BackgroundU.S. Representative

EducationMountain View High School (El Monte, California) (graduated 1983)

Notable personal detailsNorma Judith Torres is a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing California's 35th Congressional District since 2015. Born in Escuintla, Guatemala, she worked as an emergency 9-1-1 dispatcher and later served on the Pomona City Council, as Mayor of Pomona, and in the California State Assembly and State Senate. She earned a B.A. in labor studies from the National Labor College.