LA Deputy Sheriffs Endorse Derek Over MAGA Michelle Steel

Aug

2024

PRESS RELEASE

LA Deputy Sheriffs Endorse Derek Over MAGA Michelle Steel

ALADS Endorses Tran, Emphasizing His Commitment To Public Safety

Garden Grove - Today, the Association of Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs (ALADS), the largest association of deputy sheriffs and district attorney investigators in the United States, announced its endorsement of Derek Tran for Congress in California’s 45th Congressional District. Representing over 8,000 sworn law enforcement officers, ALADS's endorsement adds to a growing coalition of public safety organizations backing Tran. The announcement comes days after POLITICO reported outside polling showing a neck-and-neck race against Michelle Steel.

“I am honored to earn the endorsement of the Association of Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs,” said Derek Tran. “I deeply value the critical role that our law enforcement officers play in maintaining public safety and protecting our communities. In Congress, I will be a public safety champion, ensuring that our citizens feel safe and protected by ensuring that our peace officers have the resources to perform their duties effectively, reliably and securely. As someone who served in the military and has a deep respect for those who serve and protect, I understand the sacrifices made by law enforcement officers and their families and will stand by them in office.”

Derek Tran is a Workers’ Rights Advocate, U.S. Army Veteran, City Commissioner, Small Business Owner running to unseat MAGA Rep. Michelle Steel as one of the key seats needed to flip the House for Democrats in November. As POLITICO reported, Vice President Kamala Harris’s rise to the top of the Democratic Presidential ticket sparked a surge of young voter support for Derek Tran and a flood of new donors in the Orange County race. Tran's campaign is capitalizing on the burst in momentum and is now neck-and-neck with incumbent Michelle Steel in multiple polls.

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Army Veteran Derek Tran is a DCCC Red To Blue candidate running in California’s 45th Congressional District which encompasses 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.

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.