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Derek Tran vs Michelle Steel: CA U.S. House District 45 Race 2026

Candidate vs. Candidate Side-by-Side Scorecards. Compare Derek Tran vs Michelle Steel in the CA U.S. House District 45 Race 2026 issue by issue and across all Five Points of Opportunity, on the same nonpartisan -5.00 to +5.00 scale applied to every politician regardless of party.

Who is running

• Derek Tran (Democrat) - Incumbent, OppScore -2.96, Record based, documented on 28 of 44 scored questions
• Michelle Steel (Republican) - Former, OppScore +3.52, Record based, documented on 35 of 44 scored questions

What is on this page

• Side-by-side OppScore comparison for every candidate in the race
• Five Points of Opportunity breakdown per candidate
• Issue-by-issue scoring with sources
• A shareable side-by-side scorecard image

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