 Norma Torres emite su voto a la 7 horas en el centro de votación Ganesha Community Center, en Pomona, California. Norma Torres renovó su cargo ante la Cámara de Representantes por el Distrito 35 de California. (Foto Prensa Libre: torres.house.gov)(Foto Prensa Libre: Facebook) Por Alex Rojas y Henry Pocasangre
Prensa Libre La política de origen guatemalteco es licenciada en Trabajo Social en la Universidad Silver Springs, Maryland. Torres logró en las elecciones de este martes renovar su cargo como representante del Distrito 35, con un resultado preliminar de 71.2% que representa más de 75 mil votos, frente a su rival Republicano Tyler Fischella. El Distrito 35 de California incluye Bloomington, Chino, Fontana, Montclair, Ontario, Pomona y Rialto, con una población hasta 2010 de más de 700 mil habitantes, en una extensión que supera los 268 kilómetros cuadrados. Torres se desempeñó anteriormente como senadora de Estado, miembro de la Asamblea e integrante del Concejo municipal de la ciudad de Pomona. Fue presidenta de la Comisión de Vivienda y Desarrollo de la Comunidad y encabezó el grupo de Asuntos Centroamericanos en el Congreso de EE. UU.
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11/18/2016 01:11:39 am
Ms. Torres is an example of what a immigrant girl from Escuintla, Guatemala, can accomplish with her family support, dedication and education, in the great State of California. Here is a little more about this accomplished Guatemalan woman from Wikipedia: Torres was born in Guatemala. When she was five, her mother died, and she, her father, and her two brothers relocated to Los Angeles.[3] She worked as a 9-1-1 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. Today she is a Member of the US Congress, representing SO CA District 35, that includes Pomona, Ontario and Fontana. 11/18/2016 01:22:04 am
Here is Ms. Torres official Web page: http://www.normatorres.com Your comment will be posted after it is approved.
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