# Norma Torres

Norma Torres is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for California’s 35th district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, California’s 35th district
- Serving since: 2015-01-06
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: T000474
- FEC candidate IDs: H4CA35031

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/T000474 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Torres raised $922.9K in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom quarter of House Democrats (median $2.0M).

## What Torres says (119th Congress (2025–27))

1,320 classified statements: 1,057 posts on X, 187 press releases, 53 Congressional Record speeches, 23 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Torres | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 4.6% | 6.6% | 128 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 31.6% | 27.5% | 84 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 74.7% | 73.2% | 97 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 6.0% | 9.8% | 164 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 26.4% | 22.7% | 66 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 1.3% | 1.9% | 120 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 22% (House Democrats 20%); Health 20% (House Democrats 26%); Immigration 19% (House Democrats 11%); Economics and Public Finance 17% (House Democrats 20%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 14% (House Democrats 13%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.93 (standard error 0.01), from 670 donors and 6,289 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 57% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 98.6% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 97.2% (96.4%). 15 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 46 bills: 46 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 253. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 171 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10901: To require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a formula grant program to provide grants to States to be used to streamline assistance… (in committee, 2026-10-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10901
- H.R. 10835: Advanced Manufacturing Jobs in America Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-10-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10835
- H.R. 10794: Improving Access to WIC Act (in committee, 2026-10-09) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10794
- H.Res. 1615: Expressing support for designation of the first Friday of October, October 2, 2026, as "Manufacturing Day". (in committee, 2026-10-05) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1615
- H.R. 10612: BASIC Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10612
- H.R. 10294: Better Pay for American Workers Act (in committee, 2026-09-03) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10294
- H.Res. 1489: Honoring the crew of the Artemis II mission for their historic lunar flyby. (in committee, 2026-08-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1489
- H.Res. 1483: Expressing support for the recognition of August 17 through August 23, 2026, as "Warehouse Worker Recognition Week", celebrating the workers in the logistics… (in committee, 2026-08-13) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1483
- H.R. 10009: BAD Act (in committee, 2026-07-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10009
- H.Res. 1457: Recognizing August 4, 2026, National Night Out, the national coming together of Americans all over the Nation to unite and promote public safety. (in committee, 2026-07-23) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1457

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $922.9K (House Democrats median $2.0M). 17% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 58% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/NormaJTorres/status/2114508146869961167
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/NormaJTorres/status/2113783076564402467
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/NormaJTorres/status/2114125239278018587
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/NormaJTorres/status/2113436132121940301
- 2026-10-23 · Press release · Congresswoman Torres Secures $172.5 Million for Local Projects in Water Resource Development Act · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://torres.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congresswoman-torres-secures-1725-million-for-local-projects-in-water-resource-development-act
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/NormaJTorres/status/2113305262392279212
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/NormaJTorres/status/2113379991228657953
- 2026-10-22 · Press release · Congresswoman Torres Introduces the Streamlining Affordable Housing Act To Lower Costs and Build Homes Faster · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming · https://torres.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congresswoman-torres-introduces-the-streamlining-affordable-housing-act-to-lower-costs-and-build-homes-faster
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/NormaJTorres/status/2113021427524018607
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/NormaJTorres/status/2113045524819649001

## Links

- Official site: https://torres.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/NormaJTorres
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepNormaTorres
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repnormatorres
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/T000474

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/T000474