About
Asam Sheikh, the incumbent District 3 Councilmember in Torrance, has served on the council since 2022. He spent 28 years at Honda and is originally from Lahore, Pakistan. 1
Finance snapshot
Through May 16, 20261 · Full breakdown →
Background
- Career
- Sheikh has worked at American Honda Motor Co. for over 28 years in financial roles, including Senior Financial Analyst and Senior Auditor in the company's Financial Planning and Analysis department. 1
- Elected service
- He was elected to the Torrance City Council District 3 seat in 2022 and chairs the council's Strategic Planning Committee, with seats on the Finance, Governmental Operations, and Federal Legislative Advocacy committees. 1
- Civic affiliation
- Sheikh serves on the Torrance Education Foundation board and the Independent Citizens Oversight Committee, sits on the Southern California Association of Governments Transportation Committee, and has served as president of the Carson Homeowners Association. 1
- Torrance roots
- Sheikh emigrated from Lahore, Pakistan, has been married to his wife Jill for 29 years, and is the father of two and grandfather of one. 1
Where they stand
On the issues.
Opposes the homeless-housing site
Voted YES on the May 23, 2025 council resolution opposing the LA County and Weingart project to convert the Extended Stay America hotel on Torrance Blvd. into homeless housing. 7
Backs the city's temporary housing village
Says his record includes initiatives in which more than 90 unhoused residents transitioned to permanent housing, 42 through the temporary housing village and 48 through street outreach. 9
Voted to allow arrests for refusing shelter
Voted YES on the September 9, 2025 concurrence directing staff to draft an ordinance allowing arrest of people who refuse offered shelter. 8
Voted for a Pride Month proclamation
Voted NO on the May 7, 2024 council resolution to issue a Pride Month proclamation; the proclamation passed 4-3. 6
Wants stronger oversight of the Torrance Refinery
No record located in our research.
Endorsements
65 total
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Torrance officials (36)
- Bridgett Lewis — Councilmember; Former Civil Service Commissioner
- Jeremy Gerson — Councilmember; Former TUSD School Board Member
- Anil Muhammed — TUSD School Board Member; Former Torrance Commissioner; North Torrance Neighborhood Association Board Member
- James Han — Torrance Unified School District Board
- Dave Zygielbaum — TUSD School Board Member
- G. Rick Marshall — Vice Chair, Torrance Airport Commission
- Marianne Hamada — Civil Service Commissioner; North Torrance Neighborhood Association President
- Teresa Furey — Social Services Commissioner
- Robert 'Bob' Habel — Parks and Recreation Commissioner; Former Traffic Commissioner; Torrance Citizen of the Year
- Keith Montoya — Commission on Aging Commissioner; Torrance Citizen of the Year
- Cinda Herring — Civil Service Commissioner; Torrance Cultural Arts Foundation Board Member
- Camilla Seferian — Environmental Quality and Energy Conservation Commissioner; Board Member of Torrance Education Foundation; President of Torrance Cultural Arts Foundation
- Zohra Muhammed — Parks and Recreation Commissioner
- Toni Sargent — Torrance Cultural Arts Commissioner
- Greg Anunson — Vice Chair, Torrance Planning Commission
- Randy Klinenberg — Torrance Cultural Arts Commissioner
- Bill Reynolds — Civil Service Commissioner
- Laurie Love — Environmental Quality and Energy Conservation Commissioner
- Nyree Berry — Environmental Quality and Energy Conservation Commissioner
- Jean Adelsman — Civil Service Commissioner; Torrance Cultural Arts Foundation Board Member
- Ed Candioty — Torrance Cultural Arts Commissioner
- Sue Siani — Chair, Torrance Water Commission
- Julie Dojiri — Torrance City Commissioner
- Melissa Wright — Social Services Commissioner; SST Citizen's Oversight Committee
- Patrick J. Furey — Former Torrance Mayor
- Geoff Rizzo — Former Torrance Councilman; Former Torrance Police Lieutenant
- Kurt Weideman — Former Torrance Councilman; Historic Preservation Commissioner
- Bill Sutherland — Former Torrance City Councilmember
- John Neu — Former Torrance Police Chief
- Jimmy Gow — Former Social Service Commissioner
- Rosie Javaid — Former Torrance Library Commissioner
- Terry Ragins — Former TUSD Board Member
- Elizabeth Pino — Former Torrance Planning Commissioner
- Marla Shwarts — Former Chair of Civil Service Commission
- Garry Wright — Former Environmental Quality and Energy Commissioner
- Rowan FoxWood — Former Civil Service Commissioner
Federal officials (1)
- Ted Lieu — US Member of Congress; Former Torrance Councilmember
State & county officials (4)
- Ben Allen — California State Senator
- Al Muratsuchi — CA Assemblymember; Former Torrance School Board Member
- Jeff Prang — LA County Assessor
- George Nakano — Former California State Assemblyman; Former Torrance City Councilman; Former teacher; Former President of the El Camino College Foundation; El Camino College Distinguished Alumnus
Public safety (3)
- Torrance Police Officers' Association
- Torrance Firefighters Association
- Torrance Police Commanders Association
Labor (1)
- AFSCME Local 1117 Torrance City Workers
Business (0)
Political clubs (4)
- Torrance Democratic Club
- Indivisible South Bay LA
- Los Angeles County Democratic Party
- Beach Cities Democrats
Advocacy (1)
- Los Angeles League of Conservation Voters
City officials (7)
- Cindy Segawa — Mayor of the City of Lomita
- Mark Waronek — Lomita City Councilman; Former Torrance Area Chamber of Commerce President; Former LA County Board of Supervisors South Bay Deputy
- Tasha Cerda — Mayor of the City of Gardena
- Teresa Acosta — City of Carlsbad Councilmember
- Robert Katherman — District 2 Board Member, Water Replenishment District of Southern California; Former Torrance Water Commissioner
- Ali Sajjad Taj — Artesia City Councilman
- Raymond Jay — Southern California Director of Metropolitan Water District
Individuals (8)
- Judy Brunetti — Former Co-President, Riviera Homeowners Association
- Martha Deutsch — Former TEF President; TEF Board of Director
- Nancy Hayata — Board Member of WWII Camp Wall
- Mary Hoffman — Former President, Vice President, and Treasurer of TEF; President of the Torrance Rose Float Association
- Mitchell Matsumura — Founder of South Bay Civic Breakfast Club
- Kyoko Nancy Oda — Former Incarceree of Tule Lake Segregation Center
- Lili Trujillo Puckett — Community Advocate for Safer Streets
- Susan Swinburne — Former Executive Director of TEF
Party signals
What the public record shows about this candidate's party.
Five sourced signals, side by side. We don't compute a verdict.
- Voter registration
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Registered Democratic with the Los Angeles County Registrar (queried January 2026). LA County Registrar →
- What they’ve said
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Hasn’t said publicly which party they identify with.
- How press describes them
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Local press hasn’t described their party.
- Past partisan runs
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Hasn’t run as a partisan candidate before.
- Coalition
- Endorsers
49 of 65 party-tagged
Donors77 of 123 matched
64% Dem · 19% NPP · 13% Rep · 4% Other
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Sources cited on this page
- Asam Sheikh for Torrance City Council 2026 — Meet Asam, accessed May 2026
- Asam Sheikh for Torrance City Council 2026 — Endorsements, accessed May 2026
- Indivisible South Bay LA — 2026 Endorsements, accessed May 2026
- Los Angeles County Democratic Party — 2026 Primary Election Digital Guide, accessed May 2026
- Torrance Democratic Club — Upcoming Elections & Endorsements, accessed May 2026
- Torrance City Council, Granicus video clip 14215, May 7, 2024 (Pride Month proclamation)
- City of Torrance press release on Project HomeKey+, May 23, 2025
- Davis Vanguard, "Torrance Plans Military-Style Camps and Arrest Policy to Tackle Homelessness," September 15, 2025
- Vote Asam 2026, "Why Vote Asam?" page, accessed May 2026
- Torrance City Council, Granicus video clip 14530, September 23, 2025 (Ord. 3955 Target Density)