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NY: Ritchie Torres Poised to Squash Homophobe Ruben Diaz; Mondaire Jones Likely to Take Nita Lowey Seat; Would Be First Openly Gay, Black Members of Congress

Andy Towle June 24, 2020 Leave a Comment

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Exciting things are happening in the New York primary. Although final results won’t be in for another week because most New Yorkers opted for absentee ballots, early results suggest New York City councilman Ritchie Torres and Mondaire Jones will win their primaries and ultimately become the first openly gay, black members of Congress.

I've seen enough: NYC Councilman Ritchie Torres (D), 32, has won the Dem primary for #NY15, the most Democratic seat in the country.

In 2013, Torres became the first out LGBT person ever elected in the Bronx. He's a potential national star.

— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) June 24, 2020

Torres looks set to defeat a crowded field that includes uber-homophobe Ruben Diaz, Sr., the New York Post reports: “Councilman Ritchie Torres broke out to an early lead Tuesday night in the hotly contested battle for an open Bronx congressional seat, as the openly gay city lawmaker appeared to turn away a challenge from one of New York’s most high-profile conservative politicians. Torres led the crowded field to replace retiring Rep. Jose Serrano (D-Bronx) with 30 percent of the votes cast during early voting and Primary Day, according to returns from 61 percent of precincts.

Now it appears @RitchieTorres, 32, a gay Afro Latino (1/2 Puerto Rican) Democrat will represent the Bronx in Congress, beating front runner Ruben Diaz Sr., 77, an anti gay, pro Trump Democrat who’s Puerto Rican.
Torres succeeds Puerto Rican @RepJoseSerrano pic.twitter.com/9DXxIxFvOz

— David Begnaud (@DavidBegnaud) June 24, 2020

I've seen enough: Mondaire Jones (D) has won the Dem primary for #NY17. Jones, an AOC-backed progressive, is now virtually guaranteed to be the next member from Chappaqua.

Along with Ritchie Torres (D) in #NY15, Jones is poised to be the first out Black LGBT member of Congress.

— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) June 24, 2020

LoHud reports on the race for retiring Rep. Nita Lowey’s seat, which Jones looks likely to take: “Lowey, the first woman to chair the House Appropriations Committee, has been in office for more than three decades and has been an ally of Hillary and Bill Clinton and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. … Jones, 33, a former Westchester County law department employee, would be the first openly gay Black member of Congress if he ends up winning election. He had jumped in the race a year ago, ready to primary Lowey from the left before she announced her retirement…. The district is reliably blue and stretches from Rockland County into Westchester County. Active registered Democrats outnumber Republicans more than 2-to-1 in the district.”

White kids used to spit on my grandfather while he walked to school in the Jim Crow South.

Now I’m running to be the first black, openly gay Congressmember in America. Watch our first campaign ad & help us make history: https://t.co/rxvQCmja2O pic.twitter.com/B5QFioKBr8

— Mondaire Jones (@MondaireJones) November 14, 2019

Congress will be a better place with these two leaders there.

Let’s go 🏳️‍🌈✊🏽🖤 https://t.co/dFbMLnftFm

— Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta (@malcolmkenyatta) June 24, 2020

Topics: Featured, Republicans, towleroad More Posts About: 2020 Election, 2020 Election, Democratic Party, Mondaire Jones, New York, Ritchie Torres

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