Norma Torres

Norma Torres
Member of the California State Assembly from the 61st district
Incumbent
Assumed office December 1, 2008
Preceded by	Nell Soto
Mayor of Pomona, California
In office April 3, 2006 – December 1, 2008
Preceded by	Edward Cortez
Succeeded by	Elliot Rothman
Pomona City Councillor from the 6th District
In office January 8, 2001 – April 3, 2006
Preceded by	Willie E. White
Succeeded by	Steven Bañales
Personal details
Born	April 4, 1965 (1965-04-04) (age 46) Guatemala[1]
Nationality	American
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Louis
Residence	Pomona, California
Occupation	911 Dispatcher

Norma Torres (born April 4, 1965)^[1] is an American politician. She is currently a member of the California State Assembly, representing the 61st district which includes the cities of Pomona, Montclair, Ontario, and Chino. She is a Democrat.

Torres was born in Guatemala. When she was five, her mother died, and she, her father, and her two brothers relocated to Los Angeles.^[2] She worked as a 911 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 3090's shop steward. She served on the Pomona city council prior to being elected the city's 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 vacancy left by former legislator Nell Soto, who retired.

She was 2008/09 Treasurer for the National Conference of Democratic Mayors.

She recently^[when?] appeared on Gordon Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares, with Lela's restaurant.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Chief Clerk of the California State Assembly, Secretary of the California State Senate, 2009-10 California Legislature, State of California, http://www.assembly.ca.gov/clerk/billslegislature/116112_CA_Legi_HndBk.pdf, retrieved August 11, 2011 
2. ^ http://www.afscme3090.org/news/04-10-26_norma_torres.html

External links

• Official site from the California legislature
• [1] official campaign page

Political offices
Preceded by Edward Cortez	Mayor of Pomona 2006–2008	Succeeded by Elliot Rothman
California Assembly
Preceded by Nell Soto	Member of the California State Assembly, 61st district 2008 – present	Succeeded by incumbent

Persondata
Name	Torres, Norma
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	April 4, 1965
Place of birth	Guatemala
Date of death
Place of death