League of Conservation Voters Endorses Derek Tran

Derek Tran of Orange
Derek Tran of Orange

Oil & Utility Corporations Continue To Gouge Customers With The Help Of Michelle Steel

Garden Grove, CA — Today, U.S. Army Veteran and workers’ rights attorney Derek Tran, who is running in California’s 45th Congressional District, announced the support of the League of Conservation Voters Action Fund, the political arm of the LCV. The League of Conservation Voters works to elect leaders who stand up for clean energy jobs, climate action, and who stand up to oil and utility companies who continue to raise rates on consumers.

Derek’s advocacy stands in stark contrast with CA-45 incumbent Republican Michelle Steel, whose record of corruption and letting polluters have their way is legendary. Steel, who has taken over $150,000 from the oil and gas industry, refuses to hold oil companies accountable as Southern California gas prices continue to increase. She continued to vote for offshore drilling in Huntington Beach, even after the devastating oil spill decimated Orange County’s tourism economy in 2021.

Steel, who earns a personal fortune from oil production, also guzzled over $40,000 in contributions from utility companies while Southern California residents continue to see rising prices.

“On Earth Day there is nothing more important in our fight against the climate crisis and pollution than electing leaders to Congress who will prioritize the health and rights of communities over Big Polluters and special interests, especially communities of color and communities with low wealth who are the most impacted by extreme weather and pollution,” said LCV Action Fund Senior Vice President for Government Affairs Tiernan Sittenfeld. “That is why LCV Action Fund is thrilled to endorse Derek Tran for Congress because we know he will fight to protect the health of our communities, clean water and clean air, and a free and fair democracy for future generations.”

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California’s 45th is a Congressional District representing portions of Orange and Los Angeles Counties in Southern California. A majority-minority district, the District has the second largest AAPI population (36.97%) of any Congressional District, and the largest Vietnamese community in the country.  President Biden won the current district lines by +6 points and it has a +6 point Democratic registration advantage. It includes all or part of the Cities of Garden Grove, Westminster, Cerritos, Buena Park, Placentia, Hawaiian Gardens, Cypress, Fountain Valley, Artesia, Los Alamitos, La Palma, Brea, Lakewood, and Fullerton, as well as the unincorporated community of Rossmoor. The DCCC has listed it as a “District In Play.”

Use of Derek Tran’s military rank, job titles, and photographs in uniform does not imply endorsement by the Dept. of Defense or U.S. Army.