Incumbent
CA-35 primary: first place
$34.7K
JUN 6, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleU.S. Representative
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyModerate Democrat
GenderFemale
LocationCalifornia
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BackgroundU.S. Representative
EducationNational Labor College (B.A., Labor Studies)
Notable personal detailsNorma J. Torres is a U.S. Representative for California's 35th congressional district, first elected to Congress in 2014. She previously served in the California State Senate and began her public-service career as a 9-1-1 dispatcher. She earned a B.A. in Labor Studies from the National Labor College and has also attended Mt. San Antonio College and Rio Hondo College.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports tax policies aimed at fairness for working families and donor states, opposes tax breaks that benefit wealthy individuals and corporations, and has proposed measures to protect public services while providing tax relief for Californians (including lifting the SALT cap).
Healthcare
Supports treating health care as a human right, strengthening and expanding the Affordable Care Act, expanding community health centers, protecting safety-net hospitals, and lowering prescription drug costs through federal actions.
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Immigration & Border
Supports expanded legal pathways to citizenship and protections for asylum seekers, opposes detention and deportation of non‑criminal immigrants, and has sponsored/led legislation to expand naturalization access, fee waivers, and legal representation for immigrants and unaccompanied children.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports legal access to abortion and reproductive health care, has co-sponsored and led federal legislation to protect reproductive rights and opposed the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
Climate & Energy
Supports U.S. participation in the Paris Agreement, federal clean-energy investment, and state-level aggressive renewable targets; has defended California’s goal of sourcing 100% electricity from renewable sources by 2045 and backed major federal clean-energy spending (e.g., Inflation Reduction Act, IIJA).
Public Safety & Guns
Supports gun violence prevention measures including assault weapons restrictions and expanded background checks, and has worked on legislative and oversight efforts to strengthen firearm export controls and other gun safety policies. Serves in roles focused on gun violence prevention and has endorsed/introduced measures aimed at limiting access to dangerous weapons.
News
Norma Torres is in the news for pushing a House amendment to block federal agencies from giving convicted drug traffickers and child traffickers special treatment, including taxpayer-funded transport and removal of detainers. The House Appropriations Committee rejected the proposal, but she says she plans to keep pressing it through the Rules Committee. She is also being discussed in the context of California’s primary races under new district maps, though the provided summaries do not say whether her race has been certified.
California congressional races election results
Rep. Norma Torres Proposes Ban on Special Treatment for Convicted Drug Traffickers
Conservatives spent heavily in key Democratic primaries, filings show
Endorsements
Endorsers of Norma Torres for CA-35 primary: first place
The Press-Enterprise
Public endorsement
The Press-Enterprise endorsed Norma Torres for re-election in California's 35th Congressional District.
The San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Public endorsement
The San Gabriel Valley Tribune endorsed Norma Torres for re-election in California's 35th Congressional District.
Equality California
Public figure
Equality California endorsed Norma Torres for Congressional District 35.
Latino Victory Fund
Public figure
Latino Victory Fund endorsed Norma Torres as part of its California congressional slate.
California Young Democrats
Public figure
California Young Democrats endorsed Norma Torres for re-election in California's 35th Congressional District.
Fundraising
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