California 34th District

Jimmy Gomez (D) holds this seat and is running again. 2 candidates were on the ballot on November 3, 2026.

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  Jimmy Gomez

  Democrat · holds this seat today

  F

  Liberty Score F

  On the liberty side in 29 of 119 votes and bills.

  Raised $1,336,235 since January 2025: 57% from people, 42% from PACs and other committees. The filing at FEC.gov

  Every vote behind this grade
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  Angela Gonzales-Torres

  Democrat · democratic socialist, former neighborhood council president, college counselor

  F

  Liberty Score F

  0 out of 100 across 4 principles. Graded on what Gonzales-Torres has said and done, because I have no votes in Congress to count for Gonzales-Torres.

  Raised $509,752 since January 2025: 94% from people, 6% from PACs and other committees. The filing at FEC.gov

  See each one, with its source

Higher on Liberty Score: Jimmy Gomez. Jimmy Gomez: F, 22 out of 100 from recorded votes. Angela Gonzales-Torres: F, 0 out of 100 from words and actions, with no votes in Congress to count.

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A solid letter is a grade from recorded votes on that principle. An outlined letter is on the same scale, for a candidate with no votes: it comes from what that candidate has said and done, and every source is listed below.

Angela Gonzales-Torres, on the record

I have no votes in Congress to count for Gonzales-Torres, so the grade above comes from this list: what Gonzales-Torres has said and done on my principles. Each line has its source, and each is marked with the same test I use for votes.

• October 2026 · Her campaign siteTyranny

  Her campaign site says she supports repealing the 2001 war authorisation so that no president can send troops to war in Iran without a vote of Congress.

  “War is not a foreign policy. Angela refuses to let AIPAC buy her silence on the genocide in Gaza, will fight for an arms embargo and ceasefire, and supports repealing the 2001 AUMF so no president can send troops to war, in Iran or anywhere else, without a vote from Congress.”

  By the test I use for votes

  FAgainst liberty

  A war powers limit that names Iran as a war it aims to stop is the against side of this measure.

  Source: Angela for CA-34, IssuesDiscuss this
• October 2026 · Her campaign siteFree nations

  Her campaign site calls the war in Gaza a genocide and says she will fight for an arms embargo and a ceasefire.

  “War is not a foreign policy. Angela refuses to let AIPAC buy her silence on the genocide in Gaza, will fight for an arms embargo and ceasefire, and supports repealing the 2001 AUMF so no president can send troops to war, in Iran or anywhere else, without a vote from Congress.”

  By the test I use for votes

  FAgainst liberty

  Calling Israel's war genocide and seeking an arms embargo on it are the against side of this measure.

  Source: Angela for CA-34, IssuesDiscuss this
• October 2026 · Her campaign siteFree markets

  Her campaign site says she supports a federal wealth tax.

  “Angela supports a federal wealth tax to make the ultra-rich pay their fair share and fund housing, healthcare, and education for the rest of us.”

  By the test I use for votes

  FAgainst liberty

  A wealth tax is named against liberty by this test.

  Source: Angela for CA-34, IssuesDiscuss this
• October 2026 · Her campaign siteFree markets

  Her campaign site says she will co-sponsor Medicare for All.

  “Angela will co-sponsor Medicare for All, cancel medical debt, break up the healthcare monopolies driving up costs, and invest in local clinics and mental health care that serve everyone, regardless of status or income.”

  By the test I use for votes

  FAgainst liberty

  Government-run health care for all is named against liberty by this test.

  Source: Angela for CA-34, IssuesDiscuss this
• October 14, 2026 · InterviewFree markets

  In an October interview she said fighting for Medicare for All is the first thing voters in the district raise with her.

  “Having someone on a federal level fight for Medicare for all and healthcare, that's the number one thing that we're hearing in the district,”

  By the test I use for votes

  FAgainst liberty

  Government-run health care for all is named against liberty by this test.

  Source: The Occidental, Angela Gonzales-Torres runs for CA-34 seatDiscuss this
• October 2026 · Her campaign siteDefense

  Her campaign site says resources should be redirected from endless wars to working families at home.

  “Redirect resources from endless wars to investing in working families at home.”

  By the test I use for votes

  ?Not clear either way

  Moving money away from wars is not the same as naming a cut to the defence budget, so the words do not settle this measure.

  Source: Angela for CA-34, IssuesDiscuss this
• October 2026 · Her campaign siteBorders

  Her campaign site says she will fight to abolish ICE, win a pathway to citizenship and protect schools and workplaces from enforcement actions.

  “She'll fight to abolish ICE, win a pathway to citizenship, protect schools and workplaces from enforcement actions, and build an immigration system based on dignity, not fear.”

  By the test I use for votes

  FAgainst liberty

  Abolishing ICE, a path to citizenship and shielding places from enforcement are the against side of this measure.

  Source: Angela for CA-34, IssuesDiscuss this

Who is on the ballot: the state election offices, as listed on Wikipedia on November 3, 2026, checked against the candidate file of the Federal Election Commission. See a name that is wrong or missing? Say so in the discussion.