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Nov 6, 2020 · Ritchie Torres learned he had been elected to Congress while watching the election returns at a friend’s house with a few core members of his campaign. The moment, he said, proved to be...
- Derrick Clifton
Torres represents the poorest Congressional district in the United States. Torres served as the New York City Council member for the 15th district from 2013 to 2020. He was the first openly gay candidate to be elected to legislative office in the Bronx, and the council's youngest member.
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Dec 31, 2020 · Torres, 32, originally made history as the first out-LGBTQ elected official from the Bronx, the first out-LGBTQ member of New York City’s congressional delegation, and youngest member of New...
- Senior Editor And Writer
By Dan Avery. Ritchie Torres has won his House race for New York’s 15th Congressional District, making him the first gay Afro Latino person elected to Congress. Torres was all but certain to win in...
Nov 11, 2022 · One of the youngest elected officials in New York City history and now the U.S. representative for New York’s 15th congressional district in the Bronx, Ritchie Torres is fighting for the community he calls home.
Ritchie Torres made history Tuesday night when he became the first Afro-Latino LGBTQ person elected to the United States Congress. Torres, an openly gay Democrat who served in the New...
Nov 4, 2020 · Ritchie Torres, a Democratic congressional candidate from New York, made history on election night when he was elected as the first openly gay Black man in Congress. Torres, who defeated...
