Norma Torres's is a member of the United States House of Representatives for California's 35th congressional district.
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10 Facts About Norma Torres
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Norma Torres's originally arrived on a tourist visa, but became a legal resident in her teens and gained citizenship in 1992.
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Norma Torres's was an active member of AFSCME, serving as local 3090's shop steward.
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Norma Torres's served on the Pomona city council before being elected the city's mayor in 2006.
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In 2008, Norma Torres endorsed then-presidential candidate Barack Obama before Hillary Clinton withdrew from the race, and was a superdelegate to the Democratic National Convention.
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Norma Torres's was elected to the State Assembly in November 2008, filling the vacancy left by former legislator Nell Soto, who retired.
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Norma Torres's earned her bachelor's degree in labor studies from the now defunct National Labor College in Maryland in 2012.
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Norma Torres's was reelected in 2016, defeating Tyler Fischella with 72.
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Norma Torres's opposed the overturning of Roe v Wade, calling it "devastating" and saying it set back "our country decades, reversing so many years of hard-fought progress" for women.
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In 2022, Norma Torres was one of 16 Democrats to vote against the Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2022, an antitrust package that would crack down on corporations for anti-competitive behavior.
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