Angela Gonzales-Torres
Her platform's Pro-Peace Foreign Policy calls for ending U.S. foreign military funding and weapons transfers to the Israeli military. Campaign materials call her an opponent of U.S. complicity in the war on Gaza; the L.A. Times reported she calls it a genocide. Separately, she pledged to take no AIPAC money.
Angela Gonzales-Torres, a community organizer and former Historic Highland Park Neighborhood Council president, is challenging incumbent Jimmy Gomez in CA-34 with Justice Democrats' endorsement. Her campaign platform includes a Pro-Peace Foreign Policy that, per the first search, calls for stopping U.S. foreign military funding and ending weapons transfers to the Israeli military. In a March 2026 candidate interview with The Occidental she called for ending U.S. weapons funding for foreign conflicts and investing that revenue in housing, healthcare, and economic opportunity at home.
On the conflict: her campaign petition describes her as "a proud advocate for Palestinian liberation and an outspoken opponent of US complicity in the war on Gaza." The Los Angeles Times reported in September 2025 that she characterized Israel's military operation in Gaza as a genocide. The New Arab reported in October 2025 that she took part in a pro-Palestinian campus encampment before launching her campaign.
On lobbying money: in a Justice Democrats endorsement video she said "I am not taking a dime from AIPAC," per Semafor, and her campaign runs a donation page named "Angela rejects AIPAC." That is a pledge about campaign money, not by itself a position on weapons or funding; her weapons position is the platform language above. The LA Reporter documented her criticism of Gomez over AIPAC support.
Research
Searched 2026-08-10. Democrat, CA-34 challenger. 16 sources, 15 opened; localcandidates.org would not open (not card-linked).
U.S. military aid and weapons to Israel
- 2026 platform [current position; page undated]: campaign Issues page "Pro-Peace Foreign Policy" that per the first search calls for stopping U.S. foreign military funding and ending weapons transfers to the Israeli military. Read on 2026-08-10, confirming the Pro-Peace section ("For decades, our government has waged endless wars abroad with bipartisan support in Washington.") but did not surface the Israel-specific wording; also claimed by localcandidates.org [source did not open, 429]. Flagged.
- 2026-03-04 [current position; source published date; the prose's inline "April 3, 2026" conflicts and is treated as a claim]: The Occidental candidate interview: called for ending U.S. weapons funding for foreign conflicts; federal tax revenue should go to domestic housing, healthcare, economic opportunity.
Characterization of the conflict
- Undated campaign petition, inline "late 2025" [current position per inline claim]: Action Network petition: "She is a proud advocate for Palestinian liberation and an outspoken opponent of US complicity in the war on Gaza." Verified verbatim 2026-08-10. Second petition page: petition-2; the "Free Palestine" phrasing was not re-verified.
- 2025-09-04 [current position]: Los Angeles Times: reported she characterized Israel's military operation in Gaza as a genocide during campaign launch events and interviews. Not independently verified (no open spent); rendered attributively.
- 2025-10-30 [current position]: The New Arab: reported she participated in a pro-Palestinian university campus encampment before launching her campaign.
Rhetoric and lobbying
- 2025-09-04 [current position]: pledged not to accept AIPAC or affiliated pro-Israel group money, in a Justice Democrats endorsement video; "I am not taking a dime from AIPAC" verified verbatim via Semafor (2025-10-06). Campaign ActBlue page "angela-rejects-aipac" [undated]. Money pledge, not a weapons/funding position.
- 2025-10-03 [current position]: The LA Reporter: campaign statements criticizing Rep. Jimmy Gomez over AIPAC support.
Safety and antisemitism
- No statements on antisemitism found. [Nothing found]
- Context, out of scope for card: advocates a "care-first" public safety model (community investment, social services, decarceration) via L.A. Metro Public Safety Advisory Committee role and 2026 platform (Justice Democrats profile 2025-09-06, campaign Issues page).
Identity
- Chicana community organizer, housing advocate, academic counselor, former president of Historic Highland Park Neighborhood Council (Justice Democrats, Ballotpedia). Also listed at leftist-candidates.com [does not name candidate per the search notes].
Also in this race: Jimmy Gomez (Democrat) · All California candidates.
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