Media Toolkit

All Voters in the Northeast Bronx in Assembly District 83 and in zip codes 10466 and 10470 need to read in their mailboxes, see on cable, see on digital, and see on connected TV that:

I) Ritchie grew up and lived most of his life 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.
II) Ritchie understands the challenges many Bronx families face and believes the American Dream should not be out of reach for hard-working Bronx residents who only want to provide for their families.
III) As your Congressman, Ritchie fights every day for policies that will improve the quality of lifefor the essential workers, families, seniors, and working mothers of the Bronx.
IV) Ritchie has delivered millions of dollars in funding to community including:

Evander Childs Educational Campus Cafeteria Renovations: $1,000,000
Bard College Prison Education and Reentry Programs: $4,500,000
Capping the Cross Bronx Expressway Feasibility Study: $2,000,000
Increased ADA Accessibility at Train Stations: $156,000,000

Ritchie Torres has introduced the following legislation to help improve the lives of our families in the Bronx:

Ritchie fights to Protect Our Seniors: The Right to Medicare Act:
Safeguards seniors from being forced onto private Medicare Advantage plans without choice.
Fighting Gun Violence & Protecting Our Families: The Angellyh Yambo Gun Free Zone Expansion Act:
Bans ghost guns and expands gun-free zones in schools, as well as early childhood education centers.
Enhancing Credit Access for Bronx Residents: The Juneteenth Credit Score Act:
Uses alternative data, like rent and utility payments, to create credit scores for individuals typically invisible to traditional credit systems.
Fire Safety Legislation to Protect Families: The Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act:
Establishes safety standards for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries to prevent fires in devices like electric scooters and bikes, which are the #1 cause of fires in the Bronx.

Ritchie Torres has also voted in support of:

Strengthening Voting Rights of Black Americans from Disenfranchisement: The John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act:
This legislation would strengthen voting rights by expanding and strengthening the government's ability to respond to voting discrimination.
Lowering Prescription Drug Costs: Congressman Torres was proud to vote for the The Inflation Reduction Act that created a cap on senior's out-of-pocket drug costs including a $35 per month cap on insulin for Medicare beneficiaries. Additionally, the law allow the government to negotiate with drug companies to keep prescription prices affordable for Bronx residents.

Ritchie in The News:

Rep. Torres Calls for investigation into Con Edison pricing after recent report: https://bronx.news12.com/rep-ritchie-torres-takes-on-con-edison
Torres Co-Leads Bipartisan Bill to Address Childcare Affordability: https://www.norwoodnews.org/torres-co-leads-bipartisan-bill-to-address-childcare-affordability/
U.S. Rep. Ritchie Torres secures over $18M in funding for Bronx projects: https://www.bxtimes.com/ritchie-torres-funding-bronx/
Rep. Torres calls for increase in funding to help make New York City’s subways safer following fatal shooting at Bronx station: https://www.bxtimes.com/torres-funding-bronx-subway/
Rep. Ritchie Torres introduces mental health bill: https://www.riverdalepress.com/stories/rep-ritchie-torres-introduces-mental-health-bill,137886
Bronx Rep. Torres introduces 'BODEGA Act' to fund stronger security measures: https://www.fox5ny.com/news/nyc-crime-bodega-act-security-fund-measures
Rep. Torres calls for more federal funding to improve transit safety: https://bronx.news12.com/rep-torres-calls-for-more-federal-funding-to-improve-transit-safety
Ritchie Torres kept 80,000 units of affordable housing from falling into the hands of predatory Wall Street investors, preventing a wave of evictions, displacement, and gentrification.: https://bronx.news12.com/bronx-housing-advocates-call-on-fdic-to-preserve-affordable-housing (Background: Signature Bank, which had been one of the largest multi-family real estate investors, had a loan portfolio of 80k units before collapsing in March 2023.)
Ritchie Torres is fighting to protect the social security numbers of Bronx residents and to protect Bronx residents from identity theft.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNhK2QFnexY (Background: In August, it became known that the social security numbers of millions of Americans were collected by a private corporation and then stolen by cyber criminals, putting millions at risk of identity theft)
Ritchie Torres is fighting to get 33 million Americans a first-time credit score. Under the Congressman’s proposal, millions of Americans would get a high enough credit score to take out a mortgage and become first-time home owners.: (Background: The Congressman has been pressuring Government-Sponsored Enterprises—such as the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac—to adopt a form of credit scoring known as Vantage, which, unlike FICO, factors in rent payments).