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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.
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.
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.
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.
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Nov 4, 2020 · Democratic candidates Ritchie Torres and Mondaire Jones have made history after becoming the first openly gay Black men elected to Congress. Both men won their house seats in New York .
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101K Followers, 1,208 Following, 1,906 Posts - Ritchie Torres (@ritchietorresny15) on Instagram: "A personal account in which I speak for myself rather than for the federal government. For official announcements, please follow @repritchie."
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Nov 6, 2020 · Jones and fellow Democrat Ritchie Torres, who won his race to represent New York's 15th Congressional District, will be the first openly LGBTQ Black members of Congress.
