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Steel’s race is one of two that Decision Desk HQ, which partners with The Hill, hasn’t called yet, but Tran declared victory Monday. ... Tran currently leads Steel by just more than 600 votes ...
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.
Derek Truyen Tran (born Trần Đức Truyền, 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.
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.
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.
Steel ran for re-election to a third term in 2024, but she was defeated in the general election by Democratic challenger Derek Tran. [ 5 ] Steel served as the member of the Orange County Board of Supervisors from the 2nd district from 2015 to 2021 and of the California State Board of Equalization from the 3rd district from 2007 to 2015.
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 ...