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Derek Tran

Democratic · Representative, CA ·45

Derek Tran is the Democratic U.S. Representative (CA's 45th congressional district). The platform has 2 voting records on file (2025) and 38 verified facts on file covering this member's voting positions, financial disclosures, and stated platform commitments.

Score Components
60 ELEVATED
Connection Density 20%
78 → 16
Donor Influence 15%
68 → 10
Silence Risk 25%
69 → 17
Contradiction Risk 25%
40 → 10
Intelligence Volume 15%
55 → 8
Constituency Deviation 0%
26 → 0
Voting Misalignment 0%
0 → 0
% = weight in composite score · Raw component 0–100 × weight = weighted contribution (→) · Sum of contributions = overall score. Hover a row for details.
[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median Property Value: $897,800
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Poverty Rate: 9.87%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Homeownership Rate: 58.6%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Foreign-born Population: 36.9%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: White (Non-Hispanic): 24.8%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Hispanic or Latino (any race): 30.8%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Asian (Non-Hispanic): 37.9%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median Age: 40.8
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median Household Income: $107,226
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: 2024 Population: 748,896
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: California Proposition 3: Constitutional Right to Marriage (2024) — passed, margin 62.6% Yes statewide
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: California Proposition 36: Increased Sentencing for Drug and Theft Crimes (2024) — passed, margin 68.4% Yes statewide; 76% Yes in Orange County
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 72 (share 8.5)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 44-45 (share 9.9)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 31-33 (share 12.9)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 (share 13.8)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: County of Orange (22180 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Providence Southern California (23632 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: University of California, Irvine (26072 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: The Walt Disney Company (Disneyland Resort) (34000 employees)
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Google donor Tran accepted at least $76,000 from 38 corporate PACs including Google, despite pledging to refuse all corporate PAC money.
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) legislative vote Tran voted yea on H.R. 29 (Laken Riley Act) on 2025-01-07, which expanded ICE detention authority. He was one of only 48 House Democrats to join all…
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez none found No documented connection between Derek Tran and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in the facts provided.
House Committee on Ethics none found No documented connection between Derek Tran and House Committee on Ethics in the facts provided.
Hakeem Jeffries none found No documented connection between Derek Tran and Hakeem Jeffries in the facts provided.
Anduril Industries none found No documented connection between Derek Tran and Anduril Industries in the facts provided.
Boeing donor Tran accepted at least $76,000 from 38 corporate PACs including Boeing, despite pledging to refuse all corporate PAC money.
Defend The Dream donor $10,000 to Derek Tran's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00771238/
La Bamba PAC donor $5,000 to Derek Tran's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00753947/
Truth To Power donor $5,000 to Derek Tran's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00747766/
Bridge The Gap PAC donor $5,000 to Derek Tran's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (5 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00655423/
Fair Shot PAC donor $10,000 to Derek Tran's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00574970/
Ca Luv PAC (California Leadership United For Victory PAC) donor $10,000 to Derek Tran's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00573709/
Supporting House Problem Solvers - Shp PAC donor $8,000 to Derek Tran's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (6 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00563601/
Aspire PAC donor $10,000 to Derek Tran's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00506907/
Hmp donor $5,000 to Derek Tran's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00495028/
Democrats Of Orange County Political Action Committee (Democ PAC) donor $5,000 to Derek Tran's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00439646/
VoteVets donor $10,000 to Derek Tran's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00418897/
New Democrat Coalition Action Fund donor $9,500 to Derek Tran's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (6 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00409730/
PAC To The Future donor $10,000 to Derek Tran's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00344234/
BillVoteDateAlignment
PROOF Act Nay 2026-09-16 unknown
Water Resources Development Act Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
Ratepayer Protection Act Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood… Nay 2026-09-16 unknown
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United… Nay 2026-09-16 unknown
National Fraud Enforcement Division Act Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
Retire through Ownership Act Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Diesel Emissions Reduction Act Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Whistleblower Protection Act Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United… Nay 2026-09-15 unknown
Fostering the Use of Technology to Uphold Regulatory Effectiveness in… Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills H.R. 9576 and H.R. 10326, providing… Nay 2026-09-15 unknown
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers… Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills H.R. 9576 and H.R. 10326, providing… Nay 2026-09-15 unknown
GUARD Act Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes… Present 2026-09-15 unknown
National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act Yea 2026-09-14 unknown
Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act Yea 2026-09-14 unknown
Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act Nay 2026-09-03 unknown
Protecting Domestic Mining Act Nay 2026-09-02 unknown
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require… Nay 2026-09-02 unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 1501, H.R. 9436, and H.R… Nay 2026-09-01 unknown
To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period… Nay 2026-09-01 unknown
To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period… Yea 2026-09-01 unknown
Providing for the condemnation and denouncement of socialism in all its forms… Nay 2026-09-01 unknown
In the matter of allegations relating to Representative Chuck Edwards Yea 2026-09-01 unknown
AGOA Extension Act Yea 2026-09-01 unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 1501, H.R. 9436, and H.R… Nay 2026-09-01 unknown
Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act Yea 2026-08-31 unknown
Last contradiction analysis: Never
same_source_inconsistency 30/100
Platform: "Derek Tran posted on X in October 2023: 'As a consumer rights attorney, I've spent my career taking on big corporations to fight for working men and women. That's why I'm not taking a dime from corporate PACs or…
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Derek Tran posted on X in October 2023: 'As a consumer rights attorney, I've spent my career taking on big corporations to fight for working men and women. That's why I'm not taking a dime from corporate PACs or special interest groups and why I'll fight to ban stock trading by members of Congress.'
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Vote: on "Since early 2024, Tran has accepted at least $76,000 from 38 corporate PACs, including Amazon…"
[auto-downgraded: both claims come from the same source host] Tran publicly pledged to refuse all corporate PAC donations, yet FEC records disclose $76,000 from 38 corporate PACs including Amazon, Google, and Boeing. This is not a minor exception but a systematic pattern of accepting money from the very entities he…
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[auto-downgraded: both claims come from the same source host] Tran publicly pledged to refuse all corporate PAC donations, yet FEC records disclose $76,000 from 38 corporate PACs including Amazon, Google, and Boeing. This is not a minor exception but a systematic pattern of accepting money from the very entities he campaigned against.
Last silence detection: Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:44:14 GMT (via scheduled run)
other / unclassified
Supporting House Problem Solvers - Shp PAC, Backpac, Democrats Of Orange County Political Action Committee (Democ PAC), Aspire PAC, Center Aisle PAC, Future Forum PAC, Vpp, Community Legacy Fund Federal PAC, Uca Political Action Committee, Fight Like Hell…
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Supporting House Problem Solvers - Shp PAC, Backpac, Democrats Of Orange County Political Action Committee (Democ PAC), Aspire PAC, Center Aisle PAC, Future Forum PAC, Vpp, Community Legacy Fund Federal PAC, Uca Political Action Committee, Fight Like Hell PAC, In This Together PAC (amounts: $8,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $5,500 (2024), $7,500 (2026), $5,500 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026)) — interest area: other / unclassified
colleagues' leadership pacs
Clean PAC, Doing Right - Results Action Unity Leadership PAC, Serve America PAC, Ca Luv PAC (California Leadership United For Victory PAC), Fair Shot PAC, Evergreen PAC, PAC To The Future, Prairie Political Action Committee, Frontline USA, Democrats…
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Clean PAC, Doing Right - Results Action Unity Leadership PAC, Serve America PAC, Ca Luv PAC (California Leadership United For Victory PAC), Fair Shot PAC, Evergreen PAC, PAC To The Future, Prairie Political Action Committee, Frontline USA, Democrats Reshaping America (Dreampac), American Defense And Military PAC, Hmp, Purpose PAC, Puget PAC, AmeriPAC: The Fund for a Greater America, Blue Momentum PAC, Jobs, Education, & Families First Jeff PAC, Build Our Movement, Bridge The Gap PAC, Serving Our Country (Soc) PAC, Joining Ideas To Motivate Movement For You (Jimmy PAC), Courage To Change, Elect More Democrats PAC, Hms Scrap PAC, Truth To Power, La Bamba PAC, Defend The Dream, Great Chain PAC, Budwinski PAC, Democratic Majority Fund, De Colores PAC, Innovation For Good PAC, 603 PAC, Ag PAC, Square Deal PAC (amounts: $7,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $10,000 (2024), $10,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $10,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $5,500 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $6,500 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $10,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $6,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $5,500 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $6,000 (2026)) — interest area: colleagues' leadership pacs
corporate pacs, industry unlisted
Professional Compounding Centers Of America Political Action Committee (Pcca PAC), Carefirst Bluecross Blueshield Associates Federal PAC (amounts: $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026)) — interest area: corporate pacs, industry unlisted
party committees
New Democrat Coalition Action Fund, VoteVets, Democratic Women Of The South Orange County (amounts: $9,500 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026)) — interest area: party committees
other candidates' committees
Barragan For Congress, California House Majority Fund, Democracy Summer 2026 (amounts: $5,000 (2026), $30,740 (2026), $5,000 (2026)) — interest area: other candidates' committees
ideological & single-issue
Progressive Turnout Project, Reproductive Freedom For All PAC, Human Rights Campaign, Planned Parenthood Action Fund Inc. PAC, Moveon.Org PAC, Asian American Action Fund, Equality PAC, Women For American Values And Ethics Political Action Committee (A/K/A…
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Progressive Turnout Project, Reproductive Freedom For All PAC, Human Rights Campaign, Planned Parenthood Action Fund Inc. PAC, Moveon.Org PAC, Asian American Action Fund, Equality PAC, Women For American Values And Ethics Political Action Committee (A/K/A Wave PAC), With Honor PAC, 80-20 Asian American Empowerment PAC, Defend The Vote, Vote Save America, End Citizens United (amounts: $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $6,050 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $9,102 (2024), $7,500 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024)) — interest area: ideological & single-issue
Square Deal PAC Colleagues' leadership PACs $6,000 (2026)
Ag PAC Colleagues' leadership PACs $5,000 (2026)
Democracy Summer 2026 Other candidates' committees $5,000 (2026)
603 PAC Colleagues' leadership PACs $5,000 (2026)
Innovation For Good PAC Colleagues' leadership PACs $10,000 (2026)
De Colores PAC Colleagues' leadership PACs $5,500 (2026)
In This Together PAC Other / unclassified $5,000 (2026)
California House Majority Fund Other candidates' committees $30,740 (2026)
Democratic Majority Fund Colleagues' leadership PACs $10,000 (2026)
Fight Like Hell PAC Other / unclassified $5,000 (2024)
Budwinski PAC Colleagues' leadership PACs $5,000 (2026)
Vote Save America Ideological & single-issue $5,000 (2024)
Great Chain PAC Colleagues' leadership PACs $5,000 (2024)
Uca Political Action Committee Other / unclassified $5,000 (2024)
Community Legacy Fund Federal PAC Other / unclassified $10,000 (2026)
TopicPriorityAlignmentDeviation
Education & Early Childhood 72 35 42
Environmental Regulation & Clean Air/Water 78 40 38
Immigration & Foreign-Born Community Protections 92 55 37
Housing Affordability & Property Values 86 50 36
Healthcare Access & Cost 84 55 29
Mining & Domestic Resource Extraction 45 50 25
Tax Policy & Cost of Living 79 60 24
Technology & Innovation Regulation 70 58 22
Socialism Condemnation & Political Ideology 55 70 18
Public Safety & Crime 81 65 16
Government Ethics & Anti-Fraud 68 75 12
Water Resources & Drought 73 80 8
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No committee memberships recorded
Scoring Methodology

The Capture Risk Score is a composite 0–100 index measuring potential regulatory capture of elected officials. It is computed from seven weighted components:

ComponentWeightSignal
Contradiction Risk30%Stated positions contradicted by the record (recent findings boosted)
Donor Influence20%Distinct documented donors (FEC Schedule A PACs); inferred donors do not count
Connection Density20%Mapped relationships to lobbyists, contractors, interest groups; donor links excluded
Silence Risk15%Topics where donors have interests but the official is silent
Intelligence Volume15%Documented facts from verified sources
Constituency Deviation0%Shown, not weighted — a model estimate, not a record
Voting Misalignment0%Shown, not weighted — needs platform commitments almost nobody has; the roll-call record on /votes is the vote signal

Each component is the member's standing among all scored members of Congress, and the weighted sum is the overall score. Tiers are ranks: Critical is the top 5%, High the next 10%, Elevated the next 20%, Moderate the next 30%, and Low the rest.

Officials without at least 2 documented facts, 1 contradiction analysis, 1 voting record, or 1 constituency baseline are marked Insufficient Evidence and excluded from numeric ranking.

Contradiction findings from the last 180 days receive a recency boost. High-severity contradictions (score ≥ 70) receive additional weight.

Full methodology: /congress/methodology

[PUBLIC COST ESTIMATE]
Documented financial relationships span 0 money flow chains, while 10 elected officials hold documented connections.
$8.1BDonor Contributions
0Money Chains
0Traced Hops
Connected Officials
Calculation Methodology

Contract values are summed from documented money flow chains where this entity appears as a source or destination node. Amounts are drawn from USASpending.gov, FEC filings, SEC EDGAR, or LD-2 lobbying registrations.

Donor contributions aggregate documented amounts from the donor_interests table, sourced from FEC individual and PAC contribution filings.

Connected officials are elected officials in our database with a mapped relationship (lobbying, board membership, campaign contribution, etc.) to this entity.

Annualised flow represents the total documented dollar amount traced through money flow hops involving this entity. Where hop-level amounts are unavailable, the chain-level documented total is used as a conservative upper bound.

All figures are drawn from public filings. Estimates are conservative — undisclosed transactions, dark money, and vanish-point hops are excluded from totals. This is a minimum documented floor, not a ceiling.

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