Norma Torres

Norma,Torres
Norma,Judith,Torres,born,April,4,,19651,is,a,Guatemalan-American,politician,She,is,a,member,of,the,United,States,House,of,Representatives,for,Californias,35th,congressional,district,Previously,,she,was,a,member,of,the,California,State,Senate,representing,the,32nd,district,She,is,a,Democrat
Contents
1,Early,life,and,career
2,US,House,of,Representatives
21,Committee,assignments
3,References
4,External,links
Early,life,and,career
Torres,was,born,in,Guatemala,When,she,was,five,,her,mother,died,,and,she,,her,father,,and,her,two,brothers,relocated,to,Los,Angeles3,She,worked,as,a,9-1-1,dispatcher,,where,in,1994,she,led,a,campaign,to,require,the,hiring,of,bilingual,911,operators,She,was,an,active,member,of,AFSCME,,serving,as,local,3090s,shop,steward,She,served,on,the,Pomona,city,council,prior,to,being,elected,the,citys,mayor,in,2006,In,2008,,she,endorsed,then-presidential,candidate,Barack,Obama,before,Hillary,Clinton,withdrew,from,the,race,,and,was,a,superdelegate,to,the,Democratic,National,Convention,She,was,elected,to,the,State,Assembly,in,November,2008,,filling,the,vacannorma,torres,,norma,torres,facebook,,norma,torres,for,congress,,norma,torres,district,office,,norma,torres,election,results,,norma,torres,mendoza,Norma,Torres
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