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U.S. House, District 36: who gets your vote?

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Candidate
Houston Brignano

Houston Brignano

Running for U.S. House · California District 36

NationalRepublican

In the role now
Ted W. Lieu

Ted W. Lieu

U.S. House · California District 36

NationalDemocrat

Houston BrignanoCandidateTed W. LieuCurrent rep

Job fit

Houston Brignano

Offices held

  • I joined the Marine Corps right out of high school 1

Ted W. Lieu

Offices held

  • Ted is a veteran, having served on active duty and then in the Reserve for the Air Force. 2

Top issues

Ranked by what Americans say matters most (Pew, 2026)

Houston Brignano

  • Health care costs
    "Healthcare should empower individuals and families to make the choices they want...I support portable health savings accounts, cross-state competition" over a top-down system. 3
  • Cost of living & jobs
    "We'll control presidential overreach with measures like the REINS Act to cut unnecessary rules and regulations...let inventors and businesses grow without heavy burdens, creating jobs." 3
  • Immigration
    "We need efficient, secure borders...Strong vetting will prevent and strong enforcement will remove criminals who threaten our families, ensuring secure borders to keep Americans safe." 3

No public stance found on: Guns, Crime & safety, Climate & energy

More on their website →

Ted W. Lieu

No stated positions on file yet.

How they voted on top issues

Houston Brignano

Nothing found for this candidate yet.

Ted W. Lieu

  • Elections that are easy to vote in and hard to cheat → Making it easier to vote (4 of 4 votes) 4
  • What kids are taught in school → Teachers deciding, with lessons that include everyone (4 of 4 votes) 4
  • Fair trade and prices at the store → Free trade and lower tariffs (3 of 3 votes) 4

Who pays them

Houston Brignano

Where the campaign money came from5

small donorslarge donors
small donors$678large donors$4K$5K raised
$6785Small individual donors
$4,4615Large individual donors

Ted W. Lieu

Where the campaign money came from6

small donorslarge donorscompanieslabor unionsindustry associationsOther kinds of donors
small donors$35Klarge donors$928Kcompanies$272Klabor unions$102Kindustryassociations$83KOther kinds ofdonors$140K$1.6M raised
$35,1426Small individual donors
$928,1026Large individual donors

Checks

Houston Brignano

No voting record to check yet

Ted W. Lieu

Checks run: missed votes

Nothing raised by these checks.

Not checked yet: stock trades

Based on current data. May change in a future update.

Sources

  1. Houston Brignano for Congress · checked 2026-10-18 used in: Experience
  2. Meet Ted | Congressman Ted Lieu · checked 2026-10-18 used in: Experience
  3. voteforhouston.com used in: Top issues
  4. Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04 used in: How they voted on top issues
  5. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  6. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money