Former Rep. Esteban Torres, a California Democrat who served 8 terms in the House and built a legacy of public service focused on advancing Latino representation, died on Tuesday. He was 91.
"He helped pave the way for many Latinos," NALEO president Ricardo Lara said of Torres, who represented California in the House from 1983 to 1999.CQ-Roll Call via AP fileFormer Rep. Esteban Torres, a California Democrat who served eight terms in the House and built a legacy of public service focused on advancing Latino representation, died on Tuesday. He was 91.
,"and he helped pave the way for many Latinos to serve as public officials — himself being one of the most prolific in American history.”, family members say Torres died of natural causes on Jan. 25, two days before his 92nd birthday. He represented the San Gabriel Valley and Whittier area in Congress from 1983 to 1999, joining a class of Congress that doubled Latino representation.
Before his political career, Torres served as an activist in his United Auto Workers Union branch, later serving as the UAW’s international representative in Washington from 1964 to 1968. He helped found The East Los Angeles Community Union , one of the nation’s largest antipoverty agencies. In 1977, he was appointed by President Jimmy Carter to serve as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization .
After leaving politics, Torres pursued his passion for art through painting and sculpting and was an early advocate for a national Latino museum.
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