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  1. Norma J. Torres

    U.S. House · California – District 35

    Up in 2026 and 2028

    $506,251

    in backing from AIPAC, UDP & allied PACs

    $473K via AIPAC PAC ($450K in earmarked donations from AIPAC’s donors that it passed on, $22.9K from the PAC itself) + $33K from other PACs

    • Voting score 41% (18 votes, average of 3 areas)
    • +$84K donor network
    • 1 AIPAC-funded trip to Israel
    • Second score (immigration & Wall Street) 100%
    • Other pro-Israel PACs: Pro-Israel America PAC $32,516 · Mid Manhattan PAC $500
    41%Voting score on Israel, war powers & civil liberties: the three areas averaged equally; 100% = the scored vote every time
    100%Second score: immigration & Wall Street
    $84Kgiven directly by 57 people who also gave to AIPAC PAC or UDP
    1AIPAC-funded trip to Israel
    3%of campaign money from small donors

    How the 41% is calculated: the equal-weight average of Israel & Gaza 33% (6 votes), Speech & civil liberties 22% (9 votes), War powers 67% (3 votes). Higher means more often casting the scored vote: against military aid to Israel without new conditions and against ICC sanctions, for blocking arms sales, for requiring Congress to authorize war, and for civil liberties. Each area (Israel & Gaza, war powers, speech & civil liberties) counts equally, so the score is an average of areas, not the share of all listed votes.

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    Where the money comes from

    Who backs the campaign: PAC money by source
    1. Labor unions$860,371
    2. AIPAC and other pro-Israel PACs$506,251
    3. Banks, finance and insurance$213,500
    4. Weapons makers' PACs$103,000
    5. Drug makers$29,000
    6. Health insurers$27,500
    7. Oil and gas$1,000

    PAC contributions to the campaign, including donations AIPAC passed on as earmarks, since 2016.

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    AIPAC PAC
    $473,235 ($450,335 earmarked, $22,900 direct, as AIPAC PAC's reports label each contribution)
    Other pro-Israel PACs
    Pro-Israel America PAC $32,516 · Mid Manhattan PAC $500
    Weapons makers' PACs (separate)
    $103,000: Northrop Grumman $37,500 · Lockheed Martin $29,000 · Boeing $14,000 · RTX (Raytheon) $13,000 · General Dynamics $9,500
    Labor unions (PACs, separate)
    $860,371 from 44 PACs: AFSCME $60,000 · Machinists (IAM) $55,000 · Carpenters $52,500 · American Federation of Teachers $45,000 · Air Traffic Controllers (NATCA) $43,000 · and 39 more
    Banks, finance and insurance (PACs, separate)
    $213,500 from 29 PACs: America's Credit Unions $46,000 · American Bankers Association $36,500 · New York Life $18,500 · Wells Fargo (Good Government Fund II) $12,000 · LPL Financial $9,500 · and 24 more
    Drug makers (PACs, separate)
    $29,000 from 7 PACs: Amgen $11,000 · Pfizer $7,000 · AbbVie $4,000 · Johnson & Johnson $3,000 · AstraZeneca $2,000 · and 2 more
    Health insurers (PACs, separate)
    $27,500 from 6 PACs: Blue Shield of California $9,500 · Elevance Health $9,000 · Molina Healthcare $3,500 · UnitedHealth Group $2,500 · Cigna $2,000 · and 1 more
    Oil and gas (PACs, separate)
    $1,000 from 1 PAC: BP $1,000
    AIPAC donor network (separate)
    $83,992 given directly by 57 people who also gave to AIPAC PAC or UDP (2021–2026). Matched by name and ZIP code, so a few matches may be different people with the same name (we estimate 1–3% of matched donors; see the methodology).
    Campaign funding, 2023–26
    $1,712,062 raised · 3% small donors (under $200) · 22% large donors · 75% PACs and party
    Key committee seats
    Appropriations: National Security & State Dept.
    Co-sponsors, bills AIPAC backed
    U.S.-Israel Defense Partnership Act
    Positions
    Does not co-sponsor Medicare for All · Co-sponsors a ban on members trading stocks (H.R. 5106)
    AIPAC-funded trips (AIEF)
    2024-03 (Israel)

    Pro-Israel PAC money by election cycle

    • 2016: none
    • 2018: none
    • 2020: none
    • 2022: $64.7K
    • 2024: $245K
    • 2026: $197K

    Voting record

    2026 race

    Advanced from the top-two primary (CA-35), Jun 2, 2026

    Primary, Jun 2, 2026
    CandidatePartyVotesShare
    Norma J. Torres (this member) AdvancedDemocrat76,02959.5%
    Mike Cargile Advanced FEC filing (Mike Cargile)Republican51,64140.4%

    Certified results: elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov · elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov (2) · sos.ca.gov

    November 3, 2026 (CA-35): faces Mike Cargile (Republican). Average of 5 forecasters: Solid D (read Oct 20, 2026). Sources: elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov · elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov (2)

    2028 challengers

    Sources

    Changes to this entry (3)
    • 2026-10-09: Total from tracked PACs changed from $506,751 to $506,251
    • 2026-10-09: AIPAC PAC + UDP changed from $473,735 to $473,235
    • 2026-10-02: Voting score changed from 44% to 41%

    Changes come from new FEC filings and votes, or from method changes explained in the change log.

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44th of 264 Democrats in Congress: more than 220 others.

  1. Earmarked donations via AIPAC PAC$450,335
  2. Pro-Israel America PAC$32,516
  3. Given by AIPAC PAC itself$22,900
  4. Mid Manhattan PAC$500

Counted: AIPAC PAC, United Democracy Project, NORPAC, DMFI PAC, Pro-Israel America PAC and its Action Fund, JACPAC, U.S. Israel PAC and 11 regional pro-Israel PACs (full list with FEC IDs). FEC data through Aug 31, 2026.