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Source #80334

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TitleCalifornia Globe report citing Tran's social media and campaign statements
Original URLhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H4CA45170/
PublicationDirected Inquiry — Web Search
Source typeweb_search
Date2023-10-01
EntityDerek Tran
Captured2026-10-02T01:34:31.136Z UTC
Hash computed at2026-10-02T01:34:31.136Z UTC
SHA-2562efbbfb90b9da49daac04a01e58c5d9409eed3c196a76918c9723c0b65a0b15d
Content length123 bytes
Content preview (first 800 chars) 
Derek Tran publicly pledged in October 2023 that he would not take 'a dime from corporate PACs or special interest groups.'

Verifying this receipt

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