Ritchie Torres

Ritchie J. Torres (born March 12, 1988) is an American politician. He is a Democrat. In 2021, he became a member of the United States House of Representatives.

Ritchie Torres
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 15th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2021
Preceded by	José E. Serrano
Member of the New York City Council from the 15th district
In office January 1, 2014 – December 31, 2020
Preceded by	Joel Rivera
Succeeded by	TBD
Personal details
Born	Ritchie John Torres (1988-03-12) March 12, 1988 New York City, New York, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Education	New York University (attended)
Website	Government website Campaign website

From 2014 until 2021, he was a member of the New York City Council from the 15th district. He is the first openly gay candidate to be elected to legislative office in the Bronx. In July 2019, he announced his bid for the United States House of Representatives for New York's 15th congressional district. He won the election in November 2020.

Torres was born in New York City. His father is from Puerto Rico and his mother is African-American. In March 2020, during the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic, Torres tested positive for COVID-19.

Ritchie Torres Media

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  NYC Councilmember Ritchie Torres, SAGE Executive Director, Michael Adams and NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer

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  Only a few hours away from the formal swearing-in. In the meantime, I stopped by my new office located in the Cannon House Office Building. Seeing my own name on a House plaque is surreal. We are ready to serve the #Bronx #NY15.