No one gave Ritchie Torres a shot. He'll soon be the first gay, Afro-Latino member of Congress.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee didn’t support him. The local Democratic Party didn’t support him. AOC didn’t endorse him. So Ritchie Torres of the South Bronx will arrive in Washington as a free man politically.
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No one gave Ritchie Torres a shot. He'll soon be the first gay, Afro-Latino member of Congress.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee didn’t support him. The local Democratic Party didn’t support him. AOC didn’t endorse him. So Ritchie Torres of the South Bronx will arrive in Washington as a free man politically.
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