Lieu, Ted, 1969-

LIEU, Ted, a Representative from California; born in Taipei, Taiwan, March 29, 1969; graduated from St. Ignatius High School, Cleveland, Ohio, 1987; B.A., Stanford University, Stanford, Calif., 1991; B.S., Stanford University, Stanford, Calif., 1991; J.D., Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., 1994; United States Air Force, 1995-1999; United States Air Force Reserve, 2000-present; judicial clerk, United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; lawyer, private practice; member of the Torrance, Calif., city council, 2002-2005; member of the California state assembly, 2005-2010; unsuccessful candidate for election for California state attorney general in 2010; member of the California state senate, 2011-2014; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Fourteenth and to the three succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2015-present); one of the managers appointed by the House of Representatives in 2021 to conduct the impeachment proceedings of Donald J. Trump, President of the United States.

<p>Ted W. Lieu (/ljuː/; born March 29, 1969) is an American politician and Air Force Reserve Command colonel who has represented California's 33rd congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2015. The district includes much of western and west Valley Los Angeles, as well as Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, Bel Air, Calabasas, Agoura Hills, the Palos Verdes Peninsula and Beach Cities.</p>

<p>A member of the Democratic Party, 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.</p>

<p>Lieu actively served in the United States Air Force Judge Advocate General's Corps from 1995 to 1999 and since 2000 has served in the Air Force Reserve Command with his current rank of colonel upon his promotion in 2015. House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi appointed Lieu Assistant whip of the 115th Congress in 2017.</p>

<p>Ted W. Lieu represents California’s 33rd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives. Ted is serving in his fourth term in Congress and currently sits on the House Judiciary Committee and the House Foreign Affairs Committee. He was also elected by his Democratic Colleagues to serve as a Co-Chair of the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee.</p>

<p>Ted is a former active duty officer in the U.S. Air Force and currently serves as a Colonel in the Reserves, stationed at Los Angeles Air Force Base. In Congress, Ted has established himself as a leader on the environment; cybersecurity; civil liberties; government ethics and veterans.</p>

<p>He has been an outspoken proponent for tackling climate change. The first bill Ted introduced after coming to Congress was the Climate Solutions Act, which aims to make California’s ground-breaking renewable energy goals and climate emissions reduction targets a national model. In 2019, Ted introduced an even more aggressive version of the legislation in order to tackle society's most pressing issue.</p>