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2. ritchietorres.house.govHome - Torres

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   Learn about Ritchie Torres, the first openly gay Afro-Latino elected to Congress, and his work on housing, poverty, and economic issues in the Bronx. Find out how to contact him, request a meeting, or sign up for his newsletter.

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4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Ritchie_TorresRitchie Torres - Wikipedia

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   Ritchie John Torres (born March 12, 1988) is an American politician from New York. A member of the Democratic Party, Torres is the U.S. representative for New York's 15th congressional district. 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.

5. ritchietorres.house.gov › about-ritchieAbout Ritchie - Torres

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   Learn about Ritchie Torres, the Bronx-born representative who fought poverty and injustice in his community and became the first openly L.G.B.T.Q. person elected to office in the Bronx. Find out his achievements, committees, and offices in Congress.

6. www.nbcnews.com › feature › nbc-outRitchie Torres becomes first gay Afro Latino elected to Congress

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   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.

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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’...

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8. torres.nyc › aboutMeet Ritchie • Ritchie Torres for Congress

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   Ritchie Torres is a Bronx native and the first openly LGBTQ elected official from the borough. He represents NY-15 in the U.S. House of Representatives and fights for quality health care, housing, schools, jobs, and safety in his community.

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   Who is Ritchie Torres?

   • Ritchie John Torres (born March 12, 1988) is an American politician from New York. A member of the Democratic Party, Torres is the U.S. representative for New York's 15th congressional district. 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.

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   How did Ritchie Torres learn he was elected to Congress?

   • 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 intensely gratifying. “I was raised by a single mother who raised children on minimum wage,” Torres, a member of the New York City Council, said.

   How Ritchie Torres, Congress's first gay Afro-Latino, won on 'bread-and

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   Who supports Ritchie Torres?

   • "Victory Fund Endorses Ritchie Torres for US Congress; Faces Anti-LGBTQ Opponent in Effort to Become First LGBTQ Afro-Latinx Member of Congress". LGBTQ Victory Fund. Archived from the original on July 30, 2019. Retrieved July 30, 2019. ^ Downing, Suzanne (August 15, 2021). "Congressman files bill to make vaccines mandatory for commercial flight".

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   How does Ritchie live in the Bronx?

   • Like many people in the Bronx, poverty and struggle have never been abstractions to him, and he governs from a place of lived experience. 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.

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10. www.nytimes.com › ny-house-torres-jonesTorres and Jones Win and Will Become 1st Gay Black Members of ...

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    Nov 4, 2020 · Ritchie Torres and Mondaire Jones defeated token Republican challengers in overwhelmingly Democratic House districts in New York.