Ted W. Lieu ( born March 29, 1969) is a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing California's 33rd congressional district since 2015. He was a California State Senator, who represented the 28th Senate District from 2011 to 2015, after being elected to fill the seat of deceased Senator Jenny Oropeza. Lieu was also a California State Assemblyman who represented the 53rd Assembly District from September 2005 to November 2010.