Angela Gonzales-Torres

Angela Gonzales-Torres, according to her campaign website, was born and raised in Highland Park, the daughter of a deportee raised by a single mother who relied on programs such as SNAP and Medicaid.[4] She describes herself as a lifelong Angeleno whose path went from community organizer to congressional candidate.[3] She pursued higher education and now works supporting people transitioning from prison into universities, and she promotes intergenerational permanent affordable housing.[4] Ballotpedia describes her as an academic counselor at Pasadena City College and a program director for a permanent affordable housing project.[2]

Gonzales-Torres has served as president of the Highland Park Neighborhood Council, as a regional representative on Metro's Public Safety Advisory Committee, and in the Los Angeles Mayor's Office.[4][2] She describes herself as a democratic socialist, and Ballotpedia reports that Leaders We Deserve, the Democratic Socialists of America's Los Angeles chapter and Justice Democrats have endorsed her.[4][2] She placed second in the June 2, 2026 nonpartisan primary with 30.7% of the vote (36,708 votes), advancing to a same-party general election against incumbent Jimmy Gomez. She ran on affordability, accountability, access and ending ICE and for-profit prisons.[3][4][2] She won the November 3, 2026 general election with 62% of the vote to Jimmy Gomez's 38%, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[1]