Campaign money · 2025–2026 cycle
Who's Funding Ted Lieu?
Ted Lieu’s campaign for California’s 36th Congressional District has reported raising $2,218,448 through October 14, 2026. That includes $1,078,062 (49%) in itemized individual contributions, $45,248 (2.0%) in unitemized gifts of $200 or less and $734,729 from PACs, party and other committees. Itemized contributions name each contributor; the rankings below are built from them.
At a glance
Total raised$2,218,448January 1, 2025 – October 14, 2026
| Source | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individuals giving over $200 | $1,078,062 | 49% |
| PACs and other committees | $734,729 | 33% |
| Individuals giving $200 or less | $45,248 | 2.0% |
| Other receipts | $360,408 | 16% |
The leader in each category
Itemized contributions, 2025–2026 cycle
- Top individualTao Lin$21,000 · 2.1% of $1,009,653
- Top committeeTED LIEU VICTORY FUND$330,385 · 56% of $589,050
- Top employerAnthropic$30,000 · 3.0% of $1,002,379
- Top occupationNot employed$133,595 · 13% of $1,002,379
- Top industryFinance, Insurance & Real Estate$87,350 · 13% of $663,727
- Top stateCalifornia$458,795 · 45% of $1,009,653
Top individual contributors
The largest individual contributor to Lieu’s campaign is Tao Lin, who gave $21,000 across 4 contributions. Samuel Amdur gave $7,000.
Lieu’s top individual contributors
- Tao Lin$21K4 contributions
- Samuel Amdur$7,0002 contributions
- Steven Bills$7,0003 contributions
- Bill Bloomfield$7,0002 contributions
- Blake Borgeson$7,0002 contributions
- Samuel Bowman$7,0002 contributions
- Alex Chen$7,0002 contributions
- Philip De Toledo$7,0002 contributions
- Jian Feng$7,0002 contributions
- Lauren Foster$7,0002 contributions
Top committee contributors
PACs, party committees and other committees gave $589,050 in itemized contributions. The largest is TED LIEU VICTORY FUND, at $330,385 across 9 contributions. DEMOCRATIC VETERAN VICTORY FUND follows with $6,915. A joint fundraising committee passes along money it raised from many individuals, so its total here is not one contributor’s money.
Lieu’s top committee contributors
- TED LIEU VICTORY FUND$330.4K9 contributions
- DEMOCRATIC VETERAN VICTORY FUND$6,9151 contribution
- AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$5,0001 contribution
- ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,0002 contributions
- AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,0001 contribution
- AMGEN INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,0002 contributions
- BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION FEDERAL PAC$5,0001 contribution
- BLACKROCK FUNDS SERVICES GROUP, LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BLACKROCK PAC)$5,0001 contribution
- COMCAST CORPORATION & NBC UNIVERSAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL$5,0002 contributions
- EDISON INTERNATIONAL PAC$5,0001 contribution
Top employers
The leading named employer is Anthropic: contributors who work there gave $30,000 across 9 contributions. CONCORD USA is next at $14,000. Contributors who reported being unemployed, retired or self-employed gave $334,732 (33% of itemized individual dollars). Employers are as each contributor reported them; a company named here did not give itself.
Lieu’s top employers
- Unemployed$133.6K275 contributions
- Retired$112.8K105 contributions
- Self-employed$88.3K98 contributions
- Anthropic$30K9 contributions
- CONCORD USA$14K3 contributions
- Anthropic PBC$12K4 contributions
- Alphabet/Google$10.5K7 contributions
- ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY$10.5K3 contributions
- ANDREESSEEN HOROWITZ$10K4 contributions
- THEGROUP$10K6 contributions
Top occupations
Among named occupations, contributors listing “Attorney” gave the most: $95,005 across 112 contributions. “Chief Executive Officer” follows at $76,860. Contributors reporting no occupation, or being retired, gave $247,822 (25% of itemized individual dollars).
Lieu’s top occupations
- Not employed$133.6K274 contributions
- Retired$114.2K108 contributions
- Attorney$95K112 contributions
- Chief Executive Officer$76.9K41 contributions
- President$68.3K37 contributions
- Software Engineer$42.9K34 contributions
- Vice President$40.6K20 contributions
- Physician$32.2K38 contributions
- Manager$30.4K42 contributions
- Consultant$29.1K32 contributions
Top industries
Classified by contributors’ employers, the largest industry is Finance, Insurance & Real Estate, at $87,350 (8.7% of itemized individual dollars). Technology & Communications follows with $82,575. Contributors with no employer to classify, or self-employed, gave $334,732 (33% of itemized individual dollars).
Lieu’s top industries
- Unemployed$133.6K275 contributions
- Retired$112.8K105 contributions
- Self-Employed & Freelance$88.3K98 contributions
- Finance, Insurance & Real Estate$87.4K54 contributions
- Technology & Communications$82.6K71 contributions
- Legal & Professional Services$46.4K46 contributions
- Nonprofit, Labor & Civil Society$32.8K12 contributions
- Manufacturing & Industrial$17K9 contributions
- Education & Academia$14.7K17 contributions
- Retail, Food & Consumer Goods$13K5 contributions
Top states
California contributors gave the most, $458,795 (45% of itemized individual dollars). That is the state Lieu is running in; 55% of itemized individual dollars came from outside it.
Lieu’s top states
- California$458.8K588 contributions
- New York$103.6K75 contributions
- Illinois$55.2K68 contributions
- Florida$51.2K74 contributions
- Massachusetts$49.8K28 contributions
- New Jersey$44.4K31 contributions
- Ohio$37.8K24 contributions
- Maryland$32.8K22 contributions
- Arizona$26.4K19 contributions
- District of Columbia$26.3K22 contributions
About the data
Totals raised come from the FEC's summary of every committee authorized by Ted Lieu. The rankings cover the itemized contributions reported by the principal campaign committee (TED LIEU FOR CONGRESS), net of refunds and excluding memo entries. A contribution made through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed is reported under the person who gave it.
Industries are assigned from each contributor's reported employer. Figures change as the campaign files new and amended reports.
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