Angela Gonzales-Torres

Angela Gonzales-Torres is a Democrat who describes herself as a democratic socialist, running for California's 34th District. A Highland Park native, she has worked in higher-education counseling and affordable-housing programs and has held local civic roles, including president of the Highland Park Neighborhood Council. She placed second in the June 2026 primary and faces fellow Democrat Jimmy Gomez, running on affordability, accountability, access and ending ICE and for-profit prisons.[1][2][3]

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.[2] She describes herself as a lifelong Angeleno whose path went from community organizer to congressional candidate.[1] She pursued higher education and now works supporting people transitioning from prison into universities, and she promotes intergenerational permanent affordable housing.[2] Ballotpedia describes her as an academic counselor at Pasadena City College and a program director for a permanent affordable housing project.[3]

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.[2][3] 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.[2][3] 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.[3]

Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21.