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U.S. House, District 45: who gets your vote?

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Candidate
Chuong V. Vo

Chuong V. Vo

Running for U.S. House · California District 45

NationalRepublican

In the role now
Derek Tran

Derek Tran

U.S. House · California District 45

NationalDemocrat

Chuong V. VoCandidateDerek TranCurrent rep

Job fit

Chuong V. Vo

Offices held

  • Chuong Vo was elected to the Cerritos City Council in 2020. 1

Derek Tran

Offices held

  • Congressman Tran enlisted in the United States Army Reserve 2

Top issues

Ranked by what Americans say matters most (Pew, 2026)

Chuong V. Vo

  • Cost of living & jobs
    Vo signed Americans for Tax Reform's Taxpayer Protection Pledge, a written commitment to oppose and vote against any and all tax increases, ATR announced May 27, 2026. 3
  • Crime & safety
    Vo's platform pledges to 'increase penalties for fentanyl trafficking' and hit organized retail theft with federal task forces, backing law enforcement with body-worn cameras and community-policing. 4
  • Immigration
    Vo pledges to 'finish border technology and infrastructure' and supports secure borders with faster asylum decisions and better-resourced enforcement agents. 4

No public stance found on: Health care costs, Guns, Climate & energy

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Derek Tran

No stated positions on file yet.

How they voted on top issues

We haven't found votes on top issues for either candidate yet.

Who pays them

Chuong V. Vo

Where the campaign money came from5

small donorslarge donorscompaniespolitical allies (same party)other politicians
small donors$135Klarge donors$334Kcompanies$5Kpolitical allies(same party)$5Kotherpoliticians$5K$486K raised
$134,6805Small individual donors
$334,0835Large individual donors

Derek Tran

Where the campaign money came from6

small donorslarge donorsother politicianscompaniespolitical allies (same party)Other kinds of donors
small donors$796Klarge donors$2.8Motherpoliticians$293Kcompanies$239Kpolitical allies(same party)$165KOther kinds ofdonors$300K$5.1M raised
$796,1216Small individual donors
$2,786,5576Large individual donors

Checks

Chuong V. Vo

No voting record to check yet

Derek Tran

Checks run: missed votes

Nothing raised by these checks.

Not checked yet: stock trades

Based on current data. May change in a future update.

Sources

  1. Chuong Vo | Civic Business Journal · checked 2026-10-18 used in: Experience
  2. About | Representative Derek Tran · checked 2026-10-18 used in: Experience
  3. atr.org used in: Top issues
  4. vo4congress.com used in: Top issues
  5. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  6. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money