Esteban Edward Torres

Esteban Edward Torres

Esteban Edward Torres (born January 27, 1930 in Miami , Arizona ) is an American politician . Between 1983 and 1999 he represented the state of California in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Esteban Torres attended James A. Garfield High School in East Los Angeles until 1949 . During the Korean War , he served in the US Army between 1949 and 1953 . In the following years he studied at various universities until 1966. Torres was involved in the labor movement and worked in various functions for it. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1977 and 1979 he was the American representative at UNESCO in Paris . From 1979 to 1981 he was a member of the advisory board to President Jimmy Carter . Between 1968 and 1983, Torres attended all of the California Democratic regional conventions. He was also a delegate to all Democratic National Conventions between 1984 and 1996 .

In 1974 Torres ran unsuccessfully for the US House of Representatives. In the congressional elections of 1982 he was then elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 34th  constituency of California , where he succeeded Dan Lungren on January 3, 1983 . After seven re-elections, he was able to complete eight legislative terms in Congress by January 3, 1999 . From 1986 to 1987 he was chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus .

In 1998 he renounced another candidacy. Today Torres is a member of the California State Transportation Commission. He lives in West Covina with his wife .

Web links

• Esteban Edward Torres in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• Esteban Edward Torres in the nndb (English)