Norma J. Torres

Norma J. Torres is the U.S. Representative for California's 35th District and has served in Congress since 2015.¹ She was a 9-1-1 dispatcher before beginning her political career on the Pomona City Council and as the city's mayor.¹ She later served in the California State Assembly and State Senate.¹ In Congress she sits on the Appropriations Committee.²

In 2026 she introduced the Better Pay for American Workers Act and the National Parent and Youth Helpline Act.³ She also introduced the Violent Insurrection Recidivist Enhancement Act of 2026.³ She has proposed the Multiple Firearm Sales Reporting Modernization Act, which requires reporting sales of long guns within five days, and the 911 SAVES Act to reclassify 9-1-1 professionals as first responders.⁴ Her campaign notes she voted to pass the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which allocated funds for Ontario International Airport.⁴ She also supported the CHIPS and Science Act and the Inflation Reduction Act.⁴ Her campaign says her Central American Women and Children Act was implemented as the first compact between the U.S. and Honduras to address gender-based violence.² It also states she passed the Enrique Roman-Martinez Military Cold Case Justice Act to reform how the military handles cold cases.² Her campaign says that in 2022 she secured $40.7 million for water recycling in Ontario, $16 million for stormwater infrastructure in Fontana, and $27.5 million for wastewater projects in Rialto.⁴