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Ritchie Torres

Democratic · Representative, NY ·15

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.

Score Components
73 HIGH
Connection Density 20%
86 → 17
Donor Influence 15%
65 → 10
Silence Risk 25%
31 → 8
Contradiction Risk 25%
87 → 22
Intelligence Volume 15%
81 → 12
Constituency Deviation 0%
79 → 0
Voting Misalignment 0%
0 → 0
% = weight in composite score · Raw component 0–100 × weight = weighted contribution (→) · Sum of contributions = overall score. Hover a row for details.
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.
inferential · 2025-06-15
[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Cook Partisan Voting Index: D+57 (shifted R+9 since 2020)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: unemployment rate: 12.1% (vs. 3.5% nationally)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: average commute time: 42.3 minutes
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: public transit utilization: 53.7% (vs. 5% nationally)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: median rent: $1,418
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: median home value: $532,500
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: White (Non-Hispanic) population share: 13.5%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Black population share: 36.3%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Hispanic population share: 52.4%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: median age: 35.5
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: bachelor's degree or higher: 22.3% (25.3% lack a high school diploma)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: homeownership rate: 17.7% (vs. 65.5% nationally)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: poverty rate: 24.3% (double the 12.4% national average)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: median household income: $47,075
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: population: 751,695 (2024 LegisLetter ACS)
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: New York Public Question 1 — Right to Reproductive Freedom Amendment (2023) (2023) — passed, margin 62% Yes — 38% No
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 44-45 (share 0.1)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 61 (share 0.11)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 (share 0.22)
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Sam Bankman-Fried donor Received $5,800 from Sam Bankman-Fried (FTX) in Q2 2022 as part of crypto executive donations.
William R. Timmons co-sponsor Timmons co-sponsored the New Frontiers in Technology (NFT) Act (H.R. 10544) with Rep. Ritchie Torres in December 2024 to define certain NFTs as non-securities…
Elbit Systems donor Elbit Systems is an Israeli defense contractor; Torres voted for $26 billion in military aid to Israel and received heavy pro-Israel donor support ($712,752…
Raytheon Technologies (RTX) personal_finance Torres purchased shares of Raytheon/Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and L3Harris — three major defense contractors supplying weapons to Israel — in…
L3Harris Technologies personal_finance Torres purchased shares of L3Harris in September 2024, a defense contractor supplying weapons to Israel, and failed to disclose the trades for nearly a year.
General Dynamics personal_finance Torres purchased shares of General Dynamics in September 2024, one of three defense contractors he invested in that supply weapons to Israel.
Jonathan L. Jackson fellow_house_member Both are members of the House of Representatives, serving on overlapping committees related to financial services.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ideological_contrast Torres represents the poorest district adjacent to AOC's district (NY-14) but has a sharply diverging donor profile (pro-Israel, Wall Street, crypto) and…
George Latimer colleague Both serve as Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives representing New York districts. Torres represents NY-15 which neighbors Latimer's…
Kirsten Gillibrand affiliation Torres shares New York state representation with Senator Gillibrand in the Democratic Party.
Hakeem Jeffries affiliation Torres serves in the House under Jeffries' Democratic leadership; both represent New York districts and are members of the House Democratic Caucus.
Chuck Schumer affiliation As a New York House Democrat, Torres shares party and state delegation with Senate Majority Leader Schumer, though his donor profile and pro-Israel stance are…
American Israel Public Affairs Committee PAC donor $10,000 to Ritchie Torres's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00797670/
No Labels PAC donor $10,000 to Ritchie Torres's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00629709/
Ally Financial Inc. Advocacy Political Action Committee donor $10,000 to Ritchie Torres's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00579540/
Td Bank N.A PAC donor $10,000 to Ritchie Torres's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00501429/
Political Action Committee/The Bank Of New York Mellon Corporation-Federal(Bny Mellon-Fed) donor $5,000 to Ritchie Torres's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00494534/
Blackrock Funds Services Group LLC Political Action Committee (Blackrock PAC) donor $5,000 to Ritchie Torres's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00479246/
Regions Financial Corporation Political Action Com donor $8,500 to Ritchie Torres's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00432252/
Securities Industry And Financial Markets Association Political Action Committee donor $5,000 to Ritchie Torres's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00431312/
BillVoteDateAlignment
An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood… Nay 2026-09-16 unknown
Water Resources Development Act Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
Ratepayer Protection Act Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
PROOF Act Nay 2026-09-16 unknown
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United… Nay 2026-09-16 unknown
National Fraud Enforcement Division Act Nay 2026-09-16 unknown
Retire through Ownership Act Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Fostering the Use of Technology to Uphold Regulatory Effectiveness in… Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills H.R. 9576 and H.R. 10326, providing… Nay 2026-09-15 unknown
Diesel Emissions Reduction Act Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
GUARD Act Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers… Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United… Nay 2026-09-15 unknown
Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes… Nay 2026-09-15 unknown
Whistleblower Protection Act Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills H.R. 9576 and H.R. 10326, providing… Nay 2026-09-15 unknown
National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act Yea 2026-09-14 unknown
Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act Yea 2026-09-14 unknown
Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act Yea 2026-09-03 unknown
Protecting Domestic Mining Act Nay 2026-09-02 unknown
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require… Nay 2026-09-02 unknown
Providing for the condemnation and denouncement of socialism in all its forms… Nay 2026-09-01 unknown
To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period… Nay 2026-09-01 unknown
In the matter of allegations relating to Representative Chuck Edwards Yea 2026-09-01 unknown
AGOA Extension Act Yea 2026-09-01 unknown
To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period… Yea 2026-09-01 unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 1501, H.R. 9436, and H.R… Nay 2026-09-01 unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 1501, H.R. 9436, and H.R… Nay 2026-09-01 unknown
Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act Yea 2026-08-31 unknown
Last contradiction analysis: Never
platform_vs_vote 90/100
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…
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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.
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Vote: on "Torres's top donor is AIPAC at $712,752, his top contributing industry is Securities & Investment…"
Torres represents the poorest congressional district in America — 24.3% poverty, majority Black and Latino — yet his top donors are AIPAC ($712K), Wall Street firms (Blackstone $148K, Apollo $78K), and far-right billionaires. He raises millions from a national donor base while rarely discussing local poverty, and…
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Torres represents the poorest congressional district in America — 24.3% poverty, majority Black and Latino — yet his top donors are AIPAC ($712K), Wall Street firms (Blackstone $148K, Apollo $78K), and far-right billionaires. He raises millions from a national donor base while rarely discussing local poverty, and Current Affairs noted he has 'opted instead to serve as Israel's loudest House supporter.' His district's median commute is 42.3 minutes, 53.7% of residents use public transit, only 17.7% own their home — and Torres has made Israel-Palestine his signature issue rather than Bronx poverty.
reversal 90/100
Platform: "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…
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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.
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Vote: on "In March 2024, Torres voted nay on the Laken Riley Act (H.R. 7511), opposing mandatory ICE…"
Torres voted nay on the Laken Riley Act in March 2024, opposing mandatory ICE detention for undocumented immigrants. He then reversed to yea in January 2025 — one of only seven House Democrats to flip. His district has a massive immigrant community, and his January yea places him among the most conservative Democrats…
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Torres voted nay on the Laken Riley Act in March 2024, opposing mandatory ICE detention for undocumented immigrants. He then reversed to yea in January 2025 — one of only seven House Democrats to flip. His district has a massive immigrant community, and his January yea places him among the most conservative Democrats on immigration enforcement. A Bronx primary challenger called him out for 'inviting deportations' to the Bronx.
statement_vs_disclosure 50/100
Platform: "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…
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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.
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Vote: on "Torres was one of the staunchest pro-Israel Democrats in Congress, voting for every Israel…"
Torres voted for a $17 billion weapons package to Israel in April 2024 and championed bomb shipments to Israel — then in September 2024, for the first time in his life, purchased individual stocks exclusively in the three defense contractors profiting from those weapons sales: Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and…
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Torres voted for a $17 billion weapons package to Israel in April 2024 and championed bomb shipments to Israel — then in September 2024, for the first time in his life, purchased individual stocks exclusively in the three defense contractors profiting from those weapons sales: Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and L3Harris. He concealed these purchases for nearly a year, violating the STOCK Act. CAIR-NY called it 'corruption in its rawest form: a member of Congress using his votes to enrich himself while tens of thousands of civilians are killed.' He voted to send weapons, bought stock in the weapons makers, and then hid the purchases.
Last silence detection: Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:41:37 GMT (via scheduled run)
other / unclassified
The Desert Caucus, Heartland PAC, Louisianians For American Security Political Action Committee, Kelley Drye & Warren PAC, National Pawnbrokers Association Inc PAC (Npa-PAC), Structured Finance Coalition PAC (Structured Finance PAC), Loan Syndications And…
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The Desert Caucus, Heartland PAC, Louisianians For American Security Political Action Committee, Kelley Drye & Warren PAC, National Pawnbrokers Association Inc PAC (Npa-PAC), Structured Finance Coalition PAC (Structured Finance PAC), Loan Syndications And Trading Association PAC, Sd PAC, Broker Action Coalition PAC (Bacpac) For Association Of Independent Mortgage Experts, Take Back The House PAC, Elect Dems Now PAC, Resistance Political Action Committee, Abundance PAC (amounts: $10,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $6,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $7,500 (2026), $5,000 (2026)) — interest area: other / unclassified
corporate pacs, industry unlisted
Zurich Holding Company Of America Inc. Committee For Good Government (Z-PAC, Zurich PAC), Santander Holdings USA Inc. PAC (Santander Us PAC), Lseg Us Holdco Inc. PAC (amounts: $5,000 (2026), $6,000 (2026), $6,000 (2024)) — interest area: corporate pacs…
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Zurich Holding Company Of America Inc. Committee For Good Government (Z-PAC, Zurich PAC), Santander Holdings USA Inc. PAC (Santander Us PAC), Lseg Us Holdco Inc. PAC (amounts: $5,000 (2026), $6,000 (2026), $6,000 (2024)) — interest area: corporate pacs, industry unlisted
ideological & single-issue
Human Rights Campaign, No Labels PAC, No Vote Left Behind PAC, Equality Project, Equality PAC (amounts: $5,050 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026)) — interest area: ideological & single-issue
colleagues' leadership pacs
Truedem Leadership Fund, Turquoise PAC, Off The Sidelines PAC, Reviving American Jobs Again PAC, Hms Scrap PAC, La Bamba PAC, Chutz PAC (amounts: $5,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $10,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024))…
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Truedem Leadership Fund, Turquoise PAC, Off The Sidelines PAC, Reviving American Jobs Again PAC, Hms Scrap PAC, La Bamba PAC, Chutz PAC (amounts: $5,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $10,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024)) — interest area: colleagues' leadership pacs
Abundance PAC Other / unclassified $5,000 (2026)
Resistance Political Action Committee Other / unclassified $7,500 (2026)
Stripe Inc. PAC Crypto & fintech $5,000 (2026)
Elect Dems Now PAC Other / unclassified $10,000 (2026)
Franklin Resources Inc PAC (Franklin Templeton PAC) Finance & banking $10,000 (2026)
Chutz PAC Colleagues' leadership PACs $5,000 (2024)
Take Back The House PAC Other / unclassified $5,000 (2026)
American Israel Public Affairs Committee PAC Law & lobbying firms $10,000 (2026)
Equality Project Ideological & single-issue $10,000 (2026)
Robinhood Markets, Inc. PAC Crypto & fintech $5,000 (2024)
No Vote Left Behind PAC Ideological & single-issue $10,000 (2026)
Sd PAC Other / unclassified $5,000 (2026)
La Bamba PAC Colleagues' leadership PACs $10,000 (2024)
Hms Scrap PAC Colleagues' leadership PACs $5,000 (2026)
TopicPriorityAlignmentDeviation
Poverty Alleviation and Income Support 94 32 62
Ethics, Transparency, and Anti-Corruption 70 25 60
Labor Rights and Worker Classification 82 28 58
Israel/Palestine and Foreign Policy 72 22 55
Education Funding and Early Childhood 76 38 47
Affordable Housing and Rent Burden 96 55 41
Climate and Environmental Regulation 68 40 40
Economic Development and Small Business 78 48 34
Healthcare Access and Medicaid 91 62 29
Public Safety and Gun Violence 86 66 20
Immigration and Immigrant Services 80 70 14
Environmental Justice and Air Quality 84 78 12
No platform commitments archived
No committee memberships recorded
Scoring Methodology

The Capture Risk Score is a composite 0–100 index measuring potential regulatory capture of elected officials. It is computed from seven weighted components:

ComponentWeightSignal
Contradiction Risk30%Stated positions contradicted by the record (recent findings boosted)
Donor Influence20%Distinct documented donors (FEC Schedule A PACs); inferred donors do not count
Connection Density20%Mapped relationships to lobbyists, contractors, interest groups; donor links excluded
Silence Risk15%Topics where donors have interests but the official is silent
Intelligence Volume15%Documented facts from verified sources
Constituency Deviation0%Shown, not weighted — a model estimate, not a record
Voting Misalignment0%Shown, not weighted — needs platform commitments almost nobody has; the roll-call record on /votes is the vote signal

Each component is the member's standing among all scored members of Congress, and the weighted sum is the overall score. Tiers are ranks: Critical is the top 5%, High the next 10%, Elevated the next 20%, Moderate the next 30%, and Low the rest.

Officials without at least 2 documented facts, 1 contradiction analysis, 1 voting record, or 1 constituency baseline are marked Insufficient Evidence and excluded from numeric ranking.

Contradiction findings from the last 180 days receive a recency boost. High-severity contradictions (score ≥ 70) receive additional weight.

Full methodology: /congress/methodology

[PUBLIC COST ESTIMATE]
Documented financial relationships span 0 money flow chains, while 10 elected officials hold documented connections.
$7.5BDonor Contributions
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0Traced Hops
Connected Officials
Calculation Methodology

Contract values are summed from documented money flow chains where this entity appears as a source or destination node. Amounts are drawn from USASpending.gov, FEC filings, SEC EDGAR, or LD-2 lobbying registrations.

Donor contributions aggregate documented amounts from the donor_interests table, sourced from FEC individual and PAC contribution filings.

Connected officials are elected officials in our database with a mapped relationship (lobbying, board membership, campaign contribution, etc.) to this entity.

Annualised flow represents the total documented dollar amount traced through money flow hops involving this entity. Where hop-level amounts are unavailable, the chain-level documented total is used as a conservative upper bound.

All figures are drawn from public filings. Estimates are conservative — undisclosed transactions, dark money, and vanish-point hops are excluded from totals. This is a minimum documented floor, not a ceiling.

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