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2026 California District 45 House Election

Derek Tran (D)

About this race

This is a genuine swing district. Nobody in this race has donations linked to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group, according to available records. The candidates are Derek Tran, a Democrat, and Chuong Vo, a Republican.

Key issues in California

Major issues facing California, based on 2025–2026 reporting. Compare them with what each candidate says they focus on below.

Candidates & funding

Derek Tran Democrat Nominee

✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record
2026 fundraising (FEC)$4,981,277 raised · $2,051,202 spent · $3,257,398 cash on hand through Jun 30, 2026
Focus: Army veteran and workers' rights advocate putting people ahead of politics, protecting democracy and opportunity

Chuong Vo Republican Nominee

✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record
2026 fundraising (FEC)$495,763 raised · $420,887 spent · $74,876 cash on hand through Jun 30, 2026
Focus: Retired law enforcement officer: keeping families safe, lowering costs, government accountability

Where the money comes from

FEC campaign finance data through Jun 30, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.

Derek Tran DChuong Vo R
Raised$5M$496K
Individuals$3.6M72%$469K95%
PACs & parties$1.1M22%$17K3%
Self-funded$0$0
Other$291K6%$10K2%
AIPAC-linked*——
Outside spending†——

* AIPAC-linked money is already counted in the rows above — it flags the pro-Israel share, not extra money.

† Independent spending on ads for or against a candidate. It never goes to their campaign.

“Individuals” covers both small-dollar (under $200) and large donors.

Who are the biggest donors?

Every donor ranked by how much they gave, from the candidate’s own FEC filings — individuals, PACs, and party committees all in one list. Expand a candidate to see theirs, then tap any name to learn more about the donor.

Why are so many gifts exactly $10,000? That’s the legal maximum a PAC can give one candidate for the whole cycle — $5,000 for the primary plus $5,000 for the general — so many PACs give the max. Individuals can give up to $3,500 per election.

Derek Tran 2536 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$5.0M
Campaign spent$2.1M
Cash on hand$3.3M
FEC 2026 through 06/30/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals72%
PACs / committees22%
Self-funding0%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
  • PAC$17K
  • Individual$12K
  • Membership PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Membership PAC$10K
  • PAC$10K
  • Labor PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Labor PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Labor PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Labor PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • PAC$10K
  • Cooperative PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Party committee$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • PAC$10K
  • Individual$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Labor PAC$9K
  • Individual$9K
  • Individual$8K
  • Individual$8K
  • Organization$8K
  • PAC$8K
  • Membership PAC$8K
  • Corporate PAC$8K
  • PAC$8K
  • Labor PAC$8K
  • Corporate PAC$8K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K

Showing the 50 biggest of 2536 donors. The other 2486 gave $3.4M combined.

Plus $827K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See Derek Tran’s full FEC filings →

Chuong Vo 342 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$496K
Campaign spent$421K
Cash on hand$75K
FEC 2026 through 06/30/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals95%
PACs / committees3%
Self-funding0%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$6K
  • Individual$5K
  • Individual$5K
  • Individual$5K
  • Corporate PAC$5K
  • PAC$5K
  • Leadership PAC$5K
  • Individual$4K
  • Individual$4K
  • Individual$4K
  • Individual$4K
  • Individual$4K
  • Individual$4K
  • Individual$4K
  • Individual$4K
  • Individual$4K
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  • Individual$4K
  • Individual$4K
  • Individual$4K
  • Individual$4K
  • Individual$4K
  • Individual$4K
  • Individual$4K
  • Individual$4K
  • Individual$4K
  • Individual$3K
  • Individual$3K
  • Individual$3K
  • Individual$2K
  • Individual$2K
  • Individual$2K
  • Individual$2K
  • Individual$2K
  • Individual$2K
  • Individual$2K
  • Individual$2K
  • Individual$2K

Showing the 50 biggest of 342 donors. The other 292 gave $151K combined.

Plus $137K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See Chuong Vo’s full FEC filings →

These figures come from the candidate’s own itemized FEC reports (2026 cycle, through the coverage date above), with amendments applied and refunds netted. Joint fundraising transfers are left out of the ranking: they’re pass-throughs, and the individual donations behind them are listed above. Bank interest, vendor refunds, and other non-donation receipts are excluded. Donor names are as reported — the same person can appear twice if their name was recorded differently. Independent spending on ads is never included here — see the Outside spending column.

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