# Derek Tran

Derek Tran is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for California’s 45th district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, California’s 45th district
- Serving since: 2025-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: T000491
- FEC candidate IDs: H4CA45170

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/T000491 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

0.2% of Tran’s statements use an extreme label, in the bottom tenth of House Democrats (average 1.9%).

## What Tran says (119th Congress (2025–27))

1,257 classified statements: 1,074 posts on X, 104 press releases, 49 newsletters, 30 Congressional Record speeches. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Tran | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.2% | 6.6% | 188 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 14.6% | 27.5% | 188 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 78.4% | 73.2% | 56 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 9.0% | 9.8% | 100 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 23.0% | 22.7% | 97 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 0.2% | 1.9% | 196 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Armed Forces and National Security 20% (House Democrats 16%); Health 20% (House Democrats 26%); Economics and Public Finance 18% (House Democrats 20%); Emergency Management 14% (House Democrats 5.0%); Government Operations and Politics 13% (House Democrats 20%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.87 (standard error 0.01), from 4,849 donors and 669 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 65% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 99.8% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 91.6% (96.4%). 40 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 17 bills: 17 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 335. 5.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 65 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10613: Housing COST Act (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10613
- H.R. 10349: EMT Act (in committee, 2026-09-10) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10349
- H.R. 10108: Hazardous Materials Transparency Act (in committee, 2026-08-13) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10108
- H.R. 9883: Private Detention Corporate Accountability Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-07-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9883
- H.Res. 1235: Recognizing the 51st anniversary of Black April and the Fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975. (in committee, 2026-04-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1235
- H.R. 8066: Carlton H. Ingram Veterans’ Benefits Improvement Act (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8066
- H.R. 7969: Combating Chinese Communist Party Influence Act (in committee, 2026-03-17) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7969
- H.R. 6902: Youth Substance Use Prevention and Awareness Act (in committee, 2025-12-18) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6902
- H.R. 6678: Senior Legal Hotline Act of 2025 (in committee, 2025-12-11) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6678
- H.Res. 948: Commemorating the 50th anniversary of Southeast Asian refugee resettlement and the many contributions and sacrifices of Southeast Asian Americans to the… (in committee, 2025-12-11) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/948

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $6.0M (House Democrats median $2.0M). 22% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 63% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepDerekTranCA/status/2114826263328141391
- 2026-10-23 · Press release · Representative Tran Secures State Department Response on Vietnam's Human Rights Abuses · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://tran.house.gov/media/press-releases/representative-tran-secures-state-department-response-vietnams-human-rights
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepDerekTranCA/status/2113074334642405546
- 2026-10-21 · Press release · Representative Tran Demands Answers on the Detention and Deportation of Asian Americans Born Abroad to U.S. Servicemembers · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming · https://tran.house.gov/media/press-releases/representative-tran-demands-answers-detention-and-deportation-asian-americans
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepDerekTranCA/status/2112287844060336160
- 2026-10-16 · Press release · Rep. Derek Tran and California Congressional Democrats Visit ICE Facility, Demand Accountability for Reports of Unsafe, Filthy Conditions · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://tran.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-derek-tran-and-california-congressional-democrats-visit-ice-facility
- 2026-10-16 · Press release · El representante Tran presenta una propuesta legislativa para reducir los costos de la vivienda para las familias del sur de California. · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://tran.house.gov/media/press-releases/el-representante-tran-presenta-una-propuesta-legislativa-para-reducir-los
- 2026-10-16 · Press release · El representante Tran emite un comunicado sobre el acuerdo extrajudicial de 125 millones de dólares de GKN · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://tran.house.gov/media/press-releases/el-representante-tran-emite-un-comunicado-sobre-el-acuerdo-extrajudicial-de
- 2026-10-16 · Press release · Dân Bi?u Derek Tr?n lên ti?ng v? th?a thu?n b?i th??ng $125 tri?u c?a GKN · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://tran.house.gov/media/press-releases/dan-bieu-derek-tran-len-tieng-ve-thoa-thuan-boi-thuong-125-trieu-cua-gkn
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepDerekTranCA/status/2109830920220090437

## Links

- Official site: https://tran.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepDerekTranCA
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/T000491

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/T000491