What is Ritchie Torres?
{{Infobox officeholder |name = Ritchie Torres |image = Ritchie Torres 117th U.S Congress.jpg |state = [[New York (state)|New York]] |district = {{ushr|NY|15|15th}} |term_start = January 3, 2021 |term_end = |predecessor = [[José E. Serrano]] |successor = |office1 = Member of the [[New York City Council]]<br>from the 15th district |term_start1 = January 1, 2014 |term_end1 = December 31, 2020 |predecessor1 = [[Joel Rivera]] |successor1 = TBD |birth_name = Ritchie John Torres |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|3|12}} |birth_place = [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]], U.S. |death_date = |death_place = |party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |education = [[New York University]] (attended) |website = {{url|council.nyc.gov/d15/html/members/home.shtml|Government website}}<br>{{url|torres.nyc|Campaign website}} }} '''Ritchie J. Torres''' (born March 12, 1988) is an [[Americans|American]] politician. He is a [[Democratic Party (US)|Democrat]]. In 2021, he became a member of the [[United States House of Representatives]]. 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 [[elect]]ed to legislative office in [[the Bronx]]. In July 2019, he announced his bid for the [[United States House of Representatives]] for {{ushr|NY|15}}. 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]].<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Sharigan |first1=Shant |title=Bronx Councilman Ritchie Torres tests positive for coronavirus|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/coronavirus/ny-coronavirus-councilman-ritchie-torres-20200317-qz6sttpkzjhhnabggjflflym7i-story.html |access-date=March 18, 2020 |work=[[New York Daily News]] |date=March 17, 2020}}</ref> ==References==