Winner, unofficial result · U.S. House, NY-15
Ritchie John Torres
American politician (born 1988)
- Term begins
- January 3, 2027
Unofficial result, not yet certified. Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · read 2026-11-07
Called it. Before the polls closed, Vugol.Me called this race for the Democrat (D +42.4, from the Vugol Vector model) and the Democrat won. Every call, frozen before polls closed
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Overview
Ritchie John Torres is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for New York's 15th congressional district since 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served on the New York City Council from 2014 to 2020.
Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-11-02 · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Born
- March 12, 1988 (age 38)
- Education
- Herbert H. Lehman High School
- Occupation
- Not on file
- In Congress
- 3 House terms, since January 3, 2021
Facts above: Wikidata (CC0, retrieved 2026-11-05) and congress-legislators (public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05).
The race
U.S. House, NY-15. Won.
- Ritchie Torres Democratic · winnern/a
Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · retrieved 2026-11-07 · unofficial until certified
Polls and models against the result
- Frozen call
- Democrat (D +42.4, from the Vugol Vector model)
- Result
- Won
Source: Vugol.Me calls ledger, frozen before polls closed and never edited after. Margins are Republican minus Democrat.
Money
Principal campaign committee: TORRES FOR CONGRESS. Covers January 1, 2025 to October 14, 2026; latest report: Pre-General. Money raised after that date appears once the next report is filed.
Where the money came from
5.7% of the $2,434,931 from individuals came in contributions the FEC does not itemize (donors who gave $200 or less in total).
- Individuals, unitemized (donors giving $200 or less in total)1.9%$139,131
- Individuals, itemized32.0%$2,295,800
- Other political committees (PACs)12.7%$908,350
- Transfers, other loans and other receipts53.4%$3,829,112
Employers donors listed
- BLACKSTONE$85,90026 contributions
- CEO$42,01819 contributions
- ELLIOTT MANAGEMENT$34,50010 contributions
- KKR$29,00010 contributions
- UNION SQUARE VENTURES$27,5399 contributions
- BNY$26,50010 contributions
- REAL ESTATE$25,50014 contributions
- NEWMARK$17,0007 contributions
- FIDELITY INVESTMENTS$16,15016 contributions
- PRESIDENT$14,4006 contributions
Sum of itemized individual contributions by the employer the donor listed. These are employees giving as individuals, not donations by the companies. Entries such as retired, not employed or self-employed are left out of this list.
Source: Federal Election Commission (OpenFEC) · reports filed through October 14, 2026 · retrieved 2026-11-10 · filings can be amended · response hash c8a1bb6aa944
Industries
Industry totals are not on file here. OpenSecrets publishes them on its page for this member.
Record
Committee assignments
- House Committee on Financial Services
3 subcommittees
- National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions
- Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Artificial Intelligence
- Housing and Insurance
- House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party
Source: congress-legislators (current committees) · retrieved 2026-11-05 · current Congress; the new committees are set after January 3, 2027
Bills and resolutions, 119th Congress (2025 to 2027)
- Sponsored
- 53 bills and resolutions
- Cosponsored
- 433 bills and resolutions
Most recent sponsored bills
- H.R. 10748: Balkans Security Cooperation ActIntroduced October 5, 2026. Latest action October 5, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- H.R. 10107: Families Deserve to Know ActIntroduced August 13, 2026. Latest action August 13, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- H.R. 9769: Duty of Transparency ActIntroduced July 16, 2026. Latest action July 16, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- H.R. 9532: No Medicare Clawbacks Act of 2026Introduced June 29, 2026. Latest action June 29, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- H.R. 8912: Campaign Funds Integrity Act of 2026Introduced May 19, 2026. Latest action May 19, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- H.R. 8771: Campaign Event Contract Integrity ActIntroduced May 12, 2026. Latest action June 15, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
Source: Congress.gov (Library of Congress) · the 119th Congress runs until January 3, 2027; a later Congress is not included · retrieved 2026-11-14 · counts of activity, not a measure of results · response hash a648c412320f
Bills and votes
The full list of bills and every recorded vote are published by Congress. We link to them rather than copy them:
Roll-call vote records are not on file here.
Issues and positions
Not yet on file: issue positions (we publish only what a source states). Are you this person? Update your profile
Contact and links
- Website
- torres.nyc official
- Office phone
- 202-225-4361
- Washington office
- 1414 Longworth House Office Building Washington DC 20515-3215
- Campaign email
- info@torres.nyc · source
Sources: congress-legislators (official, public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05); Wikidata (CC0) for linked accounts; campaign-provided items are labeled.
Timeline
- 2026Called the winner of this race. Called by Wikipedia editors 8:05 AM ET
- 2024U.S. House, NY-15 · General · result not on file Vugol.Me record
- 2022U.S. House, NY-15 · General · won · 76,406 votes (82.7%) Vugol.Me record
- 2021 to presentUnited States representative Wikidata
- 2020U.S. House, NY-15 · General · won · 169,533 votes (88.7%) Vugol.Me record
- 2014 to 2020member of the New York City Council Wikidata
Offices and dates: Wikidata (CC0) (Q16205227). Elections: Vugol.Me candidacy record.
In the news
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- GOP Sens. Ted Cruz, Susan Collins join growing list of targets of suspicious ‘white powder’ mailings
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All sources
- Result: Wikipedia (House results table), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2026_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_New_York&oldid=1384236366
- Call time: Called by Wikipedia editors 8:05 AM ET (revision)
- Pre-election call: Vugol.Me calls ledger (frozen), /calls
- Background: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ritchie_Torres
- Birth, education, occupation and offices held: Wikidata (CC0), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16205227
- Congressional service, committees and official contact: congress-legislators (public domain), https://github.com/unitedstates/congress-legislators
- Term start: U.S. Constitution, 20th Amendment, section 1
- Campaign finance: Federal Election Commission
- Roster, FEC filing https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H0NY15160/
- photo_headshot https://github.com/unitedstates/images
- photo_full_body https://ritchietorres.house.gov
- photo_action https://ritchietorres.house.gov
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