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Derek Truyen Tran (born December 22, 1980) is an American lawyer and politician who has served as the U.S. representative from California's 45th congressional district since 2025. A member of the Democratic Party , Tran is the third Vietnamese American to be elected to Congress and the first to represent California.
The election was won by Democratic challenger Derek Tran who narrowly unseated Republican incumbent Michelle Steel by just 0.2%, and the race was one of the closest of the election cycle. [1] Major news outlets only called the race 22 days after Election Night.
Democrat Derek Tran won election to a U.S. House seat representing California on Wednesday, defeating Republican Rep. Michelle Steel. Tran, a U.S. Army veteran and the son of Vietnamese refugees, will represent the 45th District, anchored in Orange County, which is home to a large Vietnamese American community.
Democrat Derek Tran is leading Republican Rep. Michelle Steel by 314 votes in one of the tightest House races in the nation. ... Derek Tran will emerge victorious." Steel's campaign declined to ...
Rep. Michelle Steel (R-Calif.) has conceded defeat in her reelection bid against Democrat Derek Tran to represent California’s 45th Congressional District. Steel’s race is one of two that ...
Rep. Derek Tran (D-Garden Grove): Tran won a razor-thin election against incumbent Rep. Michelle Steel, a Republican who held the 45th Congressional District seat in Orange County for two terms.
California's 45th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California currently represented by Democrat Derek Tran.. The 45th district was created as a result of the redistricting cycle after the 1980 census.
Democrat Derek Tran, left, cheers with former President Bill Clinton during a campaign rally in Buena Park. (Ryan Sun / For The Times)