U.S. House Candidate Profile

Norma Torres

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DemocraticU.S. HouseCalifornia35

Background

Norma Judith Torres (née Barillas; born April 4, 1965) is an American politician. She is a member of the United States House of Representatives for California's 35th congressional district. Previously, she was a member of the California State Senate representing the 32nd district. She is a member of the Democratic Party.

Source: Wikipedia, "Norma Torres" (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norma_Torres), text available under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Excerpt of the article's lead section; pronunciation guides and citation markers removed.

Last updated 2026-10-24.

Sourced summary

Norma Torres served as U.S. unitedstates.github.io

Norma Torres was born on 1965-04-04. unitedstates.github.io

Norma Torres's gender is recorded as F in the unitedstates/congress-legislators dataset. unitedstates.github.io

Norma Torres is listed by the FEC as a Democrat candidate for U.S. api.open.fec.gov

[Grokipedia: Local and state political career] Service on Pomona City Council and as mayor (2000–2008) Torres was elected to the Pomona City Council in November grokipedia.com

[Grokipedia: U.S. grokipedia.com

[Grokipedia: Personal life] Family and residences Norma Torres was born Norma Judith Barillas on April 4, 1965, in Escuintla, Guatemala.[8] At the age of five grokipedia.com

[Grokipedia: Early life and education] Immigration from Guatemala and family background Norma Torres was born Norma Judith Torres on April 4, 1965, in grokipedia.com

Finance snapshot

Norma Torres's FEC candidate id is H4CA35031

Claim timeline

Norma Torres is listed by the FEC as a Democratic candidate for U.S. api.open.fec.gov Retrieved 2026-05-06.

[Grokipedia: Lead] Norma Judith Torres (born April 4, 1965) is a Guatemalan-born American politician and member of the Democratic Party serving as the U.S. grokipedia.com Retrieved 2026-05-13.

[Grokipedia: Electoral history] U.S. grokipedia.com Retrieved 2026-05-13.

[Grokipedia: Political positions] Foreign policy toward Central America and the Northern Triangle Torres, born in Guatemala and co-chair of the House Central grokipedia.com Retrieved 2026-05-13.

[Grokipedia: Pre-elected public service] Career as a 911 dispatcher and advocacy efforts Torres began her public service career as a 911 dispatcher with the Los grokipedia.com Retrieved 2026-05-13.

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Norma Torres profile reference

Profile status: Active candidate. Roster status: incumbent. Race status: discovered.

No certified general-election roster row matched this profile.

Valid citations 5756. Primary-source references 5756. First seen 2026-05-05. Last seen 2026-10-06. Profile record updated 2026-10-18.

Published claim kinds: Background 26, Positions 1, Statements 46, Finance 3, Votes 4232, Controversies 2, Other sourced notes 1320, ideology 2.

Other ids: Other voteview:119:21508; Bioguide T000474; Wikidata Q3343727; Vote Smart 71284; Grokipedia Norma Torres; Ballotpedia Norma Torres.

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