{"entity":{"id":11016,"slug":"congress-t000486","name":"Ritchie Torres","type":"person","role":"US Representative (D-NY-15)","description":"Ritchie Torres is the Democratic U.S. Representative (NY's 15th congressional district). The platform has 7 voting records on file (2024-2025) and 62 verified facts on file covering this member's voting positions, financial disclosures, and stated platform commitments.","imageUrl":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Ritchie_Torres_117th_U.S_Congress.jpg/330px-Ritchie_Torres_117th_U.S_Congress.jpg","createdAt":"2026-04-20T04:56:40.443Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-24T19:14:55.263Z"},"electedOffice":{"chamber":"U.S. House","state":"NY","district":"15","party":"Democratic","in_office_since":null},"significance":{"score":16,"components":{"totalFindings":4,"connectionDegree":8,"recentFindings90d":0,"activeResearchJobs":0,"goblinAttributions":4,"recentSyntheses90d":0,"moneyFlowChainsTotal":0,"closedLoopMemberships":0,"moneyFlowHopsRecent90d":0},"computedAt":"2026-10-16T01:34:31.424Z"},"facts":[{"id":41715,"text":"Quiver Quantitative estimates Torres's net worth at $655,200 as of April 2026 — the 371st highest in Congress. He has approximately $163,000 invested in publicly traded assets. He executed 156 trades totaling over $1.25M in trade volume over three years. Beststock.ai estimates his net worth at $659,700 to $1.25 million.","confidence":"primary","dateOccurred":"2026-04-17","source":{"title":"Donor mapping evidence: Q1 2026 FEC disclosure: $391,700 raised (67.3% from individuals), $14.8M cash on","url":"https://www.quiverquant.com/news/Fundraising+Update:+Representative+Ritchie+Torres+just+disclosed+$391.7K+of+new+fundraising","publication":"FEC / handoff"}},{"id":41714,"text":"Q1 2026 FEC disclosure: $391,700 raised (67.3% from individuals), $14.8M cash on hand — the 11th-highest war chest in the House. Torres's fundraising is among the strongest of any House Democrat, reflecting his national donor network built through his pro-Israel activism rather than his impoverished district.","confidence":"primary","dateOccurred":"2026-04-15","source":{"title":"Donor mapping evidence: Q1 2026 FEC disclosure: $391,700 raised (67.3% from individuals), $14.8M cash on","url":"https://www.quiverquant.com/news/Fundraising+Update:+Representative+Ritchie+Torres+just+disclosed+$391.7K+of+new+fundraising","publication":"FEC / handoff"}},{"id":41724,"text":"[disclosure] Torres violated the STOCK Act by failing to properly disclose more than 70 stock purchases. His office confirmed the violations. He said the trades were made by a third-party manager without his knowledge. He subsequently instructed his financial adviser to liquidate all individual stocks and invest only in index funds, mutual funds, and ETFs. He was also months late disclosing several U.S. Treasury note purchases.","confidence":"primary","dateOccurred":"2025-08-22","source":{"title":"Donor mapping evidence: In August 2025, NOTUS reported that Torres violated the STOCK Act by being month","url":"https://www.notus.org/new-york/ritchie-torres-stock-act","publication":"FEC / handoff"}},{"id":41716,"text":"In August 2025, NOTUS reported that Torres violated the STOCK Act by being months late to disclose more than 70 stock purchases made between June 2024 and June 2025. His office confirmed the violations. Torres attributed the trades to a third-party manager at Franklin Templeton and Janney Montgomery Scott whom he hired after transferring $170,000 from a 'languishing' bank account. He subsequently directed that all individual stock trading cease and only index funds, mutual funds, and ETFs be permitted going forward.","confidence":"primary","dateOccurred":"2025-08-22","source":{"title":"Donor mapping evidence: In August 2025, NOTUS reported that Torres violated the STOCK Act by being month","url":"https://www.notus.org/new-york/ritchie-torres-stock-act","publication":"FEC / handoff"}},{"id":41723,"text":"[statement] Torres was one of the staunchest pro-Israel Democrats in Congress, voting for every Israel military aid package, voting against Sanders ceasefire resolutions, supporting ICC sanctions, and calling himself an 'unapologetic Zionist.' In July 2025, he began shifting his tone, telling Politico that Netanyahu had done 'irreparable damage' to Democratic-Israeli ties and that 'all parties... have a moral obligation to do everything in our power to ease the hardship and hunger that's taken hold in the Gaza Strip.' The New Republic called it a change that 'comes far too late.'","confidence":"primary","dateOccurred":"2025-07-28","source":{"title":"Claim: Torres was one of the staunchest pro-Israel Democrats in Congress, voting for ev","url":"https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/04/moderate-democrats-israel-support-tone-ritchie-torres-00491554","publication":"Handoff"}},{"id":41732,"text":"Voted yea_unverified on H.R. 3633 (Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (Crypto regulation)) on 2025-07-17: Torres is a prominent crypto advocate who has received campaign contributions from Sam Bankman-Fried (FTX) and other crypto executives. He voted yea on the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, which many crypto industry donors supported. The AFL-CIO opposed this bill. Torres also introduced legislation to ban insider trading in prediction markets after scrutiny around a $400,000 Polymarket bet on Maduro's capture — reflecting his focus on crypto and financial regulation as a Financial Services Committee member.","confidence":"inferential","dateOccurred":"2025-07-17","source":null},{"id":41726,"text":"Voted nay on H.R. 1 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) — House final passage, July 3, 2025) on 2025-07-03: Torres voted nay on legislation the CBO projected would add $3.4 trillion to deficits and cut approximately $1 trillion from Medicaid and SNAP. His NY-15 district is the poorest in the United States with 24.3% poverty, $47,075 median household income, and only 17.7% homeownership. The AFL-CIO opposed the bill, and Torres earned a 92% AFL-CIO score for 2025 and 99% lifetime. The CWA gave him a 100% score. The SBA Pro-Life America scorecard criticized him for opposing what it called the defunding of 'Big Abortion businesses.' All 212 Democrats plus 2 Republicans voted nay. The vote was both party-aligned and constituent-aligned — Torres's district would have been among the hardest hit by Medicaid and SNAP cuts.","confidence":"primary","dateOccurred":"2025-07-03","source":{"title":"Claim: Bean voted yea on H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (final concurrence, Jul","url":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2025/roll190.xml","publication":"Handoff"}},{"id":51459,"text":"The AFL-CIO's opposition to H.R. 3633 places Torres's likely yea vote in direct conflict with his 92% AFL-CIO lifetime score and 2025 score — creating a notable divergence between his pro-labor voting record on domestic spending (OBBBA, rescissions) and his pro-crypto record on financial deregulation.","confidence":"inferential","dateOccurred":"2025-06-15","source":null},{"id":41731,"text":"Voted nay on H.R. 4 (Rescissions Act of 2025 (June 12, 2025)) on 2025-06-12: Torres voted nay on legislation gutting foreign assistance programs and eliminating federal support for public broadcasting. The AFL-CIO and CWA both opposed this bill. His vote was aligned with working people and consistent with his progressive voting record on non-Israel issues.","confidence":"primary","dateOccurred":"2025-06-12","source":{"title":"Roll call: H.Con.Res. 14","url":"https://aflcio.org/scorecard/legislators/ritchie-torres","publication":"Congress.gov"}},{"id":41720,"text":"[platform] Torres represents NY-15, the poorest congressional district in the United States with a 24.3% poverty rate, only 17.7% homeownership, and $47,075 median household income. His district is 52.4% Hispanic and 36.3% Black. He grew up in Bronx public housing and campaigned on economic justice for his constituents.","confidence":"primary","dateOccurred":"2025-05-01","source":{"title":"Donor mapping evidence: Torres is the only openly gay Afro-Latino member of Congress. He represents NY-1","url":"https://legisletter.org/legislator/ritchie-torres-T000486/district","publication":"FEC / handoff"}},{"id":41730,"text":"Voted nay on H.Con.Res. 14 (FY 2025 Budget Resolution — February 2025) on 2025-02-21: Torres voted nay on the budget resolution that set the framework for the OBBBA reconciliation, requiring trillions in mandatory savings. The AFL-CIO opposed it as prioritizing 'tax cuts for the wealthy.' Torres voted with working people — consistent with his 92% AFL-CIO score for 2025 and 99% lifetime score.","confidence":"primary","dateOccurred":"2025-02-21","source":{"title":"Roll call: H.Con.Res. 14","url":"https://aflcio.org/scorecard/legislators/ritchie-torres","publication":"Congress.gov"}},{"id":41727,"text":"Voted yea on H.R. 29 (Laken Riley Act (119th Congress, January 7, 2025)) on 2025-01-07: Torres was one of only seven House Democrats who flipped from nay in March 2024 to yea in January 2025 on mandatory ICE detention for undocumented immigrants accused of nonviolent crimes including shoplifting. His NY-15 district is 52.4% Hispanic with a massive immigrant community in the Bronx. He was one of only 48 Democrats to join all Republicans in passing the bill 264-159. His flip was documented by The Hill, Tipp Insights, and the Latin Times — and his primary challenger attacked him for 'inviting deportations' to the Bronx. The reversal is especially consequential given that his district is one of the most heavily immigrant districts in the country, and the Laken Riley Act was Trump's first legislative priority.","confidence":"primary","dateOccurred":"2025-01-07","source":{"title":"Claim: Boyle voted against the Laken Riley Act in March 2024 when it was first brought ","url":"https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5072320-these-democrats-flipped-their-votes-on-the-laken-riley-act/","publication":"Handoff"}},{"id":41725,"text":"[vote] In March 2024, Torres voted nay on the Laken Riley Act (H.R. 7511), opposing mandatory ICE detention for undocumented immigrants. On January 7, 2025, he reversed his vote and voted yea alongside Republicans — one of only seven Democrats who flipped from nay to yea between the two votes. He was one of only 48 House Democrats to support the bill. This reversal on immigration enforcement places him in tension with his majority-immigrant district.","confidence":"primary","dateOccurred":"2025-01-07","source":{"title":"Claim: Boyle voted against the Laken Riley Act in March 2024 when it was first brought ","url":"https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5072320-these-democrats-flipped-their-votes-on-the-laken-riley-act/","publication":"Handoff"}},{"id":41719,"text":"Torres is the only openly gay Afro-Latino member of Congress. He represents NY-15, the poorest congressional district in the United States, where the poverty rate is 24.3% — double the national average. His district is majority-minority: 52.4% Hispanic and 36.3% Black.","confidence":"primary","dateOccurred":"2025-01-03","source":{"title":"Donor mapping evidence: Torres is the only openly gay Afro-Latino member of Congress. He represents NY-1","url":"https://legisletter.org/legislator/ritchie-torres-T000486/district","publication":"FEC / handoff"}},{"id":41721,"text":"[disclosure] Torres's top donor is AIPAC at $712,752, his top contributing industry is Securities & Investment at $2.3M, and he has taken money from crypto executives (SBF, Winklevoss), private equity tycoons (Blackstone, Apollo), and far-right billionaires. Current Affairs noted he 'rarely talks about his own district and his constituents' poverty, opting instead to serve as Israel's loudest House supporter.' He raised $13.8M from a national donor base while serving a district with 24.3% poverty.","confidence":"primary","dateOccurred":"2024-12-31","source":{"title":"Donor mapping evidence: 2019-2024 cycle: Raised $13,779,967 with $9,755,917 cash on hand. Top contributo","url":"https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/ritchie-torres/summary?cid=N00044346&cycle=CAREER&type=I","publication":"FEC / handoff"}},{"id":41712,"text":"Top contributing industries: Securities & Investment ($2,294,529), Pro-Israel ($1,786,998), Real Estate ($1,385,054), Lawyers/Law Firms ($699,023). Torres receives huge financial support from Wall Street, pro-Israel donors, crypto/SBF, and even far-right billionaires — an extremely unusual donor profile for a Democrat representing the poorest congressional district in America.","confidence":"primary","dateOccurred":"2024-12-31","source":{"title":"Donor mapping evidence: 2019-2024 cycle: Raised $13,779,967 with $9,755,917 cash on hand. Top contributo","url":"https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/ritchie-torres/summary?cid=N00044346&cycle=CAREER&type=I","publication":"FEC / handoff"}},{"id":41711,"text":"2019-2024 cycle: Raised $13,779,967 with $9,755,917 cash on hand. Top contributor by a wide margin: American Israel Public Affairs Cmte (AIPAC) at $712,752 ($697,752 individuals, $15,000 PAC) — AIPAC alone exceeds his next five contributors combined.","confidence":"primary","dateOccurred":"2024-12-31","source":{"title":"Donor mapping evidence: 2019-2024 cycle: Raised $13,779,967 with $9,755,917 cash on hand. Top contributo","url":"https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/ritchie-torres/summary?cid=N00044346&cycle=CAREER&type=I","publication":"FEC / handoff"}},{"id":41722,"text":"[disclosure] In September 2024, Torres purchased shares in Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and L3Harris — three defense contractors that manufacture the bombs, drones, and weapons systems used by Israel in Gaza. He had never owned corporate stock before. These purchases came months after he voted for the $17 billion weapons package for Israel in April 2024 and as Congress prepared for another vote on military aid. He failed to disclose these trades until nearly a year later, past the STOCK Act's 45-day deadline.","confidence":"primary","dateOccurred":"2024-09-26","source":{"title":"Donor mapping evidence: In September 2024, Torres purchased shares of Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman,","url":"https://www.trackaipac.com/blog/ritchie-torres-profiting-from-genocide-while-taking-aipacs-cash","publication":"FEC / handoff"}},{"id":41717,"text":"In September 2024, Torres purchased shares of Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and L3Harris — three of the largest U.S. defense contractors supplying weapons to Israel. He had never owned corporate stock before. The purchases coincided with Congress preparing to vote on massive new military aid for Israel. Track AIPAC noted Torres 'didn't disclose these trades until nearly a year later,' describing it as 'a deliberate, targeted move into war profiteering.' CAIR-NY called on him to donate any profits to Gaza humanitarian aid.","confidence":"primary","dateOccurred":"2024-09-15","source":{"title":"Donor mapping evidence: In September 2024, Torres purchased shares of Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman,","url":"https://www.trackaipac.com/blog/ritchie-torres-profiting-from-genocide-while-taking-aipacs-cash","publication":"FEC / handoff"}},{"id":41729,"text":"Voted yea on H.R. 8035 (Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 ($61 billion military aid)) on 2024-04-20: Torres voted yea on $61 billion in Ukraine military assistance, joining the bipartisan majority (311-112). He has been a consistent supporter of Ukraine aid, distinguishing himself from the isolationist left and right. The vote reflects his internationalist foreign policy posture — he supports U.S. military aid to allies across the board, in notable contrast to progressive colleagues who opposed unconditional Israel aid.","confidence":"primary","dateOccurred":"2024-04-20","source":{"title":"Roll call: H.R.8035","url":"https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2024151","publication":"Congress.gov"}},{"id":41728,"text":"Voted yea on H.R. 8034 (Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 ($26 billion military aid)) on 2024-04-20: Torres voted yea on $26.38 billion in military aid to Israel and was 'Israel's loudest House supporter,' per Politico. His top career donor AIPAC ($712,752) strongly backed this bill. He voted for the standalone $17 billion Israel aid bill in February 2024 (H.R. 7217), breaking with President Biden who threatened a veto. He voted yea on ICC sanctions (H.R. 23) to protect Netanyahu and Gallant from war crimes prosecution. He opposed Sanders' ceasefire resolutions, called anti-Zionism 'antisemitism,' and was one of the most unconditionally pro-Israel members of the House. Anti-Israel protesters massed outside his office chanting 'Ritchie Torres go to hell' and beat an effigy of him. His AIPAC donor alignment is absolute — AIPAC is his largest career donor and Pro-Israel is his second-largest industry.","confidence":"primary","dateOccurred":"2024-04-20","source":{"title":"Roll call: H.R. 8034","url":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/8034","publication":"Congress.gov"}},{"id":41713,"text":"Other top contributors include Blackstone Group ($148,240), NorPAC ($108,940), Apollo Global Management ($78,103), and Elliott Management ($76,190). In Q2 2022, crypto executives including FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried ($5,800) and Gemini's Winklevoss twins donated to him. A Current Affairs report noted Torres was 'taking money from far-right donors' while representing 'the poorest congressional district in the entire United States.'","confidence":"primary","dateOccurred":"2022-2024","source":{"title":"Donor mapping evidence: Other top contributors include Blackstone Group ($148,240), NorPAC ($108,940), A","url":"https://www.currentaffairs.org/october-29-2024","publication":"FEC / handoff"}},{"id":41718,"text":"Torres was born on March 12, 1988 in the Bronx, grew up in public housing, and is the first openly gay Afro-Latino member of Congress. He graduated from New York University but did not complete a degree. He served on the New York City Council (2014-2020) representing the 15th District and was elected to the U.S. House in 2020, succeeding longtime representative José E. Serrano. He serves on the House Financial Services Committee.","confidence":"primary","dateOccurred":"2021-01-03","source":{"title":"Donor mapping evidence: Torres was born on March 12, 1988 in the Bronx, grew up in public housing, and i","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ritchie_Torres","publication":"FEC / handoff"}},{"id":41755,"text":"[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Cook Partisan Voting Index: D+57 (shifted R+9 since 2020)","confidence":"secondary","dateOccurred":null,"source":{"title":"Donor mapping evidence: Torres is the only openly gay Afro-Latino member of Congress. He represents NY-1","url":"https://legisletter.org/legislator/ritchie-torres-T000486/district","publication":"FEC / handoff"}},{"id":41754,"text":"[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: unemployment rate: 12.1% (vs. 3.5% nationally)","confidence":"secondary","dateOccurred":null,"source":{"title":"Donor mapping evidence: Torres is the only openly gay Afro-Latino member of Congress. He represents NY-1","url":"https://legisletter.org/legislator/ritchie-torres-T000486/district","publication":"FEC / handoff"}},{"id":41753,"text":"[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: average commute time: 42.3 minutes","confidence":"secondary","dateOccurred":null,"source":{"title":"Donor mapping evidence: Torres is the only openly gay Afro-Latino member of Congress. He represents NY-1","url":"https://legisletter.org/legislator/ritchie-torres-T000486/district","publication":"FEC / handoff"}},{"id":41752,"text":"[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: public transit utilization: 53.7% (vs. 5% nationally)","confidence":"secondary","dateOccurred":null,"source":{"title":"Donor mapping evidence: Torres is the only openly gay Afro-Latino member of Congress. He represents NY-1","url":"https://legisletter.org/legislator/ritchie-torres-T000486/district","publication":"FEC / handoff"}},{"id":41751,"text":"[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: median rent: $1,418","confidence":"secondary","dateOccurred":null,"source":{"title":"Donor mapping evidence: Torres is the only openly gay Afro-Latino member of Congress. He represents NY-1","url":"https://legisletter.org/legislator/ritchie-torres-T000486/district","publication":"FEC / handoff"}},{"id":41750,"text":"[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: median home value: $532,500","confidence":"secondary","dateOccurred":null,"source":{"title":"Donor mapping evidence: Torres is the only openly gay Afro-Latino member of Congress. He represents NY-1","url":"https://legisletter.org/legislator/ritchie-torres-T000486/district","publication":"FEC / handoff"}},{"id":41749,"text":"[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: White (Non-Hispanic) population share: 13.5%","confidence":"secondary","dateOccurred":null,"source":{"title":"Donor mapping evidence: Torres is the only openly gay Afro-Latino member of Congress. He represents NY-1","url":"https://legisletter.org/legislator/ritchie-torres-T000486/district","publication":"FEC / handoff"}},{"id":41748,"text":"[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Black population share: 36.3%","confidence":"secondary","dateOccurred":null,"source":{"title":"Donor mapping evidence: Torres is the only openly gay Afro-Latino member of Congress. He represents NY-1","url":"https://legisletter.org/legislator/ritchie-torres-T000486/district","publication":"FEC / handoff"}},{"id":41747,"text":"[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Hispanic population share: 52.4%","confidence":"secondary","dateOccurred":null,"source":{"title":"Donor mapping evidence: Torres is the only openly gay Afro-Latino member of Congress. He represents NY-1","url":"https://legisletter.org/legislator/ritchie-torres-T000486/district","publication":"FEC / handoff"}},{"id":41746,"text":"[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: median age: 35.5","confidence":"secondary","dateOccurred":null,"source":{"title":"Donor mapping evidence: Torres is the only openly gay Afro-Latino member of Congress. He represents NY-1","url":"https://legisletter.org/legislator/ritchie-torres-T000486/district","publication":"FEC / handoff"}},{"id":41745,"text":"[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: bachelor's degree or higher: 22.3% (25.3% lack a high school diploma)","confidence":"secondary","dateOccurred":null,"source":{"title":"Donor mapping evidence: Torres is the only openly gay Afro-Latino member of Congress. He represents NY-1","url":"https://legisletter.org/legislator/ritchie-torres-T000486/district","publication":"FEC / handoff"}},{"id":41744,"text":"[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: homeownership rate: 17.7% (vs. 65.5% nationally)","confidence":"secondary","dateOccurred":null,"source":{"title":"Donor mapping evidence: Torres is the only openly gay Afro-Latino member of Congress. He represents NY-1","url":"https://legisletter.org/legislator/ritchie-torres-T000486/district","publication":"FEC / handoff"}},{"id":41743,"text":"[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: poverty rate: 24.3% (double the 12.4% national average)","confidence":"secondary","dateOccurred":null,"source":{"title":"Donor mapping evidence: Torres is the only openly gay Afro-Latino member of Congress. He represents NY-1","url":"https://legisletter.org/legislator/ritchie-torres-T000486/district","publication":"FEC / handoff"}},{"id":41742,"text":"[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: median household income: $47,075","confidence":"secondary","dateOccurred":null,"source":{"title":"Donor mapping evidence: Torres is the only openly gay Afro-Latino member of Congress. He represents NY-1","url":"https://legisletter.org/legislator/ritchie-torres-T000486/district","publication":"FEC / handoff"}},{"id":41741,"text":"[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: population: 751,695 (2024 LegisLetter ACS)","confidence":"secondary","dateOccurred":null,"source":{"title":"Donor mapping evidence: Torres is the only openly gay Afro-Latino member of Congress. He represents NY-1","url":"https://legisletter.org/legislator/ritchie-torres-T000486/district","publication":"FEC / handoff"}},{"id":41740,"text":"[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: New York Public Question 1 — Right to Reproductive Freedom Amendment (2023) (2023) — passed, margin 62% Yes — 38% No","confidence":"secondary","dateOccurred":null,"source":{"title":"Constituency baseline: Ballot measure","url":"https://www.elections.ny.gov/2023StatewideGeneralElection.html","publication":"Census/BLS/SoS"}},{"id":41739,"text":"[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 44-45 (share 0.1)","confidence":"secondary","dateOccurred":null,"source":{"title":"Constituency baseline: Dominant industry","url":"https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-15-ny","publication":"Census/BLS/SoS"}},{"id":41738,"text":"[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 61 (share 0.11)","confidence":"secondary","dateOccurred":null,"source":{"title":"Constituency baseline: Dominant industry","url":"https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-15-ny","publication":"Census/BLS/SoS"}},{"id":41737,"text":"[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 (share 0.22)","confidence":"secondary","dateOccurred":null,"source":{"title":"Constituency baseline: Dominant industry","url":"https://datausa.io/profile/geo/congressional-district-15-ny","publication":"Census/BLS/SoS"}},{"id":41736,"text":"[constituency_baseline] Top employer: BronxCare Health System (3000 employees)","confidence":"secondary","dateOccurred":null,"source":{"title":"Constituency baseline: Top employer","url":"https://www.bronxcare.org","publication":"Census/BLS/SoS"}},{"id":41735,"text":"[constituency_baseline] Top employer: NYC Department of Education (Bronx schools) (8000 employees)","confidence":"secondary","dateOccurred":null,"source":{"title":"Constituency baseline: Top employer","url":"https://www.schools.nyc.gov/about","publication":"Census/BLS/SoS"}},{"id":41734,"text":"[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Montefiore Medical Center (Bronx) (10000 employees)","confidence":"secondary","dateOccurred":null,"source":{"title":"Constituency baseline: Top employer","url":"https://www.montefiorehealthsystem.org/about","publication":"Census/BLS/SoS"}},{"id":41733,"text":"[constituency_baseline] District summary: New York's 15th Congressional District encompasses most of the southern and central Bronx — the poorest congressional district in the entire United States. Home to approximately 751,695 constituents, the district is overwhelmingly majority-minority: Hispanic residents are the largest group at 52.4%, with Black residents at 36.3% and White residents at just 13.5%. Only 22.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree — significantly below the 33.7% national average — and 25.3% of residents lack a high school diploma. The poverty rate is 24.3%, roughly double the national average of 12.4%. Homeownership is an extraordinarily low 17.7% (vs. 65.5% nationally), making it a renter-majority district with median rent of $1,418 and median home value of $532,500. The median household income is $47,075, above the national median but far below the New York City metropolitan average. The median age is 35.5 (younger than the 38.5 national average) with 28% of residents in the 20-39 working-age bracket. The district is transit-heavy: 53.7% use public transportation, and the average commute is 42.3 minutes. Key issues include economic inequality, housing affordability, immigration policy, education access, workforce development, and food security. The district has a Cook PVI of D+57, making it one of the safest Democratic seats in the nation. Torres has represented the district since 2021, succeeding retiring Rep. José E. Serrano. 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