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U.S. House, District 35: who gets your vote?

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Candidate
Mike Cargile

Mike Cargile

Running for U.S. House · California District 35

NationalRepublican

In the role now
Norma J. Torres

Norma J. Torres

U.S. House · California District 35

NationalDemocrat

Mike CargileCandidateNorma J. TorresCurrent rep

Job fit

Mike Cargile

Offices held

  • a short stint as a Quartermaster Army Officer 1

Norma J. Torres

Education

  • she graduated from the National Labor College with a BA in Labor Studies 2

Top issues

Ranked by what Americans say matters most (Pew, 2026)

Mike Cargile

  • Health care costs
    On a govt-role healthcare question he picked option C, explaining: "Our Federal government...has no business getting involved in actual 'business,' at any level." 3
  • Cost of living & jobs
    "Remove Capital Gains tax, eliminate the Federal Reserve and the IRS and adopt a fair, simple and flat tax for people and businesses." 3
  • Guns
    "'Shall not be infringed' means just that! Any restriction, registration or regulation of that right is, by definition, an infringement and is unconstitutional." 4
More on their website →

Norma J. Torres

No stated positions on file yet.

How they voted on top issues

Mike Cargile

Nothing found for this candidate yet.

Norma J. Torres

  • Elections that are easy to vote in and hard to cheat → Making it easier to vote (4 of 4 votes) 5
  • What kids are taught in school → Teachers deciding, with lessons that include everyone (4 of 4 votes) 5
  • Fair trade and prices at the store → Free trade and lower tariffs (3 of 3 votes) 5

Who pays them

Mike Cargile

Where the campaign money came from6

small donorslarge donors
small donors$2Klarge donors$3K$5K raised
$1,5596Small individual donors
$3,2006Large individual donors

Norma J. Torres

Where the campaign money came from7

small donorslarge donorslabor unionscompaniesindustry associationsOther kinds of donors
small donors$43Klarge donors$225Klabor unions$135Kcompanies$134Kindustryassociations$71KOther kinds ofdonors$62K$767K raised
$43,0807Small individual donors
$224,9817Large individual donors

Checks

Mike Cargile

No voting record to check yet

Norma J. Torres

Checks run: missed votes

Nothing raised by these checks.

Not checked yet: stock trades

Based on current data. May change in a future update.

Sources

  1. Mike Cargile — Cargile for Congress · checked 2026-10-18 used in: Experience
  2. Biography | About | U.S. Congresswoman Norma Torres of California's 35th District · checked 2026-10-18 used in: Experience
  3. ivoterguide.com used in: Top issues
  4. cargileforcongress.com used in: Top issues
  5. Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04 used in: How they voted on top issues
  6. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  7. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money