Michelle Steel for the first time over the weekend in the 45th Congressional District race — after initially trailing by thousands of votes. The consumer rights attorney and co-owner of a pharmacy with his wife Michelle is currently 36 votes ahead of the two-term incumbent — the vote count sits at 152,

More than a week after Election Day, Rep. Michelle Steel is still holding onto her razor-thin lead over Derek Tran in the race for California’s 45th congressional district, as of the latest vote tally posted by the secretary of state Thursday,

Michelle Steel lost her lead to challenger Derek Tran in her bid for reelection in the 45th Congressional District Saturday. The race is still too close to call and the margin razor-thin, with Tran holding a 36-vote lead,

Democratic challenger Derek Tran took the narrow lead over incumbent Republican Michelle Steel in the race for Orange County’s 45th Congressional District, giving Democrats an edge in one of the most competitive districts in the country.

California Republican Rep. Michelle Steel, who was endorsed by former President Trump last month, is being challenged for her Orange County seat by Derek Tran, a U.S. Army veteran and consumer rights attorney.