Representative · CA-45 · Democrat · since Jan 2025

Derek Tran

Bills authored 8Missed votes 1 of 524Party unity 54% derived

Counted from 524 roll calls and 90 sponsorship records on file.

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Who they are · every sentence carries its source

Before the votes, a life.

Derek Tran was born in Los Angeles County, California, in 1980 to parents who were Vietnamese refugees.^{Source 3: Wikipedia: Derek Tran} He enlisted in the United States Army Reserve at age 18, serving for eight years and deploying for Operations Noble Eagle and Enduring Freedom.^{Source 3: Wikipedia: Derek Tran} After earning a bachelor's degree from Bentley University and a law degree from Glendale University College of Law, he worked as an attorney and co-owned a pharmacy.^{Source 3: Wikipedia: Derek Tran}

Tran entered the 2024 election for California's 45th congressional district and won the seat by a margin of 653 votes.^{Source 3: Wikipedia: Derek Tran} He was sworn into the United States House of Representatives in 2025 and took assignments on the Armed Services and Small Business committees.^{Source 1: Derek Tran — Biographical Directory of the United States Congress}^{Source 3: Wikipedia: Derek Tran}

In their own words

“Today, I am advancing legislation to ensure that defense contractors notify the community they operate in of any hazardous chemicals that put residents at risk.”

Congressional Record · Jun 4, 2026 · Source

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The path here

1980
Born in Los Angeles County, California.^{Source 3: Wikipedia: Derek Tran}
1998
Enlisted in the United States Army Reserve, where he served for eight years.^{Source 3: Wikipedia: Derek Tran}
2014
Began his career as an attorney.^{Source 3: Wikipedia: Derek Tran}
2020
Founded his own law firm in Huntington Beach, California.^{Source 3: Wikipedia: Derek Tran}
2024
Elected to the United States House of Representatives.^{Source 3: Wikipedia: Derek Tran}
2025-Present
Serves as Representative for California's 45th congressional district.^{Source 1: Derek Tran — Biographical Directory of the United States Congress}^{Source 3: Wikipedia: Derek Tran}

Next election: Nov 3, 2026general · in 51 days

99.81% attendance · all roll calls we have ingested

2 sources

1Derek Tran — Biographical Directory of the United States Congressbioguideopen source
3Wikipedia: Derek Tranwikipediaopen source archived copy

Full record card

The record card · sourced from Bioguide, the Clerk and the FEC

1.7YRS

In office · 1st term · since Jan 2025

653VOTES

2024 margin of victory · 0.21%

Certified result

99.81%

Attendance

house median 97.9% (431 members)

NOV'26

Next election · general

in 51 days

Figures cover all roll calls we have ingested.

Before Congress

1980 Born in Los Angeles County, California.
1998 Enlisted in the United States Army Reserve, where he served for eight years.
2014 Began his career as an attorney.
2020 Founded his own law firm in Huntington Beach, California.
2024 Elected to the United States House of Representatives.
2025-Present Serves as Representative for California's 45th congressional district.

House Committee on Armed ServicesHouse Committee on Small BusinessHouse Committee on Small Business · Oversight, Investigations, and Regulations subcommittee ranking memberHouse Committee on Small Business · Contracting and Infrastructure subcommitteeHouse Committee on Armed Services · Intelligence and Special Operations subcommitteeHouse Committee on Armed Services · Readiness subcommittee8 bills authored · 0 enacted

Says vs. does · 72 issues in 6 clusters

Stated position vs. voting record.

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6 clusters · 72 issues · sorted by gap size

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Receipts · recent votes on passage

How they voted.

Money & ties

Who's behind them.

How complete is this money picture?

46%of the money categories we track are publicly disclosed for this member, counting those that lawfully lag.

Campaign financeThrough Jun 30, 2026Current · 34%
Corporate-PAC shareNot yet derived · 22%
Disclosed tradesLagged · 12%
Lobbyist meetingsNot disclosed · 32%

Disclosed by the FEC; we have not built the honest derivation — same for every member.

Members must disclose trades within 45 days; this picture is always at least that far behind.

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Who funds them · 2026 cycle · FEC through Jun 30, 2026

$5.0MTotal raised · 1 ▪ = $125.0K · 40 units, rounded up

PAC contributions$1.1M · 22.1%
Itemized individual$2.8M · 55.9%
Small-dollar (≤$200)$796.1K · 16.0%
All other$295.3K · 5.9%

FEC filing totals ↗

Disclosed trades

We hold no disclosed-trade filings for this member. That is a gap in what we have loaded; it does not mean none were filed.

FEC OpenFEC · disclosed trades: House Clerk / Senate filings.

Ideology placement

Economic (dim 1)-0.231

Social (dim 2)0.137

Voteview DW-NOMINATE · retrieved Sep 7, 2026 — an external attributed reference, shown as context.

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