Official portrait of Derek Tran
U.S. House

Derek Tran

U.S. Representative for California’s 45th District

Party
Democrat
In office since
January 3, 2025
Current term ends
January 3, 2027
Next election
November 2026
2026 election

Running for the House in CA-45

Candidates registered with the FEC for CA-45 in 2026
CandidatePartyRaisedCash on hand
Derek TranIncumbentDemocrat$5.0M$3.3M
Michelle SteelRepublican$1.3M$0
Thomas Ky-Phong VoRepublican$757K$0
Chuong VoRepublican$496K$75K
Chi Charlie NguyenRepublican$485K$0
Amy Phan WestRepublican$59K$3,656

From Federal Election Commission filings, reported through July 10, 2026. FEC records show who registered and raised money, not who won a primary or qualified for the ballot. Your state election office publishes the official ballot.

Committee assignments2
  • House Committee on Armed Services
    • Readiness
    • Intelligence and Special Operations
  • House Committee on Small Business
    • Contracting and Infrastructure
    • Oversight, Investigations, and RegulationsRanking Member
Contact
Washington office
1127 Longworth House Office Building Washington DC 20515-0545

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Sources. Office, committee and contact records from the public congress-legislators dataset; portrait from the Government Publishing Office; 2026 fundraising totals from the Federal Election Commission. Updated September 24, 2026.