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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.
- New York University (attended)
- José E. Serrano
Jan 25, 2015 · Torres seriously considered staying in the closet after that — "I thought maybe it would mean an easier life" — and didn't tell anyone else he was gay until he was in his 20s.
Torres is the first openly gay elected official from the Bronx and blames Diaz for fostering a “homophobic culture” in the borough. “It’s personal,” Torres told NBC News last year.
Jun 24, 2020 · Bronx-born Torres, 32, and Jones, 33, of suburban Westchester County, are on track to become the first openly gay Black congressman.
Dec 31, 2020 · When the history-making politician Ritchie Torres won his House seat in November, he told his mom, Debra Bosolet, “This moment belongs to you as much as it belongs to me, because I would not be...
Nov 4, 2020 · By Dana Rubinstein. Nov. 4, 2020. They grew up poor in single-parent households, 31 miles apart, both spending years grappling with their identities. [What we know so far about New York state...
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Nov 6, 2020 · Torres, 32, will become one of the first Black, openly gay men to serve in the House, along with Mondaire Jones, the winner Tuesday in New York’s 17th District, to the north of Torres’ district.
