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Derek Tran: “My parents came to this country with nothing. They wanted to…”

Featuring: Derek Tran, Democratic | U.S. House California, 45th Congressional District

MEET DEREK TRAN, CA-45 candidate for Congress

Published February 1, 2024 | Video Starts at 01:39

I am a consumer rights lawyer. I am a veteran. But what's made me who I am today is the fact that I am the son of vietnamese immigrants. My parents came to this country with nothing. They wanted to escape communist Vietnam. They worked hard. With the help of government assistance, they were able to save up enough money to start a small corner market and then eventually buying a home. (01:39–01:47)

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Asserts that his parents were refugees from communist Vietnam.

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“I am a consumer rights lawyer.”
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“I am a veteran.”
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“At 18, I enlisted in the army to give back to the country.”
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“I take cases that deal with discrimination, harassment, and wrongful termination.”
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“I mentor youth that comes out of the Sunburst Academy at the Los Alamitos base in the district.”
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“I am running for Congress to protect our democracy.”
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“Michelle Steele... has turned her back on the people of CA 45.”
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“She's made defending Trump, her party, and her special interest backers her priorities.”
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“This district has a 39% AAPI community, 17% is Vietnamese American.”
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“I am the only candidate that speaks fluent Vietnamese.”
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“I have a district coordinator that's Vietnamese.”
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“I am the only candidate that understands the complexities of not just the Vietnamese community, but just immigrant communities.”
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“I am so honored to be endorsed by Jay Chen.”
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“We have Chinese, Korean, of course, Spanish. And it's so important to communicate with those voters in language, and that's what we're going…”
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“She voted against the ChiPS act, that she voted against the bipartisan Infrastructure act, and she was against the Inflation Reduction act…”
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“One of the things that I am deeply concerned about is the nationalization of an abortion ban.”
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“If the federal government passes a law, the supremacy clause is going to render California's laws ineffective.”
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“He's a danger to democracy, and he must be held to account for his actions, period.”
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“It's a distraction to his campaign, and they are just utterly disgusted that he's using it to fundraise off of.”
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“You cannot be afraid of XDev or Twitter, cannot be afraid of Instagram, cannot be afraid of TikTok.”
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“You can't get 15 miles without driving for an hour in traffic.”
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“Not enough is coming down to CA 45.”
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“There’s continuing problems with traffic. The four or five freeway, we're in one of the most condensed areas of southern California.”
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“We have to continue looking at light rail, we have to look at trains, whatever it's going to take to make sure that we address the issues…”
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“I am 100% supportive of banning offshore drilling.”
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“The spills in Huntington beach that occurred a few years ago, while not in my district right next door, it affects us, affects everyone in…”
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“We need to get rid of our reliance on fossil fuels.”
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“My wife and I see everyday patients coming in who are struggling to pay for their prescription drugs.”
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“We have an issue with the affordability of healthcare, the access to healthcare, which should be an absolute right as well, and not a…”
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“We need to make sure prescription drugs are lower for the people who needs them.”
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“Insulin prices should not be where it's at.”
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“I believe that there should be an opt in option for Medicaid.”
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“Our prescription drug pharmaceutical companies out there needs to be reined in on how they price these drugs.”
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“We need to do more consumer protection when it comes to the pricing.”
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“Michelle Steele, who's done nothing but take money from big pharma and that's not what we need.”
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“I think it's important that we have the right regulations in place.”
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“We've done a lot. And we must continue to do more in controlling the gasoline and what's the being put in there to really clean the air.”
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“Part of that is really moving towards more feasible electric or hydrogen vehicles.”
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“It's dangerous that what the right, republican, right wing republicans are pushing, which is stolen election, this whole fear mongering that…”
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“Immigration has been a problem in this country for a long time, and President Biden is trying his best.”
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“Governors are using undocumented folks in our country as pawns or publicity stunt.”
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“They’re just shipping undocumented population to different cities.”
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“We got to make sure that anyone that's detained is detained humanely and not mistreated.”
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“We have to give more funding and training to those officers there [border patrol officers].”
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“The Supreme Court does not have an ethical code of conduct.”
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“We need term limits for Supreme Court justices.”
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“What happened on October 7 was a terrorist attack.”
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“Hamas is a terrorist organization.”
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“Ukraine is an ally, and we must stand up and help our ally, especially against a dictator like Putin.”
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“I was recruited by local leaders and some federal leaders who needed a strong candidate in CA 45.”
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“I am very fortunate to get the endorsement of the new Dems.”
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“Our plan is to have people out there making sure voters are registered, and if they're not helping them, letting them know how they can do…”
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“She has been an incompetent elected official.”
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“We saw that with those three bills that I mentioned earlier, the Chips act, bipartisan infrastructure, and the Inflation Reduction act.”
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“We got her to commit to saying that she's a, she wants an abortion ban, but she's telling everyone that it's with restrictions, it's with…”
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“She has never done a single debate.”
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“I raise the most money out of the Dem candidates.”
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“This race is going to be a very expensive race.”
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