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Torres Runs Again, Promises Affordable Living, Tax Credit Gains

6/15/2026

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Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) is seeking reelection in New York’s 15th District, with early voting beginning June 13 and Election Day on June 23.
He ties his Bronx upbringing to a platform demanding affordable living costs, noting many families survive on $20 a day after bills.
Torres highlights expanding the Child Tax Credit during COVID-19 as a poverty-lifting success while condemning health-care and food cuts as betrayals of working families.

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Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) is seeking reelection in New York’s 15th District, with early voting beginning June 13 and Election Day on June 23.
He ties his Bronx upbringing to a platform demanding affordable living costs, noting many families survive on $20 a day after bills.
Torres highlights expanding the Child Tax Credit during COVID-19 as a poverty-lifting success while condemning health-care and food cuts as betrayals of working families.