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The Candidates

Ted Lieu (D), Assemblyman, 53rd District (2005-2010)

Assemblymember Ted Lieu represents the 53rd Assembly District, which stretches from Venice and parts of Los Angeles to Torrance and Lomita along the coast.  He was elected in September 2005, and re-elected in 2006 and 2008.

Lieu has led the fight in California against Wall Street's excesses and fought to reform the subprime mortgage system and reduce home foreclosures. As a legislator, he has taken on special interests and successfully authored laws in the areas of public safety, child sex offenders, domestic violence, the environment, education, health care, veterans' issues, and transportation. Numerous law enforcement, civic, and community groups have recognized Lieu for his accomplishments. 

Prior to his election to the State Assembly, he served on the Torrance City Council, as well as the City's Environmental Quality & Energy Conservation Commission. Lieu has experience in the private sector as well and worked in the field of civil law. He also served as a judicial clerk to the late Honorable Thomas Tang of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. 

Lieu graduated from Stanford University in 1991. In 1994, he graduated magna cum laude with a juris doctorate from Georgetown University Law Center.

Lieu is Chair of the Assembly Rules Committee. He is a member of the Assembly Governmental Organization Committee, Assembly Judiciary Committee and Assembly Veterans Affairs Committee. Lieu is also Chair of the Asian Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus, and Chair of the Assembly Select Committee on Aerospace.