Norma Judith Torres is one of the current sitting members for
the 115th Congress. She is a democratic member of the House of Representatives
in California, and represents the 35th district. The 35th district
of California includes Bloomington, Chino, Fontana, Montclair, Ontario, Pomona,
and Rialto. (torres.house.gov) She is currently married to Louis Torres, and
has three sons named Robert, Matthew, and Christopher. She currently lives in
Pomona City, California. Norma worked her way up to the position that she is
currently holding. She has overcome moving to another country, becoming a U.S.
citizen, and becoming a member of the U.S. Congress. Norma fights for what she believes
in, and that is why she is in the position she is in today.

                Norma
was born on April 4th, 1965 in Escuintla, Guatemala. She was unhappy
in the place that she lived. There was a Cival war going on in her country, and
her mother was dying of heart disease. She fled the country with her father and
two brothers at the age of five and came to the United States. (www.normatorres.com)
She lived in Whittier, California with her Uncle with a temporary visa. Her
family did everything they could to help her become a U. S citizen during her
teen years. She finally became a citizen in the year of 1992, months before the
election of that year. She obtained her education from the National Labor
College located in Maryland. (google.com)

                Before
Torres came into the political side of her life she was a 911 dispatcher.
Torres worked for LAPD for about seventeen years. She worked mostly overnight
during the “graveyard shift” where she sat four floors below the ground. One
call changed it all for Torres, the one call made her know she wanted to change
California for the better. She was working her nightly shift when a call came
in from a younger girl speaking in Spanish. Torres was technically not supposed
to answer any calls, but she was the only bilingual speaking dispatcher on her
shift.  The child was screaming and Torres
heard gunshots, at that moment she dispatched some officers to her location.
When the police arrived they found the young girl dead, she had been shot by
her uncle five times. Because of this traumatic experience Torres went to the
Los Angeles City Council to try and bring up the topic of hiring more bilingual
speaking dispatchers, and making sure that every shift has at least one of them
working. (www.thetrace.org)

                During
the years of 2000 to 2008, Torres served as a City Council member. She strived
to make the city of Pomona a place with less violence and more safety. She took
the challenge of taking the place of a long term council member who had stopped
responding to the needs of the people of Pomona. She took part of the Neighbors
for Pomona Committee, which worked to reduce combat crime and the use of graffiti
in the city. In the year of 2006 Torres became the first Latina Mayor of
Pomona, from winning an 11 way primary for the seat. During her time as being
the mayor she fought to keep Pomona safe. She imposed the limiting of gang
violence and activities, which reduced the severity of Pomona’s gang violence
problem. In the year of 2008, Torres then served as the Treasurer of the
National Conference of Democratic Mayors. (www.norma.tores.com)

                Torres
was a member of the California State Assembly from the years of 2008 to 2012.
She served as an assembly woman for California’s 61st district. During
the time of thousands of families struggling financially due to the recession and
housing crisis, Torres was the Chair of the Committee on Housing and Community
Development. She was a member of the Senate for California from the years of
2013 to 2014. She fought to create jobs for the Inland Empire residents as she
served for the 32nd district. From the year of 2015 until today she
has been a member of the House of Representatives representing the 35th
district of California. Norma is a member of the House Committee on Homeland
Security. Torres’ top priority is to keep the communities of her district safe
from dangerous threats. She has supported achieving local control for the
Ontario Airport.  She has also introduced
legislation to grow investment for the for local law enforcement agencies with infrastructure
and direct resources to training facilities. (www.dailymail.A-child-Guatemala-seeks-seat-Congress)

                From her
most recent voting lines she voted mostly nay. She voted nay on the following
bills: Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018, Born-Alive Abortion
Survivors, Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018, Concurrence Vote World
Bank Accountability Act of 2017. She voted yea on the FISA Amendments
Reauthorization Act of 2017. (https://votesmart.org)

                Norma
Torres strives to better the community for her district and keep everyone safe.
She stated that she is happy with the way her life is now and of all the
amazing things she has accomplished. She likes living in California and hope to
keep her constituents happy. (www.newyorktimes.com/torresnorma)Norma Judith Torres is one of the current sitting members for
the 115th Congress. She is a democratic member of the House of Representatives
in California, and represents the 35th district. The 35th district
of California includes Bloomington, Chino, Fontana, Montclair, Ontario, Pomona,
and Rialto. (torres.house.gov) She is currently married to Louis Torres, and
has three sons named Robert, Matthew, and Christopher. She currently lives in
Pomona City, California. Norma worked her way up to the position that she is
currently holding. She has overcome moving to another country, becoming a U.S.
citizen, and becoming a member of the U.S. Congress. Norma fights for what she believes
in, and that is why she is in the position she is in today.

                Norma
was born on April 4th, 1965 in Escuintla, Guatemala. She was unhappy
in the place that she lived. There was a Cival war going on in her country, and
her mother was dying of heart disease. She fled the country with her father and
two brothers at the age of five and came to the United States. (www.normatorres.com)
She lived in Whittier, California with her Uncle with a temporary visa. Her
family did everything they could to help her become a U. S citizen during her
teen years. She finally became a citizen in the year of 1992, months before the
election of that year. She obtained her education from the National Labor
College located in Maryland. (google.com)

                Before
Torres came into the political side of her life she was a 911 dispatcher.
Torres worked for LAPD for about seventeen years. She worked mostly overnight
during the “graveyard shift” where she sat four floors below the ground. One
call changed it all for Torres, the one call made her know she wanted to change
California for the better. She was working her nightly shift when a call came
in from a younger girl speaking in Spanish. Torres was technically not supposed
to answer any calls, but she was the only bilingual speaking dispatcher on her
shift.  The child was screaming and Torres
heard gunshots, at that moment she dispatched some officers to her location.
When the police arrived they found the young girl dead, she had been shot by
her uncle five times. Because of this traumatic experience Torres went to the
Los Angeles City Council to try and bring up the topic of hiring more bilingual
speaking dispatchers, and making sure that every shift has at least one of them
working. (www.thetrace.org)

                During
the years of 2000 to 2008, Torres served as a City Council member. She strived
to make the city of Pomona a place with less violence and more safety. She took
the challenge of taking the place of a long term council member who had stopped
responding to the needs of the people of Pomona. She took part of the Neighbors
for Pomona Committee, which worked to reduce combat crime and the use of graffiti
in the city. In the year of 2006 Torres became the first Latina Mayor of
Pomona, from winning an 11 way primary for the seat. During her time as being
the mayor she fought to keep Pomona safe. She imposed the limiting of gang
violence and activities, which reduced the severity of Pomona’s gang violence
problem. In the year of 2008, Torres then served as the Treasurer of the
National Conference of Democratic Mayors. (www.norma.tores.com)

                Torres
was a member of the California State Assembly from the years of 2008 to 2012.
She served as an assembly woman for California’s 61st district. During
the time of thousands of families struggling financially due to the recession and
housing crisis, Torres was the Chair of the Committee on Housing and Community
Development. She was a member of the Senate for California from the years of
2013 to 2014. She fought to create jobs for the Inland Empire residents as she
served for the 32nd district. From the year of 2015 until today she
has been a member of the House of Representatives representing the 35th
district of California. Norma is a member of the House Committee on Homeland
Security. Torres’ top priority is to keep the communities of her district safe
from dangerous threats. She has supported achieving local control for the
Ontario Airport.  She has also introduced
legislation to grow investment for the for local law enforcement agencies with infrastructure
and direct resources to training facilities. (www.dailymail.A-child-Guatemala-seeks-seat-Congress)

                From her
most recent voting lines she voted mostly nay. She voted nay on the following
bills: Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018, Born-Alive Abortion
Survivors, Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018, Concurrence Vote World
Bank Accountability Act of 2017. She voted yea on the FISA Amendments
Reauthorization Act of 2017. (https://votesmart.org)

                Norma
Torres strives to better the community for her district and keep everyone safe.
She stated that she is happy with the way her life is now and of all the
amazing things she has accomplished. She likes living in California and hope to
keep her constituents happy. (www.newyorktimes.com/torresnorma)