Race · November 3, 2026

U.S. House · California's 34th District

2 candidates on the ballot.1

How this race is decided: Under California's top-two system, only the two candidates who received the most votes in the June 2, 2026, primary, regardless of party preference, appear on this general-election ballot.1,2

§1Candidates

Why this matters: Every candidate the state lists for this race on the November ballot, in the state's own order.

Jimmy Gomez
Democratic · Incumbent
Currently represents California's 34th District in the U.S. House.
Angela Gonzales-Torres
Democratic · Challenger

§2Side by side

Why this matters: The same facts for every candidate, in the same order. Where we found nothing for a candidate, the cell says so — that means we didn't find it in public sources, not that it doesn't exist.

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Jimmy GomezAngela Gonzales-Torres
Party on the ballotDemocratic1,3Democratic1
StatusIncumbent4Challenger
Raised$1,336,235 through October 14, 20265$509,752 through October 14, 20266
Cash on hand$628,3955$104,8186
Outside spending$247,797 for · $743,000 against7$441,965 for · $200,000 against8
Student loan forgiveness
Broad cancellation of student debt
His campaign website says he is a strong advocate for canceling student debt, and that he passed a law making student loan forgiveness tax-free and has introduced a bill to make that permanent.9
Broad cancellation of student debt
Her campaign website calls for canceling up to $50,000 in student debt per borrower, particularly for low- and middle-income borrowers.10
Campaign finance rules
Limit spending by outside groups, including by amending the Constitution to overturn Citizens United
His campaign website says he consistently cosponsors a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United, supports public financing of elections and cosponsors the congressional DISCLOSE Act.9
Limit spending by outside groups, including by amending the Constitution to overturn Citizens United
Her campaign website says she would cap donations to Super PACs at $5,000, the same limit as regular PACs, and work to overturn Citizens United.11,12
Child care costsHis campaign website says he introduced the Child Care Stabilization Act to lower the cost of child care and expand access nationwide.9,13Her campaign website calls for major federal investment in affordable child care, including subsidies, expanded pre-K and fair wages for child care providers.14
Paid family and medical leave
Create a national paid leave program for all workers
His campaign website says he is working to make national paid family leave a reality and founded the Congressional Dads Caucus to guarantee paid family and sick leave.9,15
Create a national paid leave program for all workers
Her campaign website calls for a national paid family and medical leave program and universal paid sick leave.14
Health insurance system
One government plan for everyone (Medicare for All)
His campaign website says he is an original cosponsor of the Medicare for All Act and a founding member of the Medicare for All Caucus.9,15
One government plan for everyone (Medicare for All)
Her campaign website says she will cosponsor Medicare for All, a single-payer system covering everyone with no premiums or copays.16
Immigration enforcement inside the countryHis campaign website says he has long pushed to bar ICE from using for-profit private detention centers and cosponsored a bill to overhaul and restrict immigration detention.9
Abolish ICE and move any remaining enforcement work to other agencies
Her campaign website says she would abolish ICE, end for-profit immigration detention and protect schools, clinics, courthouses and workplaces from enforcement actions.12,17
Legal status for immigrants here without permission, including Dreamers
A path to citizenship for most who meet requirements such as background checks
His campaign website says he is an original cosponsor of a bill providing a pathway to citizenship for many undocumented people and a cosponsor of the American Dream and Promise Act for people brought to the U.S. as children.9
A path to citizenship for most who meet requirements such as background checks
Her campaign website calls for a pathway to citizenship, including for DACA recipients, people with Temporary Protected Status and essential workers.17

Issues only one candidate has addressed

By candidate, in ballot order. We found nothing public from the other candidates in this race on these issues.

Jimmy Gomez — 17 issues
  • Birth control and IVF
    His campaign website says he is an original cosponsor of the Right to Contraception Act.9
  • Who sets abortion law
    A national law making abortion legal in every state, at least until viability, as under Roe v. Wade
    His campaign website says he cosponsored and voted for the Women's Health Protection Act, which it says would codify Roe v. Wade and ensure a right to abortion nationwide.9,13
  • Discrimination protections for sexual orientation and gender identity
    Pass broad protections such as the Equality Act
    His campaign website says he is an original cosponsor of the Equality Act, which would bar discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity in housing, employment and federal funding.9
  • Marijuana laws
    His campaign website says he cosponsored the MORE Act to remove marijuana from the list of federally controlled substances and voted to decriminalize it federally.9
  • Qualified immunity for police
    End qualified immunity for police officers
    His campaign website says he is an original cosponsor of the Ending Qualified Immunity Act and of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act.9
  • Federal minimum wage
    His campaign website says he is committed to raising the minimum wage.9
  • Union organizing rules
    Make it easier to form a union (for example, the PRO Act)
    His campaign website says he is an original cosponsor of the PRO Act to protect and expand workers' right to organize.9,13
  • Stock trading by members of Congress
    His campaign website says he has sponsored and cosponsored legislation to ban members of Congress from trading stocks.9,13
  • Clean energy tax credits
    His campaign website says he wrote and passed tax credits for energy efficiency in new and existing homes as part of the Inflation Reduction Act.9,13
  • Electric vehicles
    His campaign website says he created and passed the first tax credit for used electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids, worth up to $4,000.9,13
  • Child tax credit
    Make it larger and give the full amount to families with little or no earnings
    His campaign website says he is an original cosponsor of the American Family Act, which would create a larger, fully refundable child tax credit paid in advance each month.9
  • Food assistance (SNAP)
    Undo the 2025 changes or expand benefits and eligibility
    His campaign website says he introduced the EATS Act to remove barriers that keep college students from getting SNAP benefits.9
  • Same-sex marriage
    Keep same-sex marriage legal in every state
    His campaign website says he helped pass the Respect for Marriage Act, which requires federal and state governments to recognize same-sex and interracial marriages.13
  • Help for first-time homebuyers
    Large federal grants or tax credits for down payments, such as up to $25,000
    His campaign website says he is proposing legislation to build affordable starter homes and give first-time homebuyers up to $50,000 in down payment help.9
  • Border wall and barriers
    His campaign website says he was one of 19 Democrats who voted against funding President Trump's border wall.9
  • Legal immigration levels
    Admit more immigrants, such as by adding work visas or clearing family backlogs
    His campaign website says he has cosponsored legislation to increase family- and employment-based visas.9
  • Medicare drug price negotiation
    His campaign website lists among his record helping pass the law that lets Medicare negotiate the prices of some drugs and capped insulin at $35 a month for Medicare beneficiaries.13
Angela Gonzales-Torres — 14 issues
  • Ethics rules for Supreme Court justices
    Pass a law setting a binding ethics code, with outside review of complaints and recusal decisions
    Her campaign website calls for a binding, enforceable code of ethics for justices, including bans on accepting gifts and owning stocks.18
  • Number of Supreme Court justices
    Add justices to the court
    Her campaign website says she supports expanding the Supreme Court.18
  • Supreme Court term limits
    Set fixed terms, such as 18 years
    Her campaign website says she supports term limits for Supreme Court justices.18
  • Gig worker status
    Her campaign website calls for guaranteeing gig workers the right to organize and bargain collectively, portable benefits that follow workers from job to job, and clear worker classification laws.14
  • Tuition-free college
    Free tuition at public colleges and universities
    Her campaign website supports moving to tuition-free public higher education, including community colleges and public universities.10
  • Data centers and electricity costs
    Pause or limit new data centers
    Her campaign website supports a national moratorium on new data center construction until enforceable federal standards are in place, and says data centers should pay the full cost of the grid capacity they need.19
  • Military aid to Israel
    Reduce or end military aid to Israel
    Her campaign website calls for an immediate arms embargo and ceasefire in Gaza and says she will never vote to send weapons to the Israeli military.20
  • Military spending
    Cut military spending
    Her campaign website says she would end what it calls blank checks for war and weapons and redirect that money to housing, health care, education and jobs at home.12,20
  • Who decides on military action
    Require Congress to approve military action in advance, except to defend against an attack
    Her campaign website supports repealing the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force so that no president can send troops to war without a vote of Congress.12
  • Homelessness
    Her campaign website calls for expanding rapid rehousing with mental health, job and family services and early-warning programs to prevent homelessness, and opposes laws that punish unhoused people for sleeping outside.21
  • Federal benefits and services for noncitizens
    Her campaign website calls for ending policies that exclude immigrants from federally funded programs and for full access to essential services for mixed-status households.17
  • Taxes on very large fortunes
    A yearly tax on net worth above a high threshold (such as $50 million)
    Her campaign website says she supports a federal wealth tax on the ultra-rich, including the Make Billionaires Pay Their Fair Share Act.22
  • Rules for artificial intelligence
    Her campaign website calls for banning AI-generated sexually explicit deepfakes and holding companies accountable, and opposes AI surveillance tools built for immigration enforcement.17,19
  • State AI laws
    Let states keep writing their own AI laws
    Her campaign website says she would defend California's authority to regulate AI and oppose federal preemption of state safety and civil rights rules.19,23

Issue statements are drafted by AI from the public sources cited, and only cover what each candidate has said publicly.