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At the local level, however, the 45th district has trended Republican, voting for Republicans in every state race in 2022. [7] Tran narrowly unseated Steel by just 0.2%, and the race was one of the closest of the election cycle. [8] Major news outlets only called the race 22 days after Election Night.
Election night results were too close to call in the California Congressional District 45 contest between GOP Rep. Michelle Steel and Democratic challenger Derek Tran.
U.S. Army Veteran Derek Tran has won California 45th Congressional District, unseating Rep. Michelle Streel in one of the state's most closely-watched races.
In the campaign, Tran warned of Republican threats to abortion rights. Steel opposes abortion with exceptions for rape, incest or to save the life of the pregnant woman, while not going so far as to support a federal ban. Tran also warned that President-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House would put democracy at risk.
Derek Truyen Tran (born Duc Truyen Tran, December 22, 1980) [1] is an American labor lawyer, veteran, and politician. He is a member of the United States House of Representatives from California's 45th congressional district after defeating Republican incumbent Michelle Steel in the 2024 election .
As Orange County and Los Angeles County counted mail ballots, Steel's margin of victory shrank to 58 votes before Tran took the lead 11 days after the election. Tran was leading by 613 votes when ...
Michelle Steel (Fountain Valley) [52] Republican: January 3, 2023 – January 3, 2025 118th: Redistricted from the 48th district and re-elected in 2022. Lost re-election. 2023–present: Orange, Los Angeles: Derek Tran : Democratic: January 3, 2025– present 119th: Elected in 2024.
In that race, first-time candidate Derek Tran defeated Republican Rep. Michelle Steel of Seal Beach in a hotly contested race that became one of the most expensive in the country.