United States Representative, District 34

Jimmy Gomez has represented this Los Angeles district in Congress since 2017. Before that he spent more than four years in the California State Assembly, where he chaired the Appropriations Committee. He is the son of immigrants and says he grew up without health insurance. In Congress he sits on the Ways and Means Committee. He also holds deputy leadership posts in the Democratic Caucus and the Congressional Progressive Caucus, and he founded the Congressional Dads Caucus. He has authored bills on paid family leave, climate change and renters' rights.

He says he ran for office to fight for working people after growing up uninsured and working his way through school. In July 2026 he voted for a resolution to end unauthorized United States military action in Iran, the fifth time he has cast that vote. He said the strikes were putting American lives at risk and driving up the cost of living.

He promises to keep fighting for renters and for housing affordability. He says he will keep pushing for universal health care and for the Green New Deal's climate goals. He says his campaign rejects corporate PAC money and he will keep supporting higher wages and immigrant rights.

Angela Gonzales-Torres grew up in the Highland Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. They say they were raised by a single mother and relied on food and health assistance programs after their father was deported. They have led the Highland Park Neighborhood Council. They worked on the staff of the Los Angeles Mayor's office. They served on a Metro public safety advisory panel. They now say they work to support people moving from prison into college. They have not served in the California Legislature or Congress.

Gonzales-Torres says it is time for change, courage and real representation. They say the district has gone a long stretch without an engaged member of Congress. They are challenging a member of their own party rather than the opposing party. They have not held elected office, so there is no voting record to weigh.

Gonzales-Torres promises to push corporate money out of politics and run their campaign on small donations. Their priorities include affordable housing, fairer taxes, more funding for schools and youth programs, and ending immigration detention and for-profit prisons.