Angela for ALL angelenos
Angela Gonzales-Torres is a lifelong Angeleno, the daughter of a deportee, and an equity and justice advocate. Her path from community organizer to congressional candidate reflects a strong commitment to uplifting immigrant and working families like her own.
Rooted in LA. Ready for change.
Angela Gonzales-Torres is running to represent California’s 34th Congressional District.
A lifelong Angeleno and advocate for equity and justice, Angela pursued higher education to bring that knowledge home to fight for working families like her own. She currently works in supporting people transitioning from prison into universities, helping create pathways to higher education and opportunity after incarceration.
Angela’s work also focuses on promoting intergenerational permanent affordable housing. This includes housing that brings scholars and seniors together with lifelong learning opportunities and wraparound services.
Born and raised in Highland Park, Angela is the daughter of a deportee raised by a single mother on programs like SNAP and Medicaid. She has stood with her neighbors and small businesses resisting displacement in the absence of the current congressman for nearly a decade.
From her time as President of the Highland Park Neighborhood Council, to her work in the Los Angeles Mayor’s Office, and as a regional representative on Metro’s Public Safety Advisory Committee, Angela has spent her life organizing, advocating, and showing up for her community. These are communities that face some of the region’s most urgent challenges including the highest costs of incarceration, the dirtiest air in Los Angeles County, and the largest number of eviction notices in the city.
Angela's connection to CA-34 isn’t political, it’s personal. It tells her this: it’s time for change, it’s time for courage, and it’s up to us.
She is running a grassroots, community-informed, student-led campaign to get corporate money’s influence out of our politics with the support of national and local progressive groups.
Her campaign is grounded in the belief that Los Angeles deserves real representation and respect and that on a federal level, we need a leader who reflects the courage of our people.
Angela brings both the professional expertise of a housing advocate and reentry leader, and the personal experience of a working-class representative for and from the community!
Members of the U.S. House of Representatives write and vote on federal laws, including the federal budget. Each represents one district and serves a two-year term. Tax bills must start in the House, only the House can impeach federal officials, and members oversee federal agencies through their committees.