THE STEADY STATE ENDORSES DEREK TRAN FOR FOR CALIFORNIA’S 45TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT

THE STEADY STATE ENDORSES DEREK TRAN FOR FOR CALIFORNIA’S 45TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT

WASHINGTON — The Steady State, an organization of more than 420 former national security, intelligence, diplomatic, military, law enforcement, and homeland security officials, today endorsed Hon. Derek Tran for FOR California’s 45th congressional district.

Derek Tran represents California’s Forty-Fifth Congressional District and currently serves in the U.S. House of Representatives. Before being elected to Congress in 2024, he worked as an attorney and served as a small-business owner and community leader in Orange County. In Congress, Tran has focused on issues including national security, veterans, economic opportunity, healthcare, and protecting democratic institutions, bringing his background as a first-generation American and attorney to his work in the House.

Derek Tran demonstrates a consistent commitment to the rule of law, supports nonpartisan oversight and accountability of the Executive Branch, and exhibits a substantive understanding of the national security challenges facing the country that the organization’s criteria require.

“Derek Tran represents exactly the kind of institution-defending leadership our members spent their careers in public service to protect,” said Steven Cash, Executive Director of The Steady State.

WASHINGTON — The Steady State, an organization of more than 420 former national security, intelligence, diplomatic, military, law enforcement, and homeland security officials, today endorsed Hon. Pat Ryan for New York’s 18th Congressional District.


About The Steady State

The Steady State is an organization of more than 420 former national security professionals committed to defending American democracy from rising authoritarian threats. Its members include former ambassadors and senior State Department officials, senior CIA, Defense officials, FBI and DHS leaders, USAID and NSC staff, and senior congressional staff from both Republican and Democratic administrations. See our endorsement criteria here.

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Phone: (212) 685-9660

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