Norma J. Torres
U.S. Representative, CA-35
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Issue areas
Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. AI-derived tags
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Representative, CA-35 current
California |
Democratic | Jan 3, 2025 | Jan 3, 2027 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, CA-35
California |
Democratic | Jan 3, 2023 | Jan 3, 2025 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, CA-35
California |
Democratic | Jan 3, 2021 | Jan 3, 2023 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, CA-35
California |
Democratic | Jan 3, 2019 | Jan 3, 2021 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, CA-35
California |
Democratic | Jan 3, 2017 | Jan 3, 2019 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, CA-35
California |
Democratic | Jan 6, 2015 | Jan 3, 2017 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
Committee assignments
- House Committee on House Administration — Modernization and Innovation — Ranking Member unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Appropriations unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Appropriations — National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Appropriations — Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on House Administration unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim
DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. -0.365, social dim. 0.070. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic
Roll-call votes (583 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR 7726 — Stop Child Care Scams Act of 2026 | Yea | Jun 3, 2026 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 2860 — Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2025 | Yea | Jun 3, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 1333 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8646) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration… | Nay | Jun 3, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 1333 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8646) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration… | Nay | Jun 3, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| S 254 — ARTIST Act | Yea | Jun 3, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 7618 — American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act of 2026 | Yea | Jun 3, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 6047 — Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act of 2026 | Nay | May 21, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 1041 — Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act | Nay | May 21, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 1041 — Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act | Yea | May 21, 2026 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 1329 — Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Act | Nay | May 21, 2026 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 1329 — Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Act | Yea | May 21, 2026 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 1300 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1041) to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs… | Nay | May 20, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 1300 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1041) to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs… | Nay | May 20, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 2616 — Stopping Indoctrination and Protecting Kids Act | Nay | May 20, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 2616 — Stopping Indoctrination and Protecting Kids Act | Yea | May 20, 2026 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 1993 — 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act | Yea | May 20, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| S 1003 — Lulu’s Law | Yea | May 20, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| S 2393 — Fiscal Year 2025 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act | Yea | May 20, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 5317 — Community Bank Deposit Access Act of 2025 | Yea | May 20, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4544 — American Access to Banking Act | Yea | May 20, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3234 — Keeping Deposits Local Act | Yea | May 20, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 1299 — Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 6644, with amendment. | Yea | May 20, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 8469 — Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending… | Yea | May 15, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 8469 — Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending… | Nay | May 15, 2026 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 8365 — Monitor Accountability Act | Nay | May 14, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
Campaign funding
898 recorded contributions totalling $1,237,514. Amounts and dates come straight from FEC filings; funding-type labels are software-classified from those filings classified — 144 of 898 classified so far.
| Funding type | Contributions | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corporate PAC | 16 | $165,768 | 13% |
| Big donor | 46 | $136,000 | 11% |
| Small-dollar | 66 | $1,032 | 0% |
| Super PAC | 16 | $325 | 0% |
| Unclassified | 754 | $934,388 | 76% |
Largest contributions
| Amount | Donor | To committee | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $39,100 | AIPAC PAC(AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE PAC) | NORMA TORRES FOR CONGRESS | Corporate PAC | Sep 18, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $13,200 | AIPAC PAC(AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE PAC) | NORMA TORRES FOR CONGRESS | Corporate PAC | Jan 10, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $12,566 | AIPAC PAC(AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE PAC) | NORMA TORRES FOR CONGRESS | Corporate PAC | Sep 11, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $12,401 | AIPAC PAC(AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE PAC) | NORMA TORRES FOR CONGRESS | Corporate PAC | Sep 30, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $11,850 | AIPAC PAC(AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE PAC) | NORMA TORRES FOR CONGRESS | Corporate PAC | Sep 25, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $11,450 | AIPAC PAC(AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE PAC) | NORMA TORRES FOR CONGRESS | Corporate PAC | Sep 13, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $8,600 | AIPAC PAC(AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE PAC) | NORMA TORRES FOR CONGRESS | Corporate PAC | Jul 17, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $7,570 | AIPAC PAC(AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE PAC) | NORMA TORRES FOR CONGRESS | Corporate PAC | Nov 15, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $6,970 | AIPAC PAC(AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE PAC) | NORMA TORRES FOR CONGRESS | Corporate PAC | Sep 6, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $6,924 | AIPAC PAC(AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE PAC) | NORMA TORRES FOR CONGRESS | Corporate PAC | Mar 7, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $6,607 | AIPAC PAC(AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE PAC) | NORMA TORRES FOR CONGRESS | Corporate PAC | Jun 30, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $6,600 | AIPAC PAC(AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE PAC) | NORMA TORRES FOR CONGRESS | Corporate PAC | Nov 2, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $5,780 | AIPAC PAC(AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE PAC) | NORMA TORRES FOR CONGRESS | Corporate PAC | Sep 27, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $5,601 | AIPAC PAC(AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE PAC) | NORMA TORRES FOR CONGRESS | Corporate PAC | Mar 31, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $5,300 | AIPAC PAC(AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE PAC) | NORMA TORRES FOR CONGRESS | Corporate PAC | Aug 28, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
Largest by amount; not the full set. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.
Sponsored legislation (3 as lead sponsor)
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HR 9375
US · Jun 18, 2026
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to award grants to eligible entities to provide immigration legal…
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HRES 1308
US · May 20, 2026
Designating May 2026 as "National Wildfire Preparedness Month".
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HRES 1291
US · May 14, 2026
Expressing support for the recognition of May 3 through May 9, 2026, as Wildfire Preparedness Week, the national event educating the public on fire safety and…
Social media
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