U.S. House candidate · California 35th District
Norma Torres
Overview
Poliscope ↗$769K
Raised this cycle
$0
Outside support
$0
Outside opposition
2%
Small-dollar share
57%
In-state share
4
Flags
Norma Torres is a Democratic Representative from CA (District 35). Torres's campaign has raised $769K from 218 donors. Funding includes 1.9% from small-dollar donors (under $200) and 50.2% from in-state contributors. Top funding sources by employer include Legal Services, Health Care & Pharmaceuticals, Finance & Investment. Campaign committees include NORMA TORRES FOR CONGRESS.
Backed by AIPAC
- AIPAC PAC gave $4,994 (2026)
- AIPAC PAC gave $17,313 (2024)
Union PAC money
- SEIU COPE gave $2,500 (2026)
- SEIU COPE gave $5,000 (2024)
- AFSCME PEOPLE gave $10,000 (2026)
- AFSCME PEOPLE gave $10,000 (2024)
- IBEW PAC gave $7,500 (2026)
- IBEW PAC gave $10,000 (2024)
- UFCW Active Ballot Club gave $3,500 (2026)
- UFCW Active Ballot Club gave $1,500 (2024)
- Teamsters DRIVE gave $6,000 (2026)
- Teamsters DRIVE gave $2,500 (2024)
- AFT COPE gave $10,000 (2026)
- AFT COPE gave $10,000 (2024)
- UA Union Plumbers & Pipefitters Vote PAC gave $5,000 (2024)
- UAW V-CAP gave $5,000 (2024)
- LIUNA PAC gave $5,000 (2026)
- LIUNA PAC gave $10,000 (2024)
- NALC PAC gave $7,500 (2024)
- Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee gave $5,000 (2026)
- Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee gave $10,000 (2024)
Realtors PAC money
- National Association of Realtors PAC gave $5,000 (2026)
- National Association of Realtors PAC gave $10,000 (2024)
Accepted gifts or sponsored travel
- 4 gift or travel filings
Money
Poliscope ↗$769K
Total raised
2026 cycle
$268K
From individuals
$43K unitemized
$499K
From PACs
218
Donors
avg $899
27%
Large-donor share
By election cycle
- 2014 231 donors$478K
- 2016 223 donors$608K
- 2018 264 donors$626K
- 2020 297 donors$657K
- 2022 284 donors$784K
- 2024 240 donors$943K
- 2026 331 donors$769K
Contribution sizes
- <$200 76 gifts · 1%$4K
- $200-$499 39 gifts · 3%$10K
- $500-$999 68 gifts · 12%$36K
- $1,000-$2,899 114 gifts · 49%$153K
- $2,900+ 31 gifts · 35%$108K
Top donor industries and employers
- Legal Services 26 gifts$39K
- Health Care & Pharmaceuticals 24 gifts$22K
- Finance & Investment 12 gifts$12K
- Real Estate 10 gifts$11K
- Insurance 2 gifts$7K
- Communications & Media 3 gifts$2K
- Nonprofits & Advocacy 2 gifts$2K
- Business & Professional Services 2 gifts$1K
- Education 20 gifts$1K
- Technology & Internet 2 gifts$1K
- Transportation 1 gifts$750
- Hospitality & Entertainment 1 gifts$500
- Labor Unions 1 gifts$250
Top contributors
| Contributor | Type | State | Total | From PACs | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lally, James M Dr. | individual | CA | $7,550 | — | 15 |
| LIN, HSIN I. (VIVIAN) | individual | CA | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| HACKMAN, MICHAEL | individual | CA | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| WANG, PATRICK | individual | NY | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| RADER, KEVIN | individual | FL | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| ARTEAGA, ALBERT | individual | CA | $6,000 | — | 2 |
| MILLER, SKIP | individual | CA | $5,000 | — | 2 |
| TURNER, LAUREN | individual | CA | $5,000 | — | 2 |
| MITZNER, LAURA | individual | CO | $4,000 | — | 1 |
| BAKER, LARA | individual | CO | $4,000 | — | 1 |
| ROGOFF, LISA | individual | CO | $4,000 | — | 2 |
| SCHALL, BRIAN J. | individual | CA | $3,500 | — | 1 |
| WICZYK, PHILLIPS | individual | CA | $3,500 | — | 1 |
| KOU, MING SHIN | individual | CA | $3,500 | — | 1 |
| BRODIE, JACOB | individual | PA | $3,500 | — | 1 |
PAC contributors
| PAC | State | Total | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE | MD | $10,000 | 5 |
| DELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | DC | $10,000 | 4 |
| AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | MN | $10,000 | 2 |
| INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE | DC | $10,000 | 3 |
| AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E | DC | $10,000 | 4 |
| HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | DC | $9,000 | 4 |
| ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | TX | $7,500 | 3 |
| INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | DC | $7,500 | 2 |
| ABBOTT LABORATORIES EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | IL | $7,500 | 4 |
| EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC | VA | $7,000 | 4 |
| AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC | VA | $7,000 | 5 |
| AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) | DC | $6,500 | 4 |
| D.R.I.V.E. - DEMOCRAT, REPUBLICAN, INDEPENDENT VOTER EDUCATION (THE PAC OF THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS) | DC | $6,000 | 2 |
| AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION PHYSICAL THERAPY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PT-PAC) | VA | $6,000 | 4 |
Where the money comes from
- CA 57% · home state$177K
- NY 9%$27K
- MA 8%$26K
- CO 8%$24K
- DC 5%$16K
- AL 2%$7K
- AZ 2%$7K
- FL 2%$7K
- VA 1%$5K
- PA 1%$4K
- NM 96%$3K
- TX 80%$3K
Outside spending & dark money
FEC ↗Independent expenditures by super PACs and other groups, for and against.
No records in Poliscope for this section.
Voting record
Congress.gov ↗1,864 roll calls on record: 876 yea, 368 nay, 22 not voting.
799 of 799
| Date | Bill | Question | Position | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 8884 Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed 232–188 |
| — | 113 Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036. | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed 216–214 |
| — | 7008 Stop Insider Trading Act | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Failed 211–218 |
| — | 8800 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed 216–212 |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Agreed to 232–199 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Agreed to 221–210 | |
| — | 6955 Main Street Capital Access Act | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Failed 210–216 |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Agreed to 221–203 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Agreed to 215–214 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 76–350 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 201–224 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Agreed to 215–214 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Agreed to 265–161 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 65–359 | |
| — | 1438 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8800) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8884) to amend title II of the Social Security Act to reauthorize demonstration authority for the disability insurance program; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 113) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7008) to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6955) to make improvements to the Federal banking laws, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9770) making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes; and for other purposes. | Recorded Vote | No | Passed 214–211 |
| — | 1438 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8800) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8884) to amend title II of the Social Security Act to reauthorize demonstration authority for the disability insurance program; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 113) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7008) to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6955) to make improvements to the Federal banking laws, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9770) making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes; and for other purposes. | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed 213–209 |
| — | 8823 Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed 396–0 |
| — | 4541 To reauthorize the Young Women’s Breast Health Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young Act of 2009. | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed 394–6 |
| — | 5362 To name the Department of Veterans Affairs multispecialty clinic in Marietta, Georgia, as the "Colonel Michael H. Boyce Department of Veterans Affairs Multispecialty Clinic". | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed 418–0 |
| — | 8595 Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes. | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed 217–209 |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 136–291 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 6–421 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 104–314 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 79–348 | |
| — | 1181 Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed 221–201 |
Bills sponsored and cosponsored
Congress.gov ↗| Bill | Title | Role | Policy area | Latest action | Law? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 309 | National Law Enforcement Officers Remembrance, Support and Community Outreach Act. | cosponsor | Crime and Law Enforcement | Aug 20, 2026 | — |
| 1481 | Honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Kay Granger, a Representative from the State of Texas. | cosponsor | Congress | Aug 13, 2026 | — |
| 10061 | To address wildfire readiness and recovery, safe communities, and wildland firefighter safety. | cosponsor | Public Lands and Natural Resources | Aug 6, 2026 | — |
| 2175 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 130 South Patterson Avenue in Santa Barbara, California, as the Brigadier General Frederick R. Lopez Post Office Building. | cosponsor | Government Operations and Politics | Aug 6, 2026 | — |
| 4662 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6444 San Fernando Road in Glendale, California, as the "Paul Ignatius Post Office". | cosponsor | Government Operations and Politics | Aug 6, 2026 | — |
| 9941 | Right to IVF Act of 2026 | cosponsor | Health | Jul 23, 2026 | — |
| 9922 | AI Transparency in Elections Act of 2026 | cosponsor | Government Operations and Politics | Jul 23, 2026 | — |
| 9874 | Get Foreign Money Out of United States Elections Act | cosponsor | Government Operations and Politics | Jul 22, 2026 | — |
| 4288 | To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in San Jose, California, as the "Corporal Patrick D. Tillman VA Clinic". | cosponsor | Armed Forces and National Security | Jul 16, 2026 | — |
| 1405 | Encouraging the celebration of the month of June as LGBTQIA+ Pride Month. | cosponsor | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | Jun 30, 2026 | — |
| 9432 | LIFT the BAR Act | cosponsor | Social Welfare | Jun 30, 2026 | — |
| 9250 | Great American Outdoors Act 250 | cosponsor | Public Lands and Natural Resources | Jun 24, 2026 | — |
| 1328 | Honoring the 80th anniversary of United States-Philippine relations. | cosponsor | International Affairs | May 29, 2026 | — |
| 1993 | 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act | cosponsor | Finance and Financial Sector | May 21, 2026 | — |
| 8914 | No Taxpayer-Funded Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2026 | cosponsor | Government Operations and Politics | May 20, 2026 | — |
Committees
FEC ↗Campaign committees
| Committee | ID | Type | Relationship | Raised |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORMA TORRES FOR CONGRESS | C00557652 | H / P | principal | $4.13M |
Terms in Congress
| end | fax | url | type | party | phone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-01-03 | 202-225-8671 | https://torres.house.gov | rep | Democrat | 202-225-6161 |
| 2019-01-03 | 202-225-8671 | https://torres.house.gov | rep | Democrat | 202-225-6161 |
| 2021-01-03 | — | https://torres.house.gov | rep | Democrat | 202-225-6161 |
| 2023-01-03 | — | https://torres.house.gov | rep | Democrat | 202-225-6161 |
| 2025-01-03 | — | https://torres.house.gov | rep | Democrat | 202-225-6161 |
| 2027-01-03 | — | https://torres.house.gov | rep | Democrat | 202-225-6161 |
Stock trades
Filings ↗STOCK Act periodic transaction reports. Amounts are the ranges filers report.
No records in Poliscope for this section.
Gifts & travel
Filings ↗| Year | Type | Source / sponsor | Description / destination | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | travel | Aspen Institute, Inc. and the Gates Foundation | Kenya (May 23, 2026 – May 31, 2026) | — | PDF ↗ |
| 2025 | travel | Aspen Institute, Inc. and Rockefeller Foundation | Italy (Apr 18, 2025 – Apr 26, 2025) | — | PDF ↗ |
| 2024 | travel | American Israel Education Foundation | Israel (Mar 24, 2024 – Mar 31, 2024) | — | PDF ↗ |
| 2022 | travel | United Nations Foundation and Eleanor Crook Foundation | Sudan, South Sudan (Jul 2, 2022 – Jul 10, 2022) | — | PDF ↗ |
Lobbying ties
Poliscope ↗Does not appear as a registered lobbyist in LDA filings.
Top donor industries: Legal Services, Health Care & Pharmaceuticals, Finance & Investment, Real Estate, Insurance. See money.
Financial disclosures
Poliscope ↗Executive-branch (OGE 278e) disclosures, which apply to candidates who served as federal appointees.
No records in Poliscope for this section.
Past races
FEC ↗| Cycle | Office | State | District | FEC ID | Raised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | House | CA | 35 | H4CA35031 | $769K |
| 2024 | House | CA | 35 | H4CA35031 | $943K |
| 2022 | House | CA | 35 | H4CA35031 | $784K |
| 2020 | House | CA | 35 | H4CA35031 | $657K |
| 2018 | House | CA | 35 | H4CA35031 | $626K |
| 2016 | House | CA | 35 | H4CA35031 | $608K |
| 2014 | House | CA | 35 | H4CA35031 | $478K |
Source: Poliscope (poliscope.org), compiled from FEC, Congress.gov, LDA, SEC, OGE and congressional gift and travel records. Snapshot Sep 11, 2026. Flags are definitions of this site, listed on the hot buttons page; each is checked with documented rules against the filings above.