U.S. House · California's 45th District
Chuong Vo
Cerritos City Council member (2020-2025)R
- Race
- U.S. House · California's 45th District
- Result
- Derek Tran, projected winner
- Opponent
- Derek Tran (D)
- Research
- Basic
Party linenone
No recorded floor votes — not a current legislator in our records.
Said vs. did1 statement · 0 votes
Chuong Vo, a Republican retired Torrance Police Department officer, lost the November 3, 2026 election for the U.S. House seat in California's 45th District to Derek Tran. He served on the Cerritos City Council from 2020 to 2025 and describes himself as a former mayor of Cerritos. His campaign website listed public safety, affordability and accountability as his themes.[1][2][3]
Compare statements with votes ›On the ballotU.S. House · 45
2026-11-03
| Derek Tran D | incumbent |
| Chuong Vo R | challenger |
Advanced from the June 2, 2026 top-two primary as the leading Republican candidate.
Said vs. did
Each documented position next to the recorded floor votes we map to the same issue. Votes are compared one at a time; no overall stance is inferred from them.
Says he will always back law enforcement and push to fully fund training and equipment so officers and federal agents can do their jobs safely.
Documented position[4]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Biography
Chuong Vo, a Republican retired Torrance Police Department officer, lost the November 3, 2026 election for the U.S. House seat in California's 45th District to Derek Tran. He served on the Cerritos City Council from 2020 to 2025 and describes himself as a former mayor of Cerritos. His campaign website listed public safety, affordability and accountability as his themes.[1][2][3]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Vo is married to Traci, a classroom teacher, and they have two children, according to his campaign website. He says he is grateful to "a country that gave my family a chance," like many immigrant families.[2] He worked as a law-enforcement officer with the Torrance Police Department from 1999 to 2025, and his campaign website describes a 28-year career that included answering 911 calls.[1][2]
Vo served on the Cerritos City Council from 2020 to 2025, according to Ballotpedia, and his campaign website also calls him a former Mayor of Cerritos.[5][1][2] Between 2021 and 2025 he served on the executive board of the California Joint Powers Insurance Authority, a risk-management pool.[1][2]
Vo said he retired from law enforcement to spend more time with his family before deciding to run for Congress.[1][2] He received 39.7% of the vote to Derek Tran's 60.3%, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[3]
In their own words
Priorities
Statements, quoted without a stance
- Expand immigration enforcement and deportations
“I'll support secure borders and faster asylum decisions, paired with better training and resources for agents so enforcement is effective, safe, and professional.”[6]
On his campaign website
Campaign money$496K raised · 97% from individuals · FEC through 2026-06-30
Totals this cycle
Bars share one scale (raised = full). Cash on hand can include money carried over from earlier cycles.
Who gave
- Individuals $469K
- PACs & committees $17K
Largest committee contributions
- Los Angeles County Lincoln Club PAC$5,000
- The Lincoln Club of Orange County Federal PAC PAC$5,000
- Support Taxfighters & Elect Effective Leaders PAC PAC$5,000
- Eureka Political Action Committee PAC$5,000
Direct contributions only; outside spending is not included. Individual donors are itemized in the FEC’s receipts. All itemized receipts ↗ FEC filing ↗
Profile: /people/chuong-vo
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Chuong Vo · Ballotpedia Reference
- 2.Chuong Vo for Congress: Vo on the Issues · Chuong Vo for Congress Candidate's own words
- 3.U.S. House · California's 45th District results 2026 · NBC News News report
- 4.Chuong Vo campaign website, quoted on Ballotpedia · Chuong Vo for Congress (via Ballotpedia) Candidate's own words
- 5.Derek Tran · Ballotpedia Reference
- 6.Chuong Vo for Congress: Vo on the Issues · Chuong Vo for Congress Candidate's own words