[5] In 2008, Torres endorsed then-presidential candidate Barack Obama before Hillary Clinton withdrew from the race, and was a superdelegate to the Democratic National Convention.

She was elected to the State Assembly in November 2008, filling the vacancy left by former legislator Nell Soto, who retired.

After being reelected to the House in November 2022, Torres accused President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador of interfering in her race.

[14][15] She opposed the overturning of Roe v. Wade, calling it "devastating" and saying it set back "our country decades, reversing so many years of hard-fought progress" for women.

[16] In 2022, Torres was one of 16 Democrats to vote against the Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2021, an antitrust package that would crack down on corporations for anti-competitive behavior.