Ritchie Torres
DemocratU.S. Representative, NY-15| Age | 38 (b. 1988-03-12) |
| Gender | Male |
| In office since | 2021-01-03 (~5 yrs) |
| Race / ethnicity | Afro-Latino (African American mother, Puerto Rican father); self-identifies as both Black and Latino |
| Religion | Raised Catholic (culturally Catholic, not doctrinally observant) |
| Education | Herbert H. Lehman High School (graduated 2008); Coro New York Exploring Leadership Program (inaugural class); attended New York University (2006-2007, dropped out due to severe depression) |
| Prior occupation | Housing Director and constituent liaison for NYC Council Member James Vacca; community organizer; conducted public housing inspections |
| Military service | No |
| Birthplace | The Bronx, New York |
| Marital status | single |
| Residence | Belmont, Bronx, New York (and Washington, D.C.) |
| Openly LGBTQ | yes |
Pending research: languages · children · notable relatives.
Career & politics
| First elected | 2013 |
| Previous offices | New York City Council, District 15 (2014-2021) — Chair, Committee on Public Housing; Chair, Oversight and Investigations Committee; Deputy Majority Leader |
| Committees | House Committee on Financial Services — Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Artificial Intelligence; Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance; Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions · Select Committee on Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party |
| Caucuses | Congressional Black Caucus · Congressional Hispanic Caucus · Congressional Equality Caucus (co-chair) · Congressional Progressive Caucus (2021–February 2024; departed over Israel policy disagreements) · Congressional Blockchain Caucus · Congressional Ukraine Caucus · Congressional Albanian Issues Caucus (co-chair) · Black Maternal Health Caucus |
| Leadership | Deputy Majority Leader, New York City Council (2014-2017) · Co-chair, Congressional Equality Caucus · Co-chair, Congressional Albanian Issues Caucus |
| Party history | Democrat throughout career; no party switches; departed Congressional Progressive Caucus in February 2024 |
| Ideology | Started as progressive/Bernie Sanders delegate (2016); has shifted toward the center since 2021; describes himself as a 'pro-Israel progressive' and Zionist; voted for Laken Riley Act (January 2025) and to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib (November 2023); criticized 'far-left flank' for Trump's reelection (September 2025) |
| Signature legislation | NYC Council: Right to Counsel legislation for public housing tenants (local NYC law, 2017) · NYC Council: Legislation on opioid epidemic and predatory taxi medallion lending oversight · NYC Council: Secured $3 billion FEMA investment in NYCHA (largest in NYC history) · Congress: BODEGA Act (H.R.9231, 118th Congress; H.R.2018, 119th Congress — bodega security grants) · Congress: H.R. 4980 — mandatory COVID-19 vaccination for international flights · Congress: COLUMBIA Act — antisemitism monitors at colleges |
Financial
Net worth: estimate
| Bank of America | stock · 2024 |
| Comcast | stock · 2024 |
| JPMorgan Chase | stock · 2024 |
| Meta Platforms | stock · 2024 |
| Microsoft | stock · 2024 |
| Oracle | stock · 2024 |
| U.S. Bancorp | stock · 2024 |
| UnitedHealth Group | stock · 2024 |
| Verizon | stock · 2024 |
| NextEra Energy | stock · 2024 |
| L3Harris Technologies | stock · 2024 |
| Lockheed Martin | stock · 2024 |
| Northrop Grumman | stock · 2024 |
| U.S. Treasury Notes | other · 2024 |
| T-Mobile (TMUS) | stock · $1,001–$15,000 · 2025 |
Top donors: AIPAC (American Israel Public Affairs Committee) (Over $500,000 in 2024 cycle; $683,006 total per AIPAC tracker; over $1.1 million career total) · NORPAC ($99,150) · Securities & Investment industry (2021-2022 cycle) ($845,681)
Top industries: Pro-Israel/AIPAC (top donor, 2024 cycle) · Securities & Investment · Real Estate · Hedge Funds · Private Equity & Investment Firms · Finance/Misc Finance · Gay & Lesbian rights organizations
Scandals & crimes ledger
No recorded incidents. Under the adjudicated-only methodology, an entry appears only when a court or official body has formally acted and the record is cited.