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Recorded March 7, 2022. 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.
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.
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.
Nov. 4, 2020, 6:29 AM PST. 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....
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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.
Nov 4, 2020 · CNN —. Ritchie Torres, a New York City Council member, won his US House race to represent the South Bronx, becoming the first black member of Congress who identifies as gay. Torres, 32 ...
Nov 6, 2020 · Torres became a community organizer focused on housing issues, leading to his 2013 bid for the City Council. At 24, he became the city’s youngest elected official and the first LGBTQ person to...
