# Ritchie Torres

Ritchie Torres is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for New York’s 15th district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, New York’s 15th district
- Serving since: 2021-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: T000486
- FEC candidate IDs: H0NY15160

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/T000486 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Torres raised $7.2M in the 2026 cycle, in the top tenth of House Democrats (median $2.0M).

## What Torres says (119th Congress (2025–27))

665 classified statements: 542 posts on X, 75 Congressional Record speeches, 37 newsletters, 11 press releases. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Torres | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 4.8% | 6.6% | 124 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 28.6% | 27.5% | 109 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 62.0% | 73.2% | 199 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 5.6% | 9.8% | 174 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 23.9% | 22.7% | 84 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 1.1% | 1.9% | 140 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 27% (House Democrats 26%); Housing and Community Development 15% (House Democrats 5.9%); Economics and Public Finance 14% (House Democrats 20%); Education 13% (House Democrats 9.8%); Government Operations and Politics 13% (House Democrats 20%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.85 (standard error 0.01), from 7,224 donors and 2,822 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 69% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 96.7% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 96.5% (96.4%). 26 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 53 bills: 53 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 418. 1.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 129 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10748: Balkans Security Cooperation Act (in committee, 2026-10-05) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10748
- H.R. 10107: Families Deserve to Know Act (in committee, 2026-08-13) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10107
- H.R. 9769: Duty of Transparency Act (in committee, 2026-07-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9769
- H.R. 9532: No Medicare Clawbacks Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-06-29) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9532
- H.R. 8912: Campaign Funds Integrity Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-05-19) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8912
- H.R. 8771: Campaign Event Contract Integrity Act (in committee, 2026-06-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8771
- H.R. 8669: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 5951 Riverdale Avenue in Bronx, New York, as the "Eliot L. Engel Post Office". (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8669
- H.J.Res. 175: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection… (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-joint-resolution/175
- H.R. 8643: Financial Access Protection Act (in committee, 2026-04-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8643
- H.Res. 1250: Expressing support for United States forces to remain as a part of the Kosovo Force. (in committee, 2026-04-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1250

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $7.2M (House Democrats median $2.0M). 5.7% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 35% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepRitchie/status/2114455896826818921
- 2026-10-23 · Newsletter · Did you know a game you bought can vanish overnight? Find out why in this week’s newsletter. · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming
- 2026-10-22 · Press release · Rep. Torres Demands Answers from HUD on Abandonment of Fair Housing Enforcement for LGBTQ+ Americans · labels: policy discussion · https://ritchietorres.house.gov/posts/rep-torres-demands-answers-from-hud-on-abandonment-of-fair-housing-enforcement-for-lgbtq-americans
- 2026-10-22 · Congressional Record speech · https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-10-22
- 2026-10-22 · Congressional Record speech · labels: policy discussion · https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-10-22
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepRitchie/status/2113025836190241130
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepRitchie/status/2113056208764412272
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepRitchie/status/2111172762572107907
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepRitchie/status/2110852323467768118
- 2026-10-15 · Press release · Rep. Torres Announces Power To The Players Act, Legislation to Ensure Gamers Own Their Games · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming · https://ritchietorres.house.gov/posts/rep-torres-announces-power-to-the-players-act-legislation-to-ensure-gamers-own-their-games

## Links

- Official site: https://ritchietorres.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepRitchie
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepRitchie
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repritchie
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/RepRitchie
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/T000486

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/T000486