Endorsement: Re-elect Norma Torres in the 35th Congressional District
Incumbent Congresswoman Norma Torres, first elected in 2014, is the clear choice for the House of Representatives in the November election for residents of the 35th district. The Proposition 50-redrawn district spans from Pomona, where she previously served as mayor before being elected to the California state Senate, over to Fontana and south to Corona.
Torres is a voice of reason for her part of the Inland Empire, in sharp contrast to her Republican opponent, Mike Cargile, a conspiracy theorist who touts everything from 9/11 trutherism to variants of the QAnon conspiracy theories. Cargile and Torres have faced off in consecutive congressional contests in recent years.
Born in Guatemala before moving to California as a child, Torres worked as a 911 operator, leading the fight to require Spanish-speaking operators after she often found herself the only one in the room who could field the many calls coming in from Spanish-speaking residents needing help during an emergency.
When she spo…