Members of Congress / Esteban Torres

Biographical Information

TORRES, Esteban Edward, a Representative from California; born in Miami, Gila County, Ariz., January 27, 1930; graduated from James A. Garfield High School, East Los Angeles, Calif., 1949; attended, East Los Angeles College, East Los Angeles, Calif., 1959; attended, California State University, Los Angeles, Calif.,1963; attended, University of Maryland, College Park, Md., 1965; attended, American University, Washington, D.C., 1966; United States Army, sergeant, first class, 1949-1953; United Auto Workers representative and international labor consultant, 1954-1968; community affairs organizer, 1968-1974; United Auto Worker official, 1975-1976; consultant, Office of Technology Assessment, 1976-1977; United States Ambassador to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Paris, France, 1977-1979; special assistant to the President, The White House, 1979-1981; delegate, California State Democratic conventions, 1968-1983; delegate, Democratic National Conventions, 1984, 1988, 1992, and 1995; unsuccessful candidate for election to the Ninety-fourth Congress in 1974; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-eighth and seven succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1983-January 3, 1999); was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Sixth Congress in 1998; member, California state transportation commission, 1999 to present. (Source.)

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Roles in Congress

· 105th Congress: Representative, California (Dist. 34), Democratic. Jan. 3, 1997, to Jan. 3, 1999.
· 104th Congress: Representative, California (Dist. 34), Democratic. Jan. 3, 1995, to Jan. 3, 1997.
· 103rd Congress: Representative, California (Dist. 34), Democratic. Jan. 3, 1993, to Jan. 3, 1995.
· 102nd Congress: Representative, California (Dist. 34), Democratic. Jan. 3, 1991, to Jan. 3, 1993.

Last Votes

Date	Vote	Position	GOP opinion	DEM opinion
12/19/98	Vote 547: H RES 614: Appointment of Managers	No	Yes	No
12/19/98	Vote 546: H RES 611	No	Yes	No
12/19/98	Vote 545: H RES 611	No	Yes	No
12/19/98	Vote 544: H RES 611	No	Yes	No
12/19/98	Vote 543: H RES 611	No	Yes	No
12/19/98	Vote 542: Table Appeal From Ruling of the Chair	No	Yes	No
12/19/98	Vote 541: On Approving the Journal	Yes	Yes	No
12/18/98	Vote 540: On Motion to Adjourn	Not Voting	No	Yes
12/17/98	Vote 539: H RES 612: Supporting United States Troops in the Persian Gulf	Yes	Yes	Yes
10/20/98	Vote 538: H R 4328: Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations, Fy 1999	Yes	Yes	Yes
10/20/98	Vote 537: H RES 604: Providing for the Consideration of S. 1132 and S. 2133	No	Yes	No
10/20/98	Vote 536: H RES 605: Waiving Points of Order Against the Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 4328	Yes	Yes	Yes
10/15/98	Vote 535: S 1132: Bandelier National Monument Administrative Improvement and Watershed Protection Act	Not Voting	Yes	No
10/15/98	Vote 534: S 2133: To Preserve the Cultural Resources of the Route 66 Corridor	Not Voting	Yes	No
10/15/98	Vote 533: S 1733: To Require the Commissioner of Social Security and Food Stamp Agencies to Take Certain Actions to Ensure That Food Stamp Coupons Are Not Issued for Deceased Individuals	Not Voting	Yes	Yes
10/15/98	Vote 532: H RES 598: Steel Imports	Not Voting	Yes	Yes
10/14/98	Vote 531: H R 559: Add Bronchiolo-Alveolar Carcinoma to Service-Connected Diseases	Not Voting	Yes	Yes
10/14/98	Vote 530: H R 3963: Sell Canyon Ferry Reservoir Cabins	Not Voting	Yes	No
10/13/98	Vote 529: S 1722: Women’S Health Research and Prevention Amendments	Yes	Yes	Yes
10/13/98	Vote 528: S 1260: Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act	No	Yes	Yes

Full list of votes by Esteban Torres