Ritchie Torres
| Ritchie Torres | |
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Torres in 2015
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| Member of the New York City Council from the 15th District | |
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Assumed office January 1, 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Joel Rivera |
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March 12, 1988 New York City, New York |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Website | Official website |
Ritchie Torres (born March 12, 1988) is the Council member for the 15th District of the New York City Council. He is a Democrat. The district includes Allerton, Belmont, Bronx Park, Claremont Village, Crotona Park, Fordham, Mount Eden, Mount Hope, Norwood, Parkchester, Tremont, Van Nest, West Farms and Williamsbridge in The Bronx.
Torres is the first openly gay candidate to be elected to legislative office in The Bronx, and the youngest member of the city council. Currently, he serves as the chair of the Committee on Public Housing, and is a deputy Majority Leader.
Torres was raised by his mother in a public housing project in the Throggs Neck neighborhood of the East Bronx, where he was frequently hospitalized for asthma as a result of the mold growing in his apartment. He attended Herbert H. Lehman High School, served in the inaugural class of the Coro New York Exploring Leadership Program, and later worked as an intern in the offices of the Mayor and Attorney General.
Torres enrolled at New York University but dropped out at the beginning of his sophomore year, suffering from severe depression. As he recovered, Torres resumed working for council member James Vacca, eventually becoming Vacca's Housing Director. In that role, Torres conducted site inspections and document conditions, ensuring critical housing issues were promptly and adequately addressed.
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