Press Releases

Garden Grove, CA – U.S. Representative Derek Tran (CA-45) issued a statement following reports of a toxic chemical leak at an aerospace facility in Garden Grove:

Washington, DC – U.S. Representative Derek Tran (D-CA-45) introduced bipartisan legislation alongside Representatives Morgan Luttrell (R-TX-08) and Jeff Crank (R-CO-05) to prevent the deactivation of certain U.S. Army Reserve aviation units. The Prohibit Deactivation of the ECABs Act of 2026 would protect the Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade (ECAB), including a medical evacuation unit stationed at Joint Forces Training Base-Los Alamitos (JFTB-LA).

Artesia, CA – U.S. Representative Derek Tran (CA-45) presented Artesia Mayor Rene Trevino with $925,000 in Community Project Funding he secured for a new Emergency Operations Center that will support Artesia’s public safety and emergency response initiatives.

Orange County, CA – U.S. Representative Derek Tran released a statement following reports of an active shooter at the Islamic Center of San Diego in Clairemont Mesa, California:

“I am disgusted by the violent, Islamophobic attack at the Islamic Center of San Diego. I am praying for the families that have been impacted, especially those who have lost a loved one to this senseless act of gun violence.

Washington, DC – U.S. Representative Derek Tran is backing a bipartisan effort to invest in community-based crime prevention strategies that keep our neighborhoods safe.

Washington, DC – U.S. Representative Derek Tran (CA-45) joined a bipartisan congressional resolution memorializing law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty in commemoration of National Police Week. 

Read the full text of the resolution HERE. 

Washington, DC – U.S. Representative Derek Tran (CA-45) met with Southern California’s local law enforcement organizations throughout National Police Week, reaffirming his commitment to the officers who have dedicated their lives to protecting our communities. 

Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Derek Tran (CA-45) made history as the first Vietnamese American Congressmember to question a Vietnamese American official before the House Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill. Representative Tran urged Hung Cao, Acting Secretary of the Navy and the highest-ranking Vietnamese American in the U.S. Armed Services, to join him in the fight to free political prisoners in Vietnam. 

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