CA-34 primary: first place
Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleCommunity organizer
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
GenderFemale
LocationCalifornia
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BackgroundCommunity organizer
Notable personal detailsAngela Gonzales-Torres is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in California’s 34th Congressional District. She has served in leadership roles with the Historic Highland Park Neighborhood Council and has described her work as focused on equity, justice, housing, and reentry support for formerly incarcerated and system-impacted students. She has also described experience working with the Los Angeles Mayor’s Office and serving on Metro’s Public Safety Advisory Committee.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports equitable taxation and public investment, prioritizes affordability for working families, and rejects corporate PAC money. Emphasizes economic justice, livable wages, affordable housing, and government investment to support communities. These positions indicate favoring some tax increases or redistributive measures aimed at funding expanded social programs.
Healthcare
Supports a comprehensive single‑payer system (Medicare for All) that would eliminate premiums, copays, and deductibles and expand coverage to vision, dental, mental health, reproductive and gender‑affirming care; also prioritizes investments in mental‑health/substance‑use treatment and expanded funding for community health centers accessible regardless of immigration status or ability to pay.
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Immigration & Border
Supports protections for immigrants and undocumented students and calls for ending ICE and for-profit prisons; emphasizes uplifting immigrant families and expanding access rather than expanding enforcement. Her campaign lists abolition (ending ICE) among priorities and she has written in support of undocumented students and immigrant-inclusive policies.
Climate & Energy
Supports a comprehensive Green New Deal-style federal agenda prioritizing renewable energy, environmental justice, unionized green jobs, workforce training for clean energy sectors, and neighborhood-level climate projects. Advocates substantial public investment in clean energy and policies to address pollution impacts on low-income and immigrant communities.
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 20262026
LatestCycle 2026
Source: FEC
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