Former member of Congress · last served 105th Congress
Esteban Edward Torres
Esteban Torres was a Democratic U.S. representative from California, first elected to Congress in 1983.
How we count: “Broke with party” is a yes/no roll call where the member voted against most of their own party on that vote (party as recorded; even splits not counted). “Pork: own share” splits each earmark shared by several members evenly among them.
Recent votes
No recorded roll-call votes in PORKER’s records. Roll-call records start in 2011.
5 most recent bills
- H.Con.Res. 303 Expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should declare Kneeling Nun Mountain in Grant County, New Mexico, to be a national monument, and for…Jul 24, 1998 · Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands.
- H.R. 1951 Cuban Humanitarian Trade Act of 1997May 20, 1998 · Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3494)
- H.R. 2514 To authorize the President to award a congressional gold medal to the family of the late Raul Julia, and for other purposes.Oct 10, 1997 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy.
- H.R. 452 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act Amendments of 1997Feb 11, 1997 · Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
- H.Con.Res. 182 Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the need for the President to seek the Senate's advice and consent for ratification of the 1994 Inter-American…Jun 17, 1996 · Referred to the Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 1015 (103rd) To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to assure the completeness and accuracy of consumer information maintained by credit reporting agencies, to better…Passed a chamber
- H.R. 2654 (102nd) Truth in Savings ActPassed a chamber
- H.R. 2801 (102nd) World Cup USA 1994 Commemorative Coin ActPassed a chamber
- H.R. 3596 (102nd) Consumer Credit Reporting Reform Act of 1991Reported from committee
- H.J.Res. 431 (102nd) Designating the week beginning April 19, 1992, as "National Credit Education Week".221 cosponsors
- H.R. 3182 (100th) A bill to amend Public Law 90-498 to provide for the designation of "National Hispanic Heritage Month".175 cosponsors
- H.R. 872 (102nd) Oil Recycling Incentives Act94 cosponsors
- H.R. 870 (102nd) Lead Battery Recycling Incentives Act83 cosponsors
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Torres has won
Rep. Torres has won 8 U.S. House elections (1982–1996). Of the contested races, margins ran from 14.5 to 41.8 points.
Full election history for this seat →
Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House V15 / U.S. Senate V8 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-18; winners matched to member records by seat and term. Results run through the 2024 elections; nothing from 2026 is shown until it is certified. A margin is a fact about one election, never a score of how well a member represents anyone, and PORKER does not rank members by it.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
105th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 4 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 4 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| With a sponsor’s constitutional-authority statement | 0 | None listed |
| With a CBO cost estimate listed | 0 | None listed |
| With a committee report listed | 0 | None listed |
Evidence
- How counted
- Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 105th Congress, read from the stored Congress.gov bill records
- Fields
- cboCostEstimates, committeeReports, constitutionalAuthorityStatementText, notes
- PORKER copy refreshed
- October 26, 2026 (nightly)
Read this first. These are counts of records Congress.gov lists. Many bills never get a CBO estimate or a report, so a zero is not a mark against a member. We never show this as a score.
Data as of Oct 26, 2026 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.