual has access to affordable healthcare. He sees access to quality healthcare as a right. He supports expanding and strengthening Medicare. |
| Socialized Healthcare | Unknown | He has not made a specific statement about Socialized Healthcare. |
| Private Healthcare | Nuance | Lieu supports universal health care (allowing private insurers) but does not support for-profit private insurance. |
| LGBT Rights | For | Lieu supports LGBT rights. Lieu sponsored the LGBTQ Data Inclusion Act. This requires survey data to be collected to include demographics including information on sexual orientation and gender identity. He also introduced a federal ban on LGBTQ conversion therapy. |
| Taxes | For | Lieu supports taxes. He spoke out against the GOP tax plan to eliminate State and Local tax deduction. He stated that this would negatively impact the middle class families and benefit the wealthy. |
| Flat Tax Rate | Against | Lieu does not support a flat tax rate. He spoke out against the GOP tax plan to eliminate State and Local tax deduction. He stated that this would negatively impact the middle class families and benefit the wealthy. |
| Abortion | For | He is pro-choice Lieu is pro-choice and is endorsed by Planned Parenthood. |
| Gun Control | For | Lieu supports stricter gun control. Lieu supports restrictions on gun sales and possession as well as requiring background checks on sales and transfers. |
| Assisted Suicide | Unknown | Lieu has yet to make a statement about his stance on assisted suicide. Lieu supports restrictions on gun sales and possession as well as requiring background checks on sales and transfers. |
| Government Interference | For | Lieu supports government interference on issues such as gun control and healthcare. |
| Planned Parenthood | For | Lieu is endorsed by Planned Parenthood. |
| Welfare | For | Lieu has cosponsored many welfare bills and has shown his support. Lieu has cosponsored a variety of Social Welfare bills such as the National Poverty Research Center Authorization Act, Fair COLA for Seniors Act and Social Security 2100 Act. |
| Welfare | Unknown | Lieu has not made his position clear about STEM cell research. |
| Death Penalty | Against | He does not support the Death Penalty. He does not believe the current death penalty law is effective. He sees the racial bias involved and is supporting reforms to the law. |
| Mandatory Prison Sentence | Against | Introduced a proposal to abolish the bail system that unfairly hurts the poor. |
| Military Spending | Against | He supports funding for veterans, but voted no on the NDAA in 2015. |
| War on Terrorism | For | Lieu supports targeting suspected terrorists. |
| Foreign Policy International Interaction | For | He supports international interaction. Lieu finds the interconnections around the world to be very important, and believes that it starts at the local level. He introduced a bipartisan bill that encouraged state and city international diplomacy. |
| United Nations power | Against | He does not support the UN Security Council's ability to single out one side in a conflict. |
| Nationalism | Against | He is against white nationalism. |
| Free Markets | Unknown | He has not made a specific statement about his stance on free markets. N/A |
| Brexit | Unknown | Lieu has not made a clear statement about Brexit. |
| Affirmative Action | For | Lieu showed his support for affirmative action during the Harvard Admissions lawsuit. |
| Government Spending | For | Supports government spending but does not support military spending. |
| Charter Schools | Unknown | His stance on charter schools is unknown. |
| Common Core | For | Lieu supports common core. Lieu voted for the MAPP standard which measures progress rather than achievement. This implies support of common core. |
| Clean Energy | For | Lieu supports clean energy. Lieu introduced one of the boldest climate change bills that encourages renewable energy and will eventually require that electricity comes from renewable sources. He thinks climate change is the greatest threat to the nation's security. |
| Religious Freedom | For | He supports religious freedom. Lieu cosponsored the Freedom of Religion Act of 2019. This Bill guarantees that no one will be denied entry to the US on the basis of religion. |
| Separation of Church and State | Unknown | Lieu has not made a clear statement about the separation of church and state. |
| Slavery Reparations | For | Lieu cosponsored the Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans. |
| Border Control | Against | Lieu is very against Trump's border control policies. He does not support the detainment and separation of children at the border. He and his family are immigrants, and is one of the strongest voices against Trump and his border control. |
| Passenger Profiling | Against | Lieu does not support any act of racial profiling. |
| DACA | For | Lieu was outraged by Trump ending DACA. |
| Sanctuary Cities | Unknown | He has not made a statement on the issue. |
| Legalizing Marijuana | For | He supports the legalization of marijuana. |