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. It is one of the smallest geographic districts in the country, covering only a few square miles.

Previously, Torres served as the New York City Councilmember for the 15th district elected in 2013. He was the first openly gay candidate to be elected to legislative office in the Bronx, and the youngest member of the city council. He served as the chair of the Committee on Public Housing, and is a deputy majority leader. As chair of the Oversight and Investigations Committee he focused on taxi medallion predatory loans, and the city's Third Party Transfer Program. In 2016, Torres was a delegate for the Bernie Sanders campaign. Wikipedia.