U.S. House · California, District 35

Rep. Norma J. Torres

Democrat Serving since Jan. 6, 2015Term ends Jan. 3, 2027

Where they sit

Seated by voting record in the House. Percentiles run from 0 (most liberal) to 100 (most conservative).

How this is measured →
Torres
← Most liberalThe aisleMost conservative →
Votes with DemocratsCrosses party linesVotes with Republicans

Norma J. Torres's seat is marked. Seats run from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right). Color shows how often each member crosses party lines toward the middle on votes that divide the parties: solid blue or red means almost never, and purple means on at least 1 in 10 of those votes. Gray seats are members too new to score. How this is measured

All of Congress27thpercentile
More liberal than 73% of all members of Congress.
Most liberalMost conservative
144th most liberal of 531
Democrats in Congress55thpercentile
More conservative than 55% of Democrats in Congress.
Most liberalMost conservative
116th most conservative of 259
The House28thpercentile
More liberal than 71% of House members.
Most liberalMost conservative
123rd most liberal of 431

This score measures who votes with whom. A member who votes no because a bill goes too far, or not far enough, can look more moderate than their views.

With their party and with the President

How this is measured →
Votes with own party
97%
Q1 2025: 94% → Q3 2026: 98%

Lower than 134 of 212 House Democrats.

Actual97%
Expected94%
Difference+3 pts

Expected is the typical score for members of the same party whose districts voted like this one for president in 2024.

Democrats Republicans 55%100%

Each line is one House member, grouped by party. The dot is Norma J. Torres. The dark line is what we'd expect given how this district voted for president in 2024.

On 466 votes that split the partiesReal votes only: 95%See the 466 votes
How this is measured
Votes with the President
11%all votes
Q1 2025: 11% → Q3 2026: 12%

Higher than 133 of 212 House Democrats.

Actual11%
Expected17%
Difference−5 pts

Expected is the typical score for members of the same party whose districts voted like this one for president in 2024.

Democrats Republicans 0%100%

Each line is one House member, grouped by party. The dot is Norma J. Torres. The dark line is what we'd expect given how this district voted for president in 2024.

Based on 142 votes11% on legislation onlySee the 142 votes
How this is measured

Where they broke ranks

Votes where Norma J. Torres went against most of their party or against the President's stated position.

Every vote

Every roll call in the House this Congress, with how Norma J. Torres voted, how their party voted and the President's position.

DateVoteTheir voteMost of their partyPresident wantedResult
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A dash means the parties didn't split on that vote, or the President took no public position before it. “Party-line” and “President took a position” list exactly the votes each score counts: the ones cast Yes or No. Missed votes don't count either way and are under “Missed”.

Votes most like

How this district voted for president in 2024

Harris 53.7%Trump 43.4%

California redrew its House map. The new lines take effect in January 2027. Under the new lines, District 35 voted 45% Trump and 52% Harris in 2024.

Contact

Phone
202-225-6161
Office
2227 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-0535

Issue by issue

How often Norma J. Torres votes with their party, and with the President, on each kind of issue. Issues are the policy areas Congress assigns to each bill. "With their party" counts only votes where most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides; "With the President" counts only votes where he took a public position first.

Norma J. Torres sides with their party least often on Commerce (88%) and Agriculture and Food (88%).

Norma J. TorresAverage for House Democrats
  1. Commerce 88%Average 94% · 8 votes on Commerce
  2. Agriculture and Food 88%Average 94% · 8 votes on Agriculture and Food
  3. Crime and Law Enforcement 89%Average 89% · 28 votes on Crime and Law Enforcement
  4. Education 92%Average 89% · 12 votes on Education
  5. Labor and Employment 92%Average 97% · 12 votes on Labor and Employment
  6. International Affairs 93%Average 96% · 15 votes on International Affairs
  7. Energy 95%Average 96% · 37 votes on Energy
  8. Public Lands and Natural Resources 95%Average 98% · 19 votes on Public Lands and Natural Resources
  9. Environmental Protection 96%Average 96% · 27 votes on Environmental Protection
  10. Economics and Public Finance 98%Average 99% · 63 votes on Economics and Public Finance
  11. Congress 100%Average 100% · 111 votes on Congress
  12. Armed Forces and National Security 100%Average 97% · 40 votes on Armed Forces and National Security
  13. Government Operations and Politics 100%Average 92% · 19 votes on Government Operations and Politics
  14. Immigration 100%Average 91% · 14 votes on Immigration
  15. Finance and Financial Sector 100%Average 88% · 13 votes on Finance and Financial Sector
  16. Law 100%Average 99% · 6 votes on Law
  17. Health 100%Average 100% · 7 votes on Health

Fewer than 5 party-line votes, so not charted: Families (4 votes), Animals (3 votes), Taxation (3 votes), Transportation and Public Works (2 votes), Arts, Culture, Religion (2 votes), Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues (2 votes), Science, Technology, Communications (1 vote), Native Americans (1 vote), Social Welfare (1 vote), Water Resources Development (1 vote), Emergency Management (1 vote), Sports and Recreation (1 vote).

Bipartisan bills led

0 passed their chamber · 0 became law

How this is measured →
How far each bill got:IntroducedPassed one chamberPassed both chambersBecame law

Votes: Voteview (UCLA). Bills: Congress.gov. President's positions: our public list. 2024 results by district: The Downballot. How this is measured · Corrections

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