Elections · U.S. House, District 45 · California
Michelle Steel
Republican Not on the November ballot
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Raised for this seat
$1.3M
Through October 9, 2025
Not on the November ballot
Steel is not on the November ballot for this seat. Derek Tran and Chuong Vo are.
Who is on the ballot is a filed fact about the contest, not a judgement about a candidate. Steel's campaign finance and record below are still their own record, and their committee may still be filing.
Where the money comes from
- Small donors
- 3%$41K
- Large donors
- 4%$53K
- PACs
- <1%$2.5K
- Party
- --
- Self-funding
- 91%$1.1M
- Other
- 2%$26K
Separately, $6.2K in independent expenditures was reported opposing this candidate by outside committees. That money is not the candidate's receipts and is not part of the mix above.
Receipts reported through October 9, 2025. Source: FEC.
How to vote in California
- General electionNovember 3, 2026
Register 15 days before, or same-day through Election Day at your county office or polling place.
The district they want to represent
- People
- 749K
- Median household income
- $107K
- Unemployment
- 5.9%
- Living below the poverty line
- 9.9%
- Without health insurance
- 6.2%
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Context about the district, not a statement about any candidate. These figures describe the district as drawn before its lines changed for 2026; estimates for the new lines are not yet published.
Against the field for this seat
Each campaign's reported receipts on one shared scale, incumbent first and then by name, after this page's own row, never in money order.
- Michelle Steelthis page$1.3M
- Derek Tran$5.0M
- Thomas Ky-Phong Vo$757K
- Mark Leonard$26K
- Chi Nguyen$485K
- Amy Phan West$59K
- Chuong Vo$496K
Muted rows are campaigns not on the November ballot; this page's own row keeps its weight so the comparison stays readable.
Spending to support them
No committee has filed independent spending in this direction.
Spending to oppose them
$6.2K- Health Care Saves Lives$6.2K
How these directions are decided
Independent expenditures reported to the FEC. The supporting or opposing direction is each committee's own declared filing, not an interpretation, and a group spending against a candidate is not necessarily spending for their opponent. Outside money is not the campaign's money and is never added to what they raised.
Record in office
Steel served in the last Congress and does not hold a seat now, so there is no current voting record, cosponsorships or committee service to show here. That earlier record is not on this page.
That absence is not a position for or against anything.
Candidates and financing from the FEC, public domain. Nothing here is a forecast, a grade, or a ranking of candidates.
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