Jan 6, 2022 · Garcia is married to political science professor Matthew Mendez Garcia and if he is elected to fill the seat in the U.S. House, he would be the first openly LGBTQ+ immigrant and the second openly LGBTQ+ Latino elected to Congress — and the first LGBTQ+ Latino elected to Congress from California.

Nov 11, 2020 · Ritchie's father was not around, as he was married to someone else. The only father Torres knew was his stepfather, the family's primary breadwinner, who walked out on the family when Ritchie was 12. Ritchie did not meet his birth father until he was 15.

Dec 28, 2018 · My friend Matthew Mendez and I met at San José State University. We met in class, we were connected by our love for politics. Soon after that, we studied, danced, laughed, and cried together.

Jan 25, 2015 · Torres and his twin brother were born in the East Bronx. He was named for the late singer Ritchie Valens, after his mother watched the movie La Bamba. His father wasn't around at the outset,...

Nov 14, 2020 · Growing up in the Bronx poor, Afro-Latino and gay, Ritchie Torres said he never imagined that he would one day be elected to the United States House of Representatives.

Ritchie Torres was born on March 12, 1988, in the Bronx. [9] He is Puerto Rican. His father is Puerto Rican and his mother was born in the Bronx to Puerto Rican parents. [1] Torres was raised Catholic. [10]Torres was raised by his mother in Throggs Neck Houses, a public housing project in the Throggs Neck neighborhood of the East Bronx, …

16K likes, 127 comments - huffpostNovember 5, 2020 on : "Mondaire Jones and Ritchie Torres, both of New York, made history Tuesday night as the first two openly gay Black men to be elected to Co ...

He identified as gay on his profile. And I was so excited and fascinated because there were – I had no family, no friends, no neighbors who were openly LGBT. I remember going to him after class, when I could speak to him privately. And then I was spontaneously prompted to come out. And he was shocked. He was left speechless.

Nov 13, 2020 · NEW YORK (Reuters) - Growing up in the Bronx poor, Afro-Latino and gay, Ritchie Torres said he never imagined that he would one day be elected to the United States House of Representatives. But...

Ritchie is the Vice Chair on the House Committee on Homeland Security. He serves on the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection & Innovation and also serves on the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management & Accountability.