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Balance of Power: Asian American Voters Are Key In This Orange County Congressional Race

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(Left) Rep. Michelle Steel (R-Calif.) talks with reporters during a news conference following a House Republican caucus meeting at the US Capitol Visitor Center on Oct. 20, 2021, in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) (Right) WESTMINSTER AND GARDEN GROVE-CA-AUGUST 17, 2024: Democrat Derek Tran attends a reunion of political prisoners from the "re-education" prison camps after the end of the Vietnam War at Thu Vien Viet Nam, a community center in Little Saigon on August 17, 2024. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

The Political Breakdown team continues their series “Balance of Power” covering the most competitive congressional races in California that could determine control of the House next year.

Today, Scott and Marisa are joined by Politico’s senior political reporter Melanie Mason to discuss the 45th congressional district race in Orange County, where 37% of the district’s voting age citizens are Asian American. The Republican incumbent Michelle Steel, who was born in South Korea and has never lost an election, is being challenged by Democrat Derek Tran, an attorney and son of Vietnamese refugees.

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