Esteban Edward Torres

A Representative from California. Born in Miami, Gila County, Ariz. , January 27, 1930. Graduated from James A. Garfield High School, East Los Angeles, Calif. , 1949. Attended East Los Angeles College, East Los Angeles, Calif. , 1959. Attended California State University, Los Angeles, Calif. ,1963. Attended University of Maryland, College Park, Md. , 1965. Attended American University, Washington, D. C. , 1966. United States Army, sergeant, first class, 1949-1953. United Auto Workers representative and international labor consultant, 1954-1968. Community affairs organizer, 1968-1974. United Auto Worker official, 1975-1976. Consultant, Office of Technology Assessment, 1976-1977. United States Ambassador to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Paris, France, 1977-1979. Special assistant to the President, The White House, 1979-1981. Delegate, California State Democratic conventions, 1968-1983. Delegate, Democratic National Conventions, 1984, 1988, 1992, and 1995. Unsuccessful candidate for election to the Ninety-fourth Congress in 1974. Elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-eighth and seven succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1983-January 3, 1999). Was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Sixth Congress in 1998. Member, California state transportation commission, 1999-2007. Died on January 25, 2022. Interment at Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, Calif.