Norma J. Torres
Democrat
· CA-35 · 119th Congress
House Committee on Appropriations · Department of State · and Related Programs · Foreign Operations · Housing and Urban Development · and Related Agencies · and Housing and Urban Development · House Committee on House Administration · House Committee on Rules
Influence Score
56.6
Moderately exposed
↓ -5.9
vs 118th (62.5)
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This score measures financial influence across twelve categories. Each bar shows how this member compares to all others in Congress. Longer bars mean more exposure.
Score breakdown — twelve categories
Contributionsmoney from PACs (political action committees) and individual donors
4.8
/ 12
Outside spendingmoney spent by groups to help elect them
0.1
/ 6
Spent to help elect them
$1,233
Outside groups that spent to help elect this member — this drives the outside-spending bar above
Lobbyinghow hard lobbyists push the committees this member sits on
3.5
/ 10
Vote alignmenthow often they vote the way their donors want
8.4
/ 12
Contribution timingmoney arriving near key votes
2.6
/ 6
Stock tradesbuying stocks in industries they regulate
0.0
/ 1
Dark moneyfunding from groups that hide their donors
< 0.1
/ 2
Outbound money distributionmoney this member sends out to the party and to colleagues
11.5
/ 16
Cluster network breadthhow many coordinated funding networks back this member
3.9
/ 10
Committee jurisdiction powerthe legislative reach of the committees this member sits on
4.0
/ 10
Foreign interestforeign-interest money — Israel-policy PACs and FARA-registered institutional lobbying allocated by committee jurisdiction
4.6
/ 12
Israel-policy PACs behind this score
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
$17,307 direct
FARA institutional lobbying
This member’s committees are targeted by $150.34M in lobbying from FARA-registered firms representing South Korea, Japan, Saudi Arabia. This exposure is weighted at 0.2% of face value in the score — $301K.
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Score across four congresses
Score and tier for each Congress. Members are ranked against others in the same Congress, so tiers are comparable across rows. Raw scores reflect different data availability per Congress.
| Congress | Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|
| 116th · 2019-2021 | 54.7 | Moderately exposed |
| 117th · 2021-2023 | 61.1 | Moderately exposed |
| 118th · 2023-2025 | 62.5 | Moderately exposed |
| 119th · 2025-2027 | 56.6 | Moderately exposed |
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Biggest funding source
The single network behind the most money and influence
Total money from this network
$64,500
Number of funding networks contributing
1
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Where most of the money comes from
What share of their combined contributions and outside spending comes from a single network. Party committees are excluded.
Share from this one network
3.1%
Amount from this network
$43,000
Total from all networks
$1,372,500
Networks contributing
183
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Who funds Torres
Every funding network we can measure, ranked by influence
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Does the money match their power?
Whether their money comes from the industries their committees actually oversee
Money from industries they regulate
97.6%
Extra weight when money matches their committees
1.50×
Share of outside spending tied to their policy areas
0.0%
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Money timed to key votes
Donations arriving near key votes in the policy areas this member regulates
Times money arrived near a vote
3
Money that arrived near votes
$7K
Distinct donors
3
Distinct employers
3
Share of their total fundraising
2.17%
Biggest clusters of timed money
GOOGLE
$3K
CHINO VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER
$3K
MORGAN STANLEY
$1K
CREDIT UNION OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
$500
FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK SAN FRANCISCO
$500
SAMUEL P CROWE ATTORNEY AT LAW
$500
CA NEVADA CREDIT UNION LEAGUES
$250
FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF SAN FRANCISC
$250
GOLDEN 1 CREDIT UNION
$250
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
$250
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Top Donors
Biggest sources of contributions, grouped by employer, this cycle
ROUTE 66 SHOOTING SPORTS PARK
$14K
MILLER BARONDESS
$8K
BROWN BROWN INSURANCE
$7K
HACKMAN CAPITAL
$7K
GOLDMAN SACHS
$7K
HDC CONSTRUCTION
$7K
DIVERSIFIED PACIFIC DEVELOPMENT
$6K
WTRSHD CAPITAL
$6K
BGR
$6K
LA SALLE MEDICAL
$5K
CHINO VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER
$4K
CHINO VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER
$4K
OUR NEXT ENERGY
$4K
OGILVY GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
$4K
MERCURY
$4K
NEW BEDFORD PANORAMEX
$4K
OGILVY
$4K
SCHALL LAW FIRM
$4K
VALENCE MEDIA
$4K
ERNST LAW
$3K
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Norma J. Torres comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
Total outside spending received
$2K
Disclosed outside spending
$2K
Dark-money outside spending
$8
Share that is dark money
0.36%
Dark money tied to their policy areas
$0
Groups hiding their donors
1
By funding network
BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)
$7K
COURAGE CALIFORNIA SUPER PAC
$2K
TOGETHER WE THRIVE
$498
DEMOCRACY PAC
$195
PLANNED PARENTHOOD ADVOCACY PROJECT LOS ANGELES COUNTY ACTION FUND
$168
PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF ORANGE AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES' COMMUNITY ACTION FUND PAC
$101
SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTION
$20
DIGNITY CA SEIU LOCAL 2015
$7
Groups that hide their donors
1 smaller group under $500
$8
Likely donors behind the dark money supporting this member
Inferred
Donors who fund the disclosed PACs in the same network as the hidden groups above. "Coverage" is how many of that network's disclosed groups a donor funds — the more they fund, the more likely they also back the hidden group.
NEVADANS FOR STEVEN HORSFORD
$80K
TITUS FOR CONGRESS
$80K
SUSIE LEE FOR CONGRESS
$79K
GEORGE SOROS
$525.74M
SMP
$81.00M
BLACKPAC
$47.25M
AB PAC
$25.50M
HMP
$15.00M
HOUSE MAJORITY PAC
$15.00M
CARE IN ACTION PAC
$6.60M
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Pro-Israel network donors
This counts contributions to this member from individuals whose FEC filings also show contributions to one of the 16 pro-Israel political action committees tracked by the Index. It is a measure of donor overlap — not a claim about why any individual gave, and not part of the influence score.
74 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $100K to Norma J. Torres across 94 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$100K
Shared contributors
74
Contributions
94
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 23 | 31 | $20K |
| 2024 | 10 | 12 | $23K |
| 2026 | 48 | 51 | $57K |
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Revolving Door
6 former staff members
who worked for Norma J. Torres or the committees they serve are now registered lobbyists.
| Lobbyist | Former position | Firm | Clients | Filings | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN CHRISTIE | Chief of Staff, Rep. Alma Adams; Leg. Director, Rep. Alma Adams; Senior Leg. Ass… | THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC | 10 | 10 | 2024–2025 |
| MARIAH CARRAY | Professional Staff Member, Committee on Homeland Security (2021-2023); Leg Asst,… | INVARIANT LLC | 6 | 6 | 2025–2025 |
| GRANT KERR | Legislative Director, Office of Rep. Norma Torres (2015-2017); Senior Legislativ… | VAN NESS FELDMAN, LLP | 2 | 8 | 2023–2025 |
| GRANT KERR | Legislative Director, Office of Rep. Norma Torres (2015-2017); Senior Legislativ… | VNF SOLUTIONS, LLC | 2 | 17 | 2023–2025 |
| MICHAEL VIGGIANO | Appropriations Director, Rep. Torres; Appropriations Assistant, House Appropriat… | HANWHA Q CELLS AMERICA INC. | 1 | 1 | 2024–2024 |
| MICHAEL VIGGIANO | Appropriations Director, Rep. Torres; Appropriations Assistant, House Appropriat… | HANWHA AEROSPACE CO., LTD. | 1 | 2 | 2025–2025 |
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Norma J. Torres sits in the middle of this Congress on the index. There is a measured sponsor relationship, but the vote-alignment signal is weaker — money flows; the votes do not follow in lockstep.
Data: FEC (Federal Election Commission) filings · 118th–119th Congress · lobbying disclosures · VoteView recorded votes
All findings derived programmatically from public records · No prior knowledge required
All findings derived programmatically from public records · No prior knowledge required