Norma J. Torres
DIncumbentD · incumbent
Incumbent leans on PAC money. 65% from PACs and 35% from individuals.
35% individuals65% PACs0% other
$769K
raised
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California · U.S. House · District 35 · 2026
California District 35 House race
General election in 51 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · California District 35 House race
Norma J. Torres has raised more than 162 times the next candidate.
Candidates in the California District 35 House race, 2026 report raising $773,820 between them. Norma J. Torres reports $769,061 and Mike Cargile reports $4,759, a gap of $764,302. Of what Norma J. Torres reports, 35% came from individuals and 65% from PACs.
Public campaign-finance filings, 2026 cycle. Candidate rows are filers on record, not final ballot lists. Totals are rounded to whole dollars.
Every candidate on file
Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.
MC
Mike Cargile
RR · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.
100% individuals0% PACs0% other
$5K
raised
Where the money came from
$0 in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.
Labor / Unions$60K
Banking & Financial$17K
Small donors & unclassified$12K
Agriculture$10K
Transportation$10K
Defense & Aerospace$7K
Biggest itemized outside spenders
- AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE · pac$10K
- AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E · pac$10K
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION · pac$10K
- DELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE · pac$10K
- ABBOTT LABORATORIES EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$8K
- ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$8K
PACs vs the people
This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.
64%35%
64% PACs35% individuals1% other
The incumbent's record
Norma J. Torres is the linked incumbent for this race.
Net worth (2025)
$116K
$66K+. down $301K since 2014.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
2
Current full committee seats on file.
Where they sit
- House Committee on House Administration
- House Committee on Appropriations
Who funds them
This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.
Labor / Unions$60K
Banking & Financial$17K
Small donors & unclassified$12K
Agriculture$10K
Transportation$10K
Defense & Aerospace$7K
The tale of the tape
Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.
Norma J. Torres D · incumbent | vs | MC Mike Cargile R · challenger |
|---|---|---|
| $769K | Raised | $5K |
| $339K | Cash on hand | $3K |
| 65% | From PACs | 0% |
| 35% | From individuals | 100% |
| Labor / Unions | Top donor sector | Too few to rank |
| Yes | Incumbent | No |