Rooted in LA. Ready for change.

Born and Raised in CA34 Angela Gonzales-Torres is a daughter of a deportee, raised by a single mom in and around Northeast LA. With roots in Highland Park, where generations of her family have lived, worked, and built community, her personal experience in LA isn’t just a footnote—it’s the foundation of her values, advocacy, and unwavering commitment to fighting for working families.

Advocate for Change Angela, as a Chicana Anthropologist, combines her academic work at UCLA with her advocacy at Pasadena City College to research how systems like immigration and incarceration tear families apart—particularly in Black and Brown communities. She applies this understanding in projects focused on healing, abolition, and organizing for transformative justice.

Local Elected Official Angela served as President of the Historic Highland Park Neighborhood Council, where she helped lead efforts to resist displacement, protect renters, and hold developers and city officials accountable. She has also served as an intern with the LA City Mayor's office and as a Metro Public Safety Advisory Committee member, and continues to amplify the voices of others with community and student-led organizing.

Community Focused Angela is running for Congress because while the district is culturally rich and resilient, it lacks the federal protections and access necessary to ensure all residents thrive. Neighborhoods within CA34 have the highest number of eviction notices, largest costs of incarceration, and growing rates of unhoused LAUSD students. We deserve a leader who will put us first. Angela is ready to continue to fight for positive change.