Derek Tran
DIncumbentD · incumbent
Incumbent leans on PAC money. 24% from PACs and 76% from individuals.
76% individuals24% PACs0% other
$4.7M
raised
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California · U.S. House · District 45 · 2026
California District 45 House race
General election in 52 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · California District 45 House race
Derek Tran has raised more than 4 times the next candidate.
Candidates in the California District 45 House race, 2026 report raising $7.7M between them. Derek Tran reports $4.7M and Michelle Steel reports $1.2M, a gap of $3.4M. Of what Derek Tran reports, 76% came from individuals and 24% from PACs. Outside groups spent for TRAN, DEREK ($294,010).
Public campaign-finance filings, 2026 cycle. Candidate rows are filers on record, not final ballot lists. Totals are rounded to whole dollars.
Every candidate on file
Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.
Michelle Steel
RR · challenger
7% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 93% from other sources.
7% individuals0% PACs93% other
$1.2M
raised
TV
Thomas Ky-Phong Vo
RR · challenger
5% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 95% from other sources.
5% individuals0% PACs95% other
$757K
raised
CV
Chuong Vo
RR · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 95% from individuals and 3% from PACs.
95% individuals3% PACs2% other
$496K
raised
CN
Chi Nguyen
RR · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 99% from individuals and 0% from PACs.
99% individuals0% PACs1% other
$485K
raised
AW
Amy Phan West
RR · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 98% from individuals and 0% from PACs.
98% individuals0% PACs2% other
$59K
raised
ML
Mark Leonard
RR · challenger
Still has cash to spend. $18K on hand from $26K raised.
39% individuals0% PACs61% other
$26K
raised
BF
Brian Forde
DD · challenger
No receipts on file yet.
0% individuals0% PACs100% other
$0
raised
Where the money came from
$294K in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.
Ideological / Leadership$361K
Small donors & unclassified$40K
Labor / Unions$20K
Law & Lobbying$10K
Health & Pharma$10K
Banking & Financial$10K
Biggest itemized outside spenders
- LCV VICTORY FUND · super pac$284K
- ZINC COLLECTIVE PAC · super pac$17K
- ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) · pac$10K
- AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- AMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICA · pac$10K
- ASPIRE PAC · pac$10K
- DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY FUND · pac$10K
PACs vs the people
This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.
14%61%25%
14% PACs61% individuals25% other
The incumbent's record
Derek Tran is the linked incumbent for this race.
Net worth (2024)
$2.1M
−$2.8M - $7.0M.
Stock trades
1
Most recent disclosed trades from 2025.
Committees
2
Current full committee seats on file.
Recent stock trades
- LITECOIN · sale$1K - $15K · 2025-07-28
Where they sit
- House Committee on Small Business
- House Committee on Armed Services
Who funds them
This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.
Ideological / Leadership$361K
Small donors & unclassified$40K
Labor / Unions$20K
Law & Lobbying$10K
Health & Pharma$10K
Banking & Financial$10K
The tale of the tape
Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.
Derek Tran D · incumbent | vs | Michelle Steel R · challenger |
|---|---|---|
| $4.7M | Raised | $1.2M |
| $3.3M | Cash on hand | $0 |
| 24% | From PACs | 0% |
| 77% | From individuals | 7% |
| Ideological / Leadership | Top donor sector | Too few to rank |
| Yes | Incumbent | No |