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Nov 11, 2020 · Ritchie Torres learned he had been elected to Congress while watching the election results at a friend's house with a few core members of his campaign. This win makes him one of the first Black, openly gay men to serve in the House, along with Mondaire Jones, the winner this year’s New York’s 17th District, to the north of Torres’ district.
Ritchie John Torres (born March 12, 1988) is an American politician from New York. [1] [2] A member of the Democratic Party, Torres is the U.S. representative for New York's 15th congressional district. [3] The district covers most of the South Bronx. It is one of the smallest districts by area in the country, covering only a few square miles.
Nov 11, 2022 · Congressman Ritchie Torres is trying to be normal, bless his heart. He's standing in line at the U.S. Capitol’s on-site Dunkin’ on a recent Tuesday morning, waiting to order his breakfast of a small macchiato with almond milk. Suddenly, the man standing in front of him, a young aide to a Florida congresswoman, lights up with recognition.
Jan 25, 2015 · Torres and his twin brother were born in the East Bronx. He was named for the late singer Ritchie Valens, after his mother watched the movie La Bamba . His father wasn't around at the outset ...
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Nov 4, 2020 · Mr. Jones’s district in the suburbs north of New York City encompasses Rockland County and parts of Westchester. It is largely white and affluent, with a median income of $108,000. Mr. Torres ...
Ritchie’s mother single-handedly raised him, his twin brother, and his sister in a public-housing project. She paid the bills working minimum-wage jobs, which in the 1990s paid $4.25 an hour. While Ritchie grew up with mold, lead, leaks, and no reliable heat or hot water in the winter, he watched the government spend over $100 million dollars ...
Jun 1, 2021 · Ritchie Torres in the Bronx, N.Y., on Nov. 3. Adam Hunger / AP. But Torres had little time to relish his victory: The Covid-19 pandemic was devastating the nation — and the 15th District, the ...
