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Derek Tran

US Representative (D-CA-45)
Tracked because Sitting member of the House; tracked for votes, donor mapping, and committee oversight.
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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.

Facts on record33
Connections mapped59
Sources cited25
✦ Thin coverage gap +194 connected to 59 entities · only 33 facts on record · flagged for follow-up research
Evidence: 6P 27S+19
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Documented financial relationships span 0 money flow chains, while 10 elected officials hold documented connections.
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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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Key Connections
→ Google company
donor
Tran accepted at least $76,000 from 38 corporate PACs including Google, despite pledging to refuse all corporate PAC money.
→ Boeing company
donor
Tran accepted at least $76,000 from 38 corporate PACs including Boeing, despite pledging to refuse all corporate PAC money.
← American Postal Workers Union Committee On Political Action organization
donor
$5,000 to Derek Tran's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00010322/
← AmeriPAC: The Fund for a Greater America company
donor
$5,000 to Derek Tran's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00271338/
← International Union Of Painters And Allied Trades Political Action Together Political Committee organization
donor
$5,000 to Derek Tran's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00000885/
← Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee United Brotherhood Of Carpenters And Joiners organization
donor
$5,000 to Derek Tran's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00001016/
← Machinists Non Partisan Political League Of The International Association Of Machinists & Aerospace Workers organization
donor
$5,000 to Derek Tran's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00002469/
← United Food And Commercial Workers International Union Active Ballot Club organization
donor
$5,000 to Derek Tran's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00002766/
Facts (33)
Data Freshness
Ageing Last update: 108d ago · Avg age: 224d
Confidence Tiers: Primary Source — cross-referenced government/corporate filings Pending Review — sourced but not independently verified AI Inference — analytical hypothesis from cross-referencing
✓ Verified Findings (33)
Independently re-checked: a second model read the source artifact and confirmed it supports the extracted claim.
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median Property Value: $897,800
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Poverty Rate: 9.87%
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Homeownership Rate: 58.6%
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Foreign-born Population: 36.9%
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: White (Non-Hispanic): 24.8%
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Hispanic or Latino (any race): 30.8%
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Asian (Non-Hispanic): 37.9%
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median Age: 40.8
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median Household Income: $107,226
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: 2024 Population: 748,896
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: California Proposition 3: Constitutional Right to Marriage (2024) — passed, margin 62.6% Yes statewide
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [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
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 72 (share 8.5)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 44-45 (share 9.9)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 31-33 (share 12.9)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 (share 13.8)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Top employer: County of Orange (22180 employees)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Top employer: Providence Southern California (23632 employees)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Top employer: University of California, Irvine (26072 employees)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Top employer: The Walt Disney Company (Disneyland Resort) (34000 employees)
✓ verified Pending Review [constituency_baseline] District summary: California's 45th Congressional District covers central Orange County and a small portion of Los Angeles County, including parts of Garden Grove, Westminster, Cerritos, Buena Park, Cypress, and La Palma. The district is home to Little Saigon, the largest Vietnamese community outside Vietnam. It is a majority-minority district with the largest ethnic group being Asian (Non-Hispanic) at 37.9%, followed by White (Non-Hispanic) at 24.8%, and Hispanic at 30.8%. The district has a median household income of $107,226, well above the national median, a median age of 40.8, and a homeownership rate of 58.6%. The district leans Democratic but is highly competitive, with a Partisan Voting Index of EVEN. Tran won the seat in 2024 by approximately 650 votes over Republican incumbent Michelle Steel.
Added: 29 Apr 2026
✓ verified Primary Source Voted yea on H.R. 30 (Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act) on 2025-01-16: Tran voted with 61 Democrats and all Republicans to pass this bill, while 145 Democrats opposed it. The bill expanded deportation criteria for noncitizens accused of sex offenses and domestic violence. In a district with the largest Vietnamese community outside Vietnam and a 36.9% foreign-born population, this vote created cross-pressure between his law-enforcement messaging and his constituents' immigration concerns.
Date: 2025-01-16 Added: 29 Apr 2026 ↗ SOURCE: Roll call: H.R. 30
✓ verified Primary Source Voted yea on H.R. 29 (Laken Riley Act) on 2025-01-07: Tran was one of only 48 House Democrats (out of 207 voting) to join all Republicans in passing this immigration enforcement bill. His district is 30.8% Hispanic and 36.9% foreign-born, with 27.7% non-citizen — constituents who are disproportionately affected by expanded ICE detention authority. Tran's vote broke with the Democratic majority of 159 nays.
Date: 2025-01-07 Added: 29 Apr 2026 ↗ SOURCE: Roll call: H.R. 29
✓ verified Primary Source [disclosure] Since early 2024, Tran has accepted at least $76,000 from 38 corporate PACs, including Amazon, Google, Boeing, UPS, Walmart, Home Depot, Centene, and Sempra Energy, as documented in FEC filings.
✓ verified Primary Source [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 special interest groups and why I'll fight to ban stock trading by members of Congress.'
✓ verified Primary Source FEC Form 3 disclosure filed October 15, 2024 shows total contributions (other than loans) of $3,846,358.81 for the cycle to date.
✓ verified Partially Corroborated Tran signed the No Fossil Fuel Money pledge and stated 'I will never take a dime from the fossil fuel industry,' but accepted $2,000 from Sempra Energy, the parent company of Southern California Gas Company.
✓ verified Partially Corroborated In May 2024, End Citizens United endorsed Tran citing his commitment to standing up to corporate special interests and rejecting corporate PAC money.
✓ verified Partially Corroborated Since early 2024, Tran has accepted at least $76,000 from 38 corporate PACs including Amazon, Google, Boeing, UPS, Walmart, Home Depot, Centene, and Sempra Energy, despite pledging to refuse all corporate PAC money.
✓ verified Partially Corroborated ActBlue channeled $1,582,889 in individual contributions to Derek Tran for Congress, representing 20,868 discrete payments.
✓ verified Primary Source Principal campaign committee: Derek Tran for Congress (FEC ID C00851790). Total reported payments in 2024 cycle: $2,738,701.
✓ verified Partially Corroborated Top contributing sectors to Derek Tran's 2024 campaign: Lawyers & Lobbyists ($916,974), Finance/Insur/RealEst ($580,447), Communic/Electronics ($271,674), Health ($239,283), Ideology/Single-Issue ($1,051,578), Other ($890,134).
✓ verified Partially Corroborated 2023-2024 election cycle: Derek Tran raised $6,385,592 total, including $4,336,834 from individual contributions and $74,000 from PACs.
All Connections (59)
→ Google company
donor primary since 2024
Tran accepted at least $76,000 from 38 corporate PACs including Google, despite pledging to refuse all corporate PAC money.
→ Boeing company
donor primary since 2024
Tran accepted at least $76,000 from 38 corporate PACs including Boeing, despite pledging to refuse all corporate PAC money.
→ Anduril Industries company
none found inferential since N/A
No documented connection between Derek Tran and Anduril Industries in the facts provided.
legislative vote primary since 2025
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 Republicans in passing this bill.
→ House Committee on Ethics government agency
none found inferential since N/A
No documented connection between Derek Tran and House Committee on Ethics in the facts provided.
→ Hakeem Jeffries elected official
none found inferential since N/A
No documented connection between Derek Tran and Hakeem Jeffries in the facts provided.
→ DEREK TRAN FOR CONGRESS organization
authorized committee confirmed
DEREK TRAN FOR CONGRESS (C00851790) is Tran's principal campaign committee, per FEC candidate profile.
→ Sua Sponte PAC organization
sponsor confirmed
Tran's sponsored leadership PAC used for political influence.
→ Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez elected official
none found inferential since N/A
No documented connection between Derek Tran and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in the facts provided.
← JStreetPAC organization
donor secondary
2024: $50,183 via JStreetPAC (127 payments funneled to campaign)
alleged contribution (unverified) possible
Research question alleges $10,000 (2026) contribution from New York Life Insurance Company PAC to Tran; not verified in fetched sources.
← Dao Nguyen person
employee confirmed
Serves as Chief of Staff; formerly lobbied for many of Tran's current corporate donors.
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Derek Tran's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00010322/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Derek Tran's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00271338/
← Innovation For Good PAC organization
donor primary since 2026
$10,000 to Derek Tran's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (5 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00892901/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Derek Tran's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00000885/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Derek Tran's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00001016/
donor primary since 2026
$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/C00002089/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Derek Tran's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00002469/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Derek Tran's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00002766/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Derek Tran's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00003251/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Derek Tran's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00004036/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Derek Tran's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00004861/
donor primary since 2026
$7,500 to Derek Tran's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00007542/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Derek Tran's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00007898/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Derek Tran's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00007922/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Derek Tran's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00011114/
donor primary since 2026
$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/C00012245/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Derek Tran's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00012476/
← Edison International PAC organization
donor primary since 2026
$6,000 to Derek Tran's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00019653/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Derek Tran's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00024521/
donor primary since 2026
$7,500 to Derek Tran's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (5 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00024968/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Derek Tran's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00027342/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Derek Tran's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00028860/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Derek Tran's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00029447/
donor primary since 2026
$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/C00029504/
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to Derek Tran's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00030718/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Derek Tran's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00030809/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Derek Tran's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00032995/
donor primary since 2026
$7,500 to Derek Tran's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00039578/
donor primary since 2026
$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/C00064766/
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to Derek Tran's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00068528/
donor primary since 2026
$6,000 to Derek Tran's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00078451/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Derek Tran's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00079541/
donor primary since 2026
$7,500 to Derek Tran's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00088591/
← Honeywell International PAC organization
donor primary since 2026
$9,500 to Derek Tran's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (5 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00096156/
donor primary since 2026
$7,000 to Derek Tran's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (6 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00097568/
← Pricewaterhousecoopers PAC I organization
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to Derek Tran's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00107235/
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to Derek Tran's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00108035/
donor primary since 2026
$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/C00110338/
← Backpac organization
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Derek Tran's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00144931/
donor primary since 2026
$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/C00158881/
donor primary since 2026
$7,000 to Derek Tran's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00193854/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Derek Tran's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00219444/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Derek Tran's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00219568/
donor primary since 2026
$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/C00249987/
donor primary since 2026
$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/C00267849/
← Leonardo Drs PAC organization
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to Derek Tran's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00275123/
donor primary since 2026
$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/C00280222/
Sources (25)
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Derek Tran — SEC filings (no results) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Derek Tran — Lobbying disclosures (no results) government_disclosure Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Derek Tran — Court records (no results) court_document Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Derek Tran — FEC donations (no results) fec_record Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Derek Tran — Parliamentary records (no results) parliamentary_record Processed 📜 Receipt
— UNVERIFIED Absence of donor-level data on FEC candidate overview page, https://www.fec.gov/… web_search Processed 📜 Receipt
2026-06-30 UNVERIFIED FEC candidate overview page, https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H4CA45170/ web_search Processed 📜 Receipt
2026-06-30 ↗ FEC candidate overview page, https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H4CA45170/ web_search Processed 📜 Receipt
2024-11-27 ↗ FEC candidate overview page, https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H4CA45170/ web_search Processed 📜 Receipt
2024-12-31 UNVERIFIED California Globe analysis of FEC filings web_search Processed 📜 Receipt
2026-01-01 ↗ Internal database records matching FEC disbursement trends web_search Processed 📜 Receipt
2026-06-30 ↗ FEC Candidate Overview for Derek Tran (H4CA45170) web_search Processed 📜 Receipt
2023-10-01 ↗ California Globe report citing Tran's social media and campaign statements web_search Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Constituency baseline: Ballot measure congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
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— ↗ Roll call: H.R. 30 congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Roll call: H.R. 29 congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Donor mapping evidence: FEC Form 3 disclosure filed October 15, 2024 shows total… congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Donor mapping evidence: Since early 2024, Tran has accepted at least $76,000 fro… congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Donor mapping evidence: Principal campaign committee: Derek Tran for Congress (F… congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Donor mapping evidence: 2023-2024 election cycle: Derek Tran raised $6,385,592 t… congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
2026-04-23 UNVERIFIED SEARCH_ERROR: Derek Tran not found in fec claim_flag Processed 📜 Receipt