Federal candidate · 2023–2024 cycle · past cycle
Derek Tran
- Office
- U.S. representative for California’s 45th district
- Party
- Democrat
- Hometown
- Orange, CA
- Born
- 1980
- In Congress
- House since 2025 · 1 year in office
- Current term
- January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
- FEC filing name
- TRAN, DEREK
- Next election
- Primary March 5, 2024 · General November 5, 2024 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
California, District 45
Official websiteFEC pageCongressional biography
Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0) and the House Clerk, retrieved October 23, 2026.
FEC candidate ID H4CA45170 · Principal campaign committee: DEREK TRAN FOR CONGRESS
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–2026 | U.S. House · California District 45 | $5,846,183.13 | General-election nominee |
| 2023–2024 | U.S. House · California District 45 | $6,514,154.69 | Registered candidate (raised or spent over $5,000) |
Total raised$6,514,154.69
Total spent$6,186,831.90
Cash on hand$327,322.79
Debts owed by the campaign$86,412.27
Loans from the candidate$0.00
2023–2024 cycle totals through December 31, 2024, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.
Where the money comes from
- Individual contributions$4,767,925.0773%
- PACs and other committees$593,986.979%
- Party committees$5,569.780%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$1.000%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$620,689.9910%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$525,981.888%
Self-funding: $1.00 (0% of money raised): $1.00 given and $0.00 lent by the candidate.
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
Committees
- House Committee on Armed Services
- Intelligence and Special Operations
- Readiness
- House Committee on Small Business
- Contracting and Infrastructure
- Oversight, Investigations, and Regulations Ranking Member
Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.
PAC and committee contributors
215 committees reported giving $770,934.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- JSTREETPAC Company pageConnected PAC$40,359.00
- SOUTHERN CALIF4NIA VICTORY FUNDJoint fundraising committee$32,453.00
- NEW DEMOCRAT COALITION ACTION FUNDConnected PAC$16,000.00
- FRONTLINE USALeadership PAC$11,600.00
- 80-20 ASIAN AMERICAN EMPOWERMENT PACHybrid PAC$10,706.00
- NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- NATIONAL COMMUNITY PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION - PAC Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL NO. 12 VOLUNTARY LEGISLATIVE FUND Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- AMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICALeadership PAC$10,000.00
- ASPIRE PACPAC$10,000.00
- SERVE AMERICA PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- JOBS, EDUCATION, & FAMILIES FIRST JEFF PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- DEFEND THE DREAMLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- END CITIZENS UNITEDConnected PAC$8,300.00
- DIGIDEMS PACHybrid PAC$8,300.00
- SUNFLOWER SEEDS PACPAC$8,000.00
- SWING LEFTHybrid PAC$7,675.00
- GREAT CHAIN PACLeadership PAC$7,500.00
- NATIONAL UNION OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS FEDERAL COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION Company pagePAC$7,000.00
- SD PACHybrid PAC$6,700.00
- BAN ASSAULT WEAPONS NOW PACHybrid PAC$6,600.00
- ELECT DEMS NOW PACLeadership PAC$6,600.00
- CENTER AISLE PACPAC$5,500.00
- PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECTHybrid PAC$5,250.00
Show all 215 committees
- INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES POLITICAL ACTION TOGETHER POLITICAL COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- UNITE HERE TIP CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL ACTIONHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA)Connected PAC$5,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATIONPAC$5,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM FOR ALL PACConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL STRUCTURED SETTLEMENTS TRADE ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTIONHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- PAC TO THE FUTURELeadership PAC$5,000.00
- PRAIRIE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$5,000.00
- ASIAN AMERICAN ACTION FUNDPAC$5,000.00
- VOTEVETSHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- DEMOCRATS OF ORANGE COUNTY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DEMOC PAC)Connected PAC$5,000.00
- HMPHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- PURPOSE PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- SELECT MEDICAL CORPORATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- EQUALITY PACConnected PAC$5,000.00
- SUPPORTING HOUSE PROBLEM SOLVERS - SHP PACPAC$5,000.00
- CA LUV PAC (CALIFORNIA LEADERSHIP UNITED FOR VICTORY PAC)Leadership PAC$5,000.00
- FAIR SHOT PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- EVERGREEN PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- DEMOCRATIC WOMEN OF THE SOUTH ORANGE COUNTYParty committee$5,000.00
- WOMEN FOR AMERICAN VALUES AND ETHICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (A/K/A WAVE PAC)Hybrid PAC$5,000.00
- BRIDGE THE GAP PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- SERVING OUR COUNTRY (SOC) PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- TRIED-AND-TRUE PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- ELECT MORE DEMOCRATS PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- TRUTH TO POWERLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- LA BAMBA PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- TAHOMA PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- UCA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$5,000.00
- VOTE SAVE AMERICAPAC$5,000.00
- FIGHT LIKE HELL PACHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND INC PAC, DBA PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERAL PAC Company pageConnected PAC$4,999.00
- DCCCParty committee$4,307.00
- CHC BOLD PACConnected PAC$4,000.00
- PROGRESSIVE CHOICES PACLeadership PAC$4,000.00
- DEMOCRATS RESHAPING AMERICA (DREAMPAC)Leadership PAC$4,000.00
- JUDY CHU FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
- JEFFRIES FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
- TOGETHER WE RISELeadership PAC$4,000.00
- STRICKLAND FOR WASHINGTONCandidate committee$4,000.00
- BUDWINSKI PACLeadership PAC$4,000.00
- LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$3,581.00
- COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA - COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN PACConnected PAC$3,500.00
- FUTURE FORUM PACConnected PAC$3,500.00
- LOS ANGELES/ORANGE COUNTIES BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- DOING RIGHT - RESULTS ACTION UNITY LEADERSHIP PACLeadership PAC$3,300.00
- ON THE MOVE PACLeadership PAC$3,300.00
- STOP PROJECT 2025Hybrid PAC$3,300.00
- COMMITTEE FOR A DEMOCRATIC FUTURELeadership PAC$3,000.00
- VICTORY IN NOVEMBER ELECTION PACLeadership PAC$3,000.00
- LUCHADORA PACLeadership PAC$3,000.00
- BEYOND THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS PACLeadership PAC$3,000.00
- PAC IN THE SADDLELeadership PAC$3,000.00
- SMART TD PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- UAW - V - CAP (UAW VOLUNTARY COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM) 'INT'L UNION UNITED AUTOMOBILE AEROSPACE & AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORKERS OF AMERICA UAW Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- OFFICE AND PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION (OPEIU) JB MOSS VOICE OF THE ELECTORATE (VOTE)PAC$2,500.00
- TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS OF U.S.A. POLITICAL FUND (LETTER CARRIER POLITICAL FUND)Connected PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$2,500.00
- INTERNATIONAL LONGSHORE AND WAREHOUSE UNION -- POLITICAL ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF THEATRICAL STAGE EMPLOYEES Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- PENINSULA DEMOCRATIC COALITIONPAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL NURSES UNITED PAC - A FUND FOR A HEALTHY AMERICA Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA WEST, INC. PAC (WGAW PAC)Connected PAC$2,500.00
- DAVIS DEMOCRATIC CLUBConnected PAC$2,500.00
- EQUALITY CALIFORNIA FEDERAL PACPAC$2,500.00
- AMERICA NEEDS NEW INNOVATION AND ENERGY PACPAC$2,500.00
- CLEAN PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- I GOT YOUR BACK PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- ACADEMY OF RAIL LABOR ATTORNEYS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$2,500.00
- DEFEND THE VOTEHybrid PAC$2,500.00
- HOLD THE LINE PACPAC$2,500.00
- SIERRA CLUB POLITICAL COMMITTEEConnected PAC$2,405.00
- CANYON DEMOCRATSPAC$2,400.00
- YOUTH PROGRESSIVE ACTION CATALYSTHybrid PAC$2,330.00
- HOYER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- SAC PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- NANCY PELOSI FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- PEOPLE HELPING PEOPLELeadership PAC$2,000.00
- LOFGREN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- SHERMAN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- DEMOCRATIC WOMEN OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTYConnected PAC$2,000.00
- SHORE PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- PROGRESSIVE AMERICANS FOR DEMOCRACYLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- HIMES FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- DELBENE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- GARAMENDI FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- AMERICAN DEFENSE AND MILITARY PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- SCHNEIDER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- MARK TAKANO FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- COMMONWEALTH PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- SCOTT PETERS FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- INDEPENDENT PHARMACY COOPERATIVE PAC ('IPC PAC') Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- PETE AGUILAR FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- JULIA BROWNLEY FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- BLUE MAJORITY PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- KATHERINE CLARK FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- CAPA21- FEDERALHybrid PAC$2,000.00
- SALUD CARBAJAL FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- BLUE MOMENTUM PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- VISIONARY PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- JOE NEGUSE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- DR KIM SCHRIER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- KATHY MANNING FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- SHARICE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- DEBORAH ROSS FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- SCIENCE TRUTH AND EXPERTISE MATTER PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- IN OUR HANDSLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY ACTION (DMA PAC)Hybrid PAC$2,000.00
- FIGHT THE RIGHT PACPAC$2,000.00
- SPIKE PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- WILL ROLLINS FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- TOKUDA FOR HAWAIICandidate committee$2,000.00
- DOCTORS FOR FERTILITY PACHybrid PAC$2,000.00
- DEMOCRACY ACTION NOW PACPAC$2,000.00
- LAURA FRIEDMAN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- COURAGEOUS LEADERSPAC$2,000.00
- LUZ RIVAS FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- GOLDEN STATE DEMOCRACY PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- BEACH CITIES DEMOCRATS - FEDERALConnected PAC$1,500.00
- PACIFIC PALISADES DEMOCRATIC CLUB CAMPAIGN ACCOUNTConnected PAC$1,500.00
- ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS POLITICAL ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- BLUE WAVE CALIFORNIAHybrid PAC$1,500.00
- AAPI VICTORY FUND, INC.Hybrid PAC$1,250.00
- ROBIN KELLY FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,050.00
- KIDSPACPAC$1,000.00
- INDIVIDUALS DEDICATED TO ETHICS AND SCIENCE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- ALLIANCE FOR PHARMACY COMPOUNDING PAC (COMP PAC)PAC$1,000.00
- DEMOCRATS WIN SEATS (DWS PAC)Leadership PAC$1,000.00
- WOLVERINE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- BEEPAC (BUILDING ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT PAC)Leadership PAC$1,000.00
- FRIENDS OF CHERI BUSTOSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- GRACE FOR NEW YORKCandidate committee$1,000.00
- PERIMETER PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- PUGET PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- AT THE TABLE!Leadership PAC$1,000.00
- MARK DESAULNIER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- AMERICAN INNOVATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AMI PAC)PAC$1,000.00
- JASON CROW FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- CHRISSY HOULAHAN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- DEMOCRATIC CONSERVATION ALLIANCE PACPAC$1,000.00
- BLUE LINE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- DEMOCRACY SUMMER LEADERSHIP PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- GENERATION GO LEADERSHIP PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN MOSAIC PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- GRANGE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- HOPE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- DMFI PACHybrid PAC$1,000.00
- FIGHT FOR PROGRESS PACHybrid PAC$1,000.00
- HMS SCRAP PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- LEADING PEOPLE FORWARD PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- PAC FOR GOODLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- LIFTOFF PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- MAXWELL ALEJANDRO FROST FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- FRESHMAN PROTECTION PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- DEFEAT EXTREMISTSConnected PAC$1,000.00
- THE MPIRE STRIKES PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- DEMOCRATIC TURNOUT PROJECT PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- RESILIENT MAJORITY PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- CISNEROS FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- ALSOPACPAC$1,000.00
- O PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- REBUILD AMERICA PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- DEMOCRACY & FREEDOM PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- FREEDOM DEMOCRATSLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- WEST LA DEMOCRATIC CLUBPAC$750.00
- LEISURE WORLD DEMOCRATIC CLUBParty committee$600.00
- SAILORS' POLITICAL FUNDPAC$500.00
- DEMOCRATIC CLUB OF WEST ORANGE COUNTYPAC$500.00
- ALISO NIGUEL DEMOCRATIC CLUBConnected PAC$500.00
- MELANIE FOR NEW MEXICOCandidate committee$500.00
- DEMOCRATIC VALUESHybrid PAC$500.00
- KNOCK FOR DEMOCRACY, INC.Hybrid PAC$369.00
- WESTCHESTER-PLAYA DEMOCRATIC CLUBPAC$250.00
- PALOS VERDES DEMOCRATSPAC$250.00
- DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF SISKIYOU COUNTY - FEDERALParty committee$250.00
- NRDC ACTION FUND INC PACConnected PAC$200.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Derek Tran$4,351,048.63
- Independent expenditures opposing Derek Tran$12,294,999.92
- Company and union communications to members about Derek Tran$1,499.97
FEC totals for the 2024 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.
Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.
- CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP FUNDOpposing$11,363,818.00
- HMPSupporting$1,889,514.00
- LCV VICTORY FUNDSupporting$908,458.00
- AMERICA PACOpposing$553,380.00
- DEFENDING MAIN STREET SUPERPAC INC.Opposing$300,000.00
- FOR OUR FREEDOMSupporting$249,937.00
- ORANGE COUNTY PACSupporting$234,911.00
- WORKER POWER PACSupporting$209,853.00
- PLANNED PARENTHOOD AFFILIATES OF CALIFORNIA VOTES PACSupporting$204,895.00
- CHISPA PAC, SPONSORED BY CHISPA, A PROJECT OF TIDES ADVOCACY.Supporting$197,958.00
- EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VICTORY FUND (EVERYTOWN VICTORY FUND)Supporting$150,149.00
- DCCCSupporting$90,480.00
The race
California U.S. House, District 45, 2024 · 6 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Tran (D) | $6,514,154.69 | $327,322.79 | 2024-12-31 |
| Michelle Steel (R) | $10,730,106.83 | $903,461.49 | 2024-12-31 |
| Kim Nguyen (D) | $366,569.43 | $8,782.11 | 2024-12-31 |
| Aditya Pai (D) | $305,312.23 | $1,692.32 | 2024-12-31 |
| Jimmy D Pham (D) | $29,899.00 | $0.00 | 2023-10-18 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
No public polling found for this race.
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in California (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.
Sources and updates
- Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: DEREK TRAN FOR CONGRESS.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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