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  1. Ted Lieu

    U.S. House · California – District 36

    Up in 2026 and 2028

    $968,802

    in backing from AIPAC, UDP & allied PACs

    $869K via AIPAC PAC ($841K in earmarked donations from AIPAC’s donors that it passed on, $27.9K from the PAC itself) + $99.8K from other PACs

    • Voting score 57% (18 votes, average of 3 areas)
    • +$809K donor network
    • Second score (immigration & Wall Street) 62%
    • Other pro-Israel PACs: Pro-Israel America PAC $66,836 · Desert Caucus $10,000 · Grand Canyon State Caucus $8,000 · JACPAC $6,500 · DMFI PAC $4,000 · Heartland PAC $2,500 · Maryland Association for Concerned Citizens $2,000
    57%Voting score on Israel, war powers & civil liberties: the three areas averaged equally; 100% = the scored vote every time
    62%Second score: immigration & Wall Street
    $809Kgiven directly by 565 people who also gave to AIPAC PAC or UDP
    2%of campaign money from small donors

    How the 57% is calculated: the equal-weight average of Israel & Gaza 33% (6 votes), Speech & civil liberties 39% (9 votes), War powers 100% (3 votes). Higher means more often casting the scored vote: against military aid to Israel without new conditions and against ICC sanctions, for blocking arms sales, for requiring Congress to authorize war, and for civil liberties. Each area (Israel & Gaza, war powers, speech & civil liberties) counts equally, so the score is an average of areas, not the share of all listed votes.

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    Where the money comes from

    Who backs the campaign: PAC money by source
    1. AIPAC and other pro-Israel PACs$968,801
    2. Labor unions$718,750
    3. Banks, finance and insurance$222,000
    4. Weapons makers' PACs$155,500
    5. Health insurers$51,000
    6. Drug makers$44,500
    7. Crypto industry PACs$1,000

    PAC contributions to the campaign, including donations AIPAC passed on as earmarks, since 2016. Not shown: $1 in outside spending by outside groups backing them, not money given to the campaign.

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    AIPAC PAC
    $868,966 ($841,066 earmarked, $27,900 direct, as AIPAC PAC's reports label each contribution)
    Other pro-Israel PACs
    Pro-Israel America PAC $66,836 · Desert Caucus $10,000 · Grand Canyon State Caucus $8,000 · JACPAC $6,500 · DMFI PAC $4,000 · Heartland PAC $2,500 · Maryland Association for Concerned Citizens $2,000
    Weapons makers' PACs (separate)
    $155,500: Northrop Grumman $53,500 · Boeing $43,500 · RTX (Raytheon) $24,000 · Lockheed Martin $23,500 · L3Harris $8,500 · General Dynamics $2,500
    Labor unions (PACs, separate)
    $718,750 from 43 PACs: Machinists (IAM) $60,000 · AFSCME $54,000 · Carpenters $45,000 · American Federation of Teachers $40,000 · Air Line Pilots Association $35,000 · and 38 more
    Banks, finance and insurance (PACs, separate)
    $222,000 from 30 PACs: UBS $55,000 · New York Life $39,500 · America's Credit Unions $28,500 · Bank of America $12,500 · Aflac $10,000 · and 25 more
    Health insurers (PACs, separate)
    $51,000 from 7 PACs: Blue Shield of California $22,000 · UnitedHealth Group $10,000 · Cigna $7,500 · Elevance Health $5,500 · Blue Cross Blue Shield Association $2,500 · and 2 more
    Drug makers (PACs, separate)
    $44,500 from 10 PACs: Amgen $13,500 · AbbVie $11,500 · Gilead Sciences $7,500 · Pfizer $6,500 · Novo Nordisk $1,500 · and 5 more
    AIPAC donor network (separate)
    $809,310 given directly by 565 people who also gave to AIPAC PAC or UDP (2021–2026). Matched by name and ZIP code, so a few matches may be different people with the same name (we estimate 1–3% of matched donors; see the methodology).
    Campaign funding, 2023–26
    $4,420,667 raised · 2% small donors (under $200) · 56% large donors · 30% PACs and party
    Key committee seats
    Foreign Affairs
    Co-sponsors, bills AIPAC backed
    U.S.-Israel Defense Partnership Act
    Crypto super PACs (separate)
    $106,348 backing, $1,000 given (Protect Progress, Coinbase Innovation PAC)
    Positions
    Co-sponsors Medicare for All · Does not co-sponsor a ban on members trading stocks

    Pro-Israel PAC money by election cycle

    • 2016: $8,500
    • 2018: $2,500
    • 2020: $43.6K
    • 2022: $110K
    • 2024: $374K
    • 2026: $430K

    Voting record

    2026 race

    Advanced from the top-two primary (CA-36), Jun 2, 2026

    Primary, Jun 2, 2026
    CandidatePartyVotesShare
    Ted W. Lieu (this member) AdvancedDemocrat142,98260.9%
    Houston Brignano Advanced FEC filing (Houston Brignano)Republican35,85115.3%
    Melissa Toomim FEC filing (Melissa Toomim)Republican30,65313.1%
    Marianne Shamma FEC filing (Marianne Shamma)Democrat17,0007.2%
    Rustin Knudtson FEC filing (Rustin Knudtson)Democrat3,0011.3%
    Frederick ReardonDemocrat2,6881.1%
    Claire Ragge Anderson FEC filing (Claire Ragge Anderson)No party preference2,4701.1%

    Certified results: elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov · elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov (2) · sos.ca.gov

    November 3, 2026 (CA-36): faces Houston Brignano (Republican). Average of 5 forecasters: Solid D (read Oct 20, 2026). Sources: elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov · elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov (2)

    2028 challengers

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    Changes to this entry (2)
    • 2026-10-09: AIPAC PAC + UDP changed from $870,966 to $868,966
    • 2026-10-02: Voting score changed from 61% to 57%

    Changes come from new FEC filings and votes, or from method changes explained in the change log.

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25th of 264 Democrats in Congress: more than 239 others.

  1. Earmarked donations via AIPAC PAC$841,066
  2. Pro-Israel America PAC$66,836
  3. Given by AIPAC PAC itself$27,900
  4. 4 other pro-Israel PACs$15,000
  5. Desert Caucus$10,000
  6. Grand Canyon State Caucus$8,000

Counted: AIPAC PAC, United Democracy Project, NORPAC, DMFI PAC, Pro-Israel America PAC and its Action Fund, JACPAC, U.S. Israel PAC and 11 regional pro-Israel PACs (full list with FEC IDs). FEC data through Aug 31, 2026.