Ted Lieu

Ted Lieu
劉雲平
Official portrait, 2016
Vice Chair of the House Democratic Caucus
Assumed office
January 3, 2023
LeaderHakeem Jeffries
Preceded byPete Aguilar
Co-Chair of the House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee
In office
January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2023
LeaderNancy Pelosi
Preceded byCheri Bustos
David Cicilline
Hakeem Jeffries
Succeeded byVeronica Escobar
Dean Phillips
Lauren Underwood
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from California
Assumed office
January 3, 2015
Preceded byHenry Waxman
Constituency33rd district (2015–2023)
36th district (2023–present)
Member of the California State Senate
from the 28th district
In office
February 18, 2011 – November 30, 2014
Preceded byJenny Oropeza
Succeeded byJeff Stone (redistricted)
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 53rd district
In office
September 21, 2005 – November 30, 2010
Preceded byMike Gordon
Succeeded byBetsy Butler
Personal details
Born (1969-03-29) March 29, 1969 (age 55)
Taipei, Taiwan Province, Republic of China
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Betty Lieu
(m. 2002)
Children2
EducationStanford University (BA, BS)
Georgetown University (JD)
WebsiteHouse website
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Air Force
Years of service1995–1999 (active)
2000–2021 (reserve)
Rank Colonel
UnitJudge Advocate General's Corps
Awards
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese劉雲平
Simplified Chinese刘云平
Hanyu PinyinLiú Yúnpíng
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLiú Yúnpíng
Wade–GilesLiu2 Yün2-p'ing2
IPA[ljǒʊ y̌n.pʰǐŋ]

Ted W. Lieu (Chinese: 劉雲平; /lj/ LEW; born March 29, 1969) is an American lawyer and politician who has represented California's 36th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives since 2023. He represented the 33rd congressional district from 2015 to 2023. The district includes South Bay and Westside regions of Los Angeles, as well as Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, the Palos Verdes Peninsula, and Beach Cities.

Having emigrated from Taiwan at age 3, Lieu is one of 18 members of Congress who are naturalized U.S. citizens. He represented the 28th district in the California State Senate from 2011 to 2014, after being elected to fill the seat of deceased Senator Jenny Oropeza. From 2005 to 2010 he was a California state assemblyman, representing the 53rd district, after being elected to fill the seat of deceased assemblyman Mike Gordon.

Lieu served on active duty with the United States Air Force Judge Advocate General's Corps from 1995 to 1999. From 2000 to 2021 he served in the Air Force Reserve Command, and he attained the rank of colonel in 2015. House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi appointed Lieu assistant whip of the 115th Congress in 2017. He has been vice chair of the House Democratic Caucus since 2023.


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