Background
Torres was born in Miami, Arizona, to Rena Gómez. His father was a miner who was deported to Mexico in the 1930s despite being an United States. citizen.
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Torres was born in Miami, Arizona, to Rena Gómez. His father was a miner who was deported to Mexico in the 1930s despite being an United States. citizen.
Student, East Los Angeles College, 1960. Student, California State University, Los Angeles, 1963. Student, University Maryland, 1965.
Student, American University, 1966. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), National University, 1987. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Whittier College, 2001.
Chief steward United Auto Workers, local 230, 1954-1963, director political committee, 1963. Organizer, international representative United Auto Workers (local 230), Washington, 1964. Assistant director International Affairs Department, 1975-1977.
Director Inter-American Bureau for Latin American, Caribbean, 1965-1967. Executive director E. Los Angeles Community Union (TELACU), 1967-1974. United States ambassador to United Nations Educational, Paris, 1977-1979.
Chairman Geneva Grp., 1977-1978. Chairman United States delegate General Conference, 1978. Special assistant to president United States, director White House Office Hispanic Affairs, 1979-1981.
Member 98th-103rd Congresses from 34th District California, 1983-1998. Member appropriations committee, subcommittee foreign operations, subcommittee transportation. Chairman house subcommittee coinage.
Member house banking committee, 1983. Member house small business committee, 1983. Campaign coordinator Jerry Brown for Governor, 1974.
Hispanic coordinator Los Angeles County campaign Jimmy Carter for President, 1976. Member Secretary of State Advisory Group, 1979-1981. Vice president National Congress Community Economic Development, 1973-1974.
President Congress Mexico-American Unity, 1970-1971. Director National Committee on Citizens Broadcasting, 1977. Consultant United States Congress office of technical assessment, 1976-1977.
Del to International Monetary Fund general conference, Geneva, 1975, del to the United States Congress European Parliament meetings, 1984. Official congressional observer Geneva Arms Control Talks. Chairman Congressional Hispanic Caucus, 1987.
Speaker Wrights Delaware to Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, 1987. Democratic deputy Whip, 1990. Chairman board National Latino Media Council, since 1999.
Co-chairman National Hispanic Democrats, since 1988. Chairman Japan-Hispanic Institute Inc. Board visitors School Architecture University of California at Los Angeles, 1971-1973.
Board directors Los Angeles County Economic Development Committee, 1972-1975, International Development Conference, 1976-1978. Chairman Congressional Hispanic Caucus, 1985-1986. President Plaza de la Raza Cultural Center, 1972-1973, chairman board la Plaza de Cultural Art, since 2007.
Trustee American College Paris, 1977-1979. Active California Transportation Commission, Sacramento. With Army of the United States, 1949-1953, European Theatre of Operations.
Member Americans for Democratic Action (executive board 1975-1977), Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6315, Pico Rivera, California, American Legion, Smithsonian Institute (regent emeritus since 1999), Willy C. Velasqez Institute, California Transportation Commission.
Married Arcy Sanchez, January 22, 1955. Children: Carmen D'Arcy, Rena Denise, Camille Bianca, Selina Andre, Esteban Adrian.