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Derek Tran, a consumer rights lawyer and Army veteran, successfully won against Representative Michelle Steel, a two-term Republican incumbent, in a House pickup for the Democrats in Orange County, California.
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Derek Tran, a lawyer who advocates for consumers and has served in the Army, won against Representative Michelle Steel, a two-term incumbent from the Republican party. The Associated Press reported that this victory resulted in flipping a closely contested seat in Orange County, California.
Democrats in California were able to secure their second House pickup, despite facing a challenging year overall.
Following a phone call and a victory for the Republican party in Iowa on Wednesday, they now have a 220 to 214 lead in the House of Representatives. There is only one race left to be decided, in California’s 13th Congressional District. Even though the Republicans have already secured more than the 218 seats needed to have the majority in the House, President Trump has requested two House members to join his administration. Additionally, Matt Gaetz resigned from his seat in the House earlier this month.
In the most recent undecided House race in California’s Central Valley, the Democratic candidate, Adam Gray, surpassed Republican incumbent John Duarte for the first time on Tuesday. Mr. Gray is currently ahead by 182 votes in the most recent tally.
Despite Ms. Steel having a lot of money and support from her political party in the 45th Congressional District, Mr. Tran, who was new to politics, was able to win partly by criticizing her inconsistent stance on abortion.
While serving in Congress, Ms. Steel supported the Life at Conception Act, a bill that aimed to ban abortion nationwide. However, she later changed her stance on the bill. Mr. Tran used Ms. Steel’s previous support for the bill to portray her as holding extreme beliefs on reproductive rights.
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