Norma Torres

Norma J. Torres assumed office in the U.S. House of Representatives in California's 35th District in January 2015.

Torres was born April 4, 1965, in Guatemala and immigrated to the United States when she was five years old. She received her bachelor's degree in labor studies from the National Labor College in Silver Springs, Maryland. Torres worked as a 911 dispatcher from 1990 to 2008. In 1994 she led a campaign to require the hiring of bilingual 911 operators. She was an active member of AFSCME and Local #3090's of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees.

Torres served on the Pomona city council from 2000 to 2006 and as mayor from 2006 to 2008. She then served in the California State Assembly for California’s 61st district from 2008 to 2012 and in the California State Senate from 2013 to 2014.

In 2008 Torres received the rank of Knight within the Order of the Great Congress of Guatemala.

For information on Torres' policy subject areas, committee appointments and sponsored/co-sponsored legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives, please visit her profile on https://www.congress.gov.

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Congresswoman Norma Torres (n.d.). “Biography” Congresswoman Norma Torres. Retrieved August 30, 2022. https://torres.house.gov/about/full-biography.

Norma Torres for U.S. Congress (n.d.) “Timeline” Norma Torres for U.S. Congress. Retrieved August 30, 2022. https://www.normatorres.com/timeline.