Rep. Esteban Torres
Former Representative forCalifornia’s 34th District
Torres was the representative forCalifornia’s 34th congressional district and was a Democrat. He served from 1983 to 1998.
![Photo of Rep. Esteban Torres [D-CA34, 1983-1998]](/image.pl?url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.govtrack.us%2fstatic%2flegislator-photos%2f410889-200px.jpeg&f=jpg&w=240)
Analysis
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Torres is shown as a purple triangle▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below.Each dot was a member of the House of Representativesin 1998positioned according to our ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills legislators sponsored and cosponsoredfrom Jan. 5, 1993 to Dec. 17, 1998.See fullanalysis methodology.
Enacted Legislation
Torres was the primary sponsor of 1 bill that was enacted:
Does 1 not sound like a lot? Very few bills are ever enacted — most legislators sponsor only a handful that are signed into law. But there are other legislative activities that we don’t track that are also important, including offering amendments, committee work and oversight of the other branches, and constituent services.
We consider a bill enacted if one of the following is true: a) it is enacted itself, b) it has a companion bill in the other chamber (as identified by Congress) which was enacted, or c) if at least about half of its provisions were incorporated into bills that were enacted (as determined by an automated text analysis, applicable beginning with bills in the 110th Congress).
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Torres sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:
Government Operations and Politics (18%)Commerce (16%)Law (16%)Environmental Protection (14%)Labor and Employment (10%)Taxation (10%)Science, Technology, Communications (8%)Sports and Recreation (8%)
Recently Introduced Bills
Torres recently introduced the following legislation:
- H.Con.Res. 303 (105th): Expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should declare Kneeling …
- H.R. 2514 (105th): To authorize the President to award a congressional gold medal to the …
- H.R. 1951 (105th): Cuban Humanitarian Trade Act of 1997
- H.R. 452 (105th): Indian Gaming Regulatory Act Amendments of 1997
- H.Con.Res. 182 (104th): Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the need for the President …
- H.Res. 152 (104th): Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should …
- H.R. 1578 (104th): Indian Gaming Regulatory Act Amendments of 1995
Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
Missed Votes
From Jan 1983 to Dec 1998, Torres missed 693 of 8,220 roll call votes, which is 8.4%.This ismuch worse thanthe median of 2.6%among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Dec 1998.The chart below reports missed votes over time.
We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absences, major life events, and running for higher office.
| Time Period | Votes Eligible | Missed Votes | Percent | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 Jan-Mar | 43 | 7 | 16.3% | 81st |
| 1983 Apr-Jun | 182 | 24 | 13.2% | 80th |
| 1983 Jul-Sep | 130 | 1 | 0.8% | 11th |
| 1983 Oct-Nov | 143 | 18 | 12.6% | 84th |
| 1984 Jan-Mar | 53 | 1 | 1.9% | 24th |
| 1984 Apr-Jun | 223 | 10 | 4.5% | 39th |
| 1984 Jul-Sep | 96 | 13 | 13.5% | 86th |
| 1984 Oct-Oct | 36 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1985 Jan-Mar | 36 | 5 | 13.9% | 78th |
| 1985 Apr-Jun | 154 | 15 | 9.7% | 83rd |
| 1985 Jul-Sep | 101 | 9 | 8.9% | 74th |
| 1985 Oct-Dec | 148 | 6 | 4.1% | 54th |
| 1986 Jan-Mar | 61 | 7 | 11.5% | 75th |
| 1986 Apr-Jun | 128 | 6 | 4.7% | 63rd |
| 1986 Jul-Sep | 202 | 10 | 5.0% | 64th |
| 1986 Oct-Oct | 60 | 2 | 3.3% | 48th |
| 1987 Jan-Mar | 39 | 2 | 5.1% | 61st |
| 1987 Apr-Jun | 187 | 39 | 20.9% | 96th |
| 1987 Jul-Sep | 95 | 4 | 4.2% | 63rd |
| 1987 Oct-Dec | 167 | 8 | 4.8% | 36th |
| 1988 Feb-Mar | 49 | 3 | 6.1% | 60th |
| 1988 Apr-Jun | 161 | 15 | 9.3% | 82nd |
| 1988 Jul-Sep | 152 | 10 | 6.6% | 69th |
| 1988 Oct-Oct | 89 | 3 | 3.4% | 57th |
| 1989 Jan-Mar | 14 | 1 | 7.1% | 55th |
| 1989 Apr-Jun | 105 | 14 | 13.3% | 95th |
| 1989 Jul-Sep | 128 | 9 | 7.0% | 87th |
| 1989 Oct-Nov | 121 | 5 | 4.1% | 54th |
| 1990 Jan-Mar | 60 | 1 | 1.7% | 35th |
| 1990 Apr-Jun | 150 | 2 | 1.3% | 28th |
| 1990 Jul-Sep | 183 | 10 | 5.5% | 74th |
| 1990 Oct-Oct | 143 | 5 | 3.5% | 55th |
| 1991 Jan-Mar | 62 | 12 | 19.4% | 97th |
| 1991 Apr-Jun | 139 | 10 | 7.2% | 82nd |
| 1991 Jul-Sep | 81 | 2 | 2.5% | 34th |
| 1991 Oct-Nov | 162 | 3 | 1.9% | 39th |
| 1992 Jan-Mar | 66 | 7 | 10.6% | 86th |
| 1992 Apr-Jun | 185 | 28 | 15.1% | 94th |
| 1992 Jul-Sep | 196 | 13 | 6.6% | 76th |
| 1992 Oct-Oct | 41 | 6 | 14.6% | 87th |
| 1993 Jan-Mar | 127 | 13 | 10.2% | 93rd |
| 1993 Apr-Jun | 190 | 18 | 9.5% | 87th |
| 1993 Jul-Sep | 164 | 19 | 11.6% | 97th |
| 1993 Oct-Nov | 134 | 8 | 6.0% | 86th |
| 1994 Jan-Mar | 95 | 8 | 8.4% | 84th |
| 1994 Apr-Jun | 219 | 18 | 8.2% | 90th |
| 1994 Jul-Sep | 142 | 1 | 0.7% | 19th |
| 1994 Oct-Nov | 51 | 4 | 7.8% | 86th |
| 1995 Jan-Mar | 279 | 14 | 5.0% | 87th |
| 1995 Apr-Jun | 189 | 41 | 21.7% | 99th |
| 1995 Jul-Sep | 232 | 11 | 4.7% | 80th |
| 1995 Oct-Dec | 185 | 7 | 3.8% | 71st |
| 1996 Jan-Mar | 110 | 5 | 4.5% | 74th |
| 1996 Apr-Jun | 182 | 16 | 8.8% | 92nd |
| 1996 Jul-Sep | 163 | 4 | 2.5% | 57th |
| 1997 Jan-Mar | 71 | 14 | 19.7% | 98th |
| 1997 Apr-Jun | 174 | 15 | 8.6% | 91st |
| 1997 Jul-Sep | 232 | 20 | 8.6% | 93rd |
| 1997 Oct-Nov | 163 | 6 | 3.7% | 62nd |
| 1998 Jan-Mar | 89 | 15 | 16.9% | 94th |
| 1998 Apr-Jun | 185 | 49 | 26.5% | 98th |
| 1998 Jul-Sep | 199 | 27 | 13.6% | 94th |
| 1998 Oct-Dec | 74 | 14 | 18.9% | 96th |
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- unitedstates/congress-legislators, a community project gathering congressional information
- TheHouse andSenate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- United States Congressional Roll Call Voting Records, 1789-1990 by Howard L. Rosenthal and Keith T. Poole.
- Martis’s “The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress”, via Keith Poole’s roll call votes data set, for political party affiliation for Members of Congress from 1789 through about year 2000
- Biographical Directory of the United States Congress for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
