Supporter Toolkit

Likely Democratic primary voters under age 65 need to learn more about Ritchie Torres and especially hear more about Ritchie on Spanish language media, the work he is doing for the Bronx, and how he is standing up to Donald Trump.

They need to know that Ritchie Torres is one of them. He grew up in Bronx public housing and attended public schools. He was raised by a single mother and his family relied on the social safety net to survive. Torres knows the challenges Bronx families face and fights every day to improve the quality of life in the Bronx.

He secured $43 million for community projects across the Bronx.

He investigated ConEd when it overcharged customers.

He prevented corporate hedge funds from buying up 80,000 New York City housing units and jacking up prices and rent.

They need to learn about how Ritchie Torres is standing up to Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans in Congress every day to help make the Bronx more affordable.

Torres will always protect Social Security and Medicare and will restore Trump's cuts to Medicaid and the SNAP food assistance program.

Torres is fighting to end Trump's tariffs that are driving up the price of groceries.

It is important they know that Ritchie Torres is fighting to end Trump's mass deportations and ICE's out-of-control violence that violates our rights.

He voted repeatedly to block funding for ICE.

He voted to ban ICE agents from wearing masks and to require ICE to wear clear identification and badge numbers.

He wants to abolish Trump's ICE and replace it with a new agency that has more guardrails to protect our rights.