I’ve Spent the Past Year On the Campaign Trail Across the Bronx, and I Haven’t Seen Ritchie Torres Once
Campaign Statement ⬩ October 20 ,2026
Ritchie Torres won the Democratic primary with just 24,600 votes out of more than 460,000 eligible voters in NY-15. Apparently, that’s enough for him to act like the general election is already over.
Oscar Belgal Remains in Solitary Confinement Without Adequate Medical Attention
Campaign Statement ⬩ October 13 ,2026
We won’t end ICE terror by relying on the politicians who built the deportation machine and keep funding it. We need a mass movement powerful enough to dismantle it.
DSA Comrades Increase Pressure on Mamdani to Fire NYPD Commissioner Tisch After ICE Shooting
News ⬩ October 12, 2026
Trump's Homeland Security Raid on Rep. Ilhan Omar's Home Is a Blatantly Racist, Politically Motivated Attack
Campaign Statement ⬩ October 12, 2026
The Trump administration is weaponizing immigration enforcement to silence its opposition. We can't let Trump's fear tactics work.
Protestors March in New York After an ICE Officer Shot a Man While Making an Arrest
News ⬩ October 10, 2026
ICE Agents Shoot Bronx Father in Front of Son; Protesters Call to Abolish ICE
Campaign Statement ⬩ October 9, 2026
For the protection of our neighbors, we must abolish ICE and kick every ICE agent out of our communities.
Tens of Thousands of Bronx Residents Set to Lose Insurance as Medicaid Cuts Loom
Campaign Statement ⬩ September 30, 2026
New York's 15th Congressional District has 510,000 Medicaid enrollees, more than any other congressional district. That's 71% of our district's residents. Starting in January, Trump's Medicaid cuts are coming for our neighbors.
Fighting for Every Black Child Means Fighting for Socialism
Campaign Statement ⬩ September 29, 2026
Nikole Hannah-Jones couldn’t beat the segregated education system alone. That fight requires a collective, organized struggle for working-class power. New York City has one of the most segregated school systems in America. In the richest city in the world, that’s no accident. It’s the system working as designed.
The Rich Aren't Getting Richer Because They Work Hard. They're Getting Rich Because We Do.
Campaign Statement ⬩ September 22, 2026
“Since 2019, the richest 0.1% of NYC took more than half of all the city's income growth. For the bottom 90%, our real incomes fell by 3.2%.”
Kujegi Camara, a Poet and Bronx Gambian Community Leader, Endorses Andre Easton
Campaign Statement ⬩ September 15, 2026
“What does it mean to be Muslim, to be Black, to be of immigrant heritage, and to also say that we have every right to exist here, every right to be here, and to flourish here?”
Can Bronx School Teacher Andre Easton Take His Crusade Against Poverty From the Classroom to Congress?
News ⬩ September 10, 2026
Ritchie Torres One of 33 Democrats to Vote to Block Federal Funding to Universities That Divest From Israel
Campaign Statement ⬩ September 4, 2026
“Torres belongs to a political establishment that has cleared the way for our tax dollars to fund Israel's genocide against the Palestinian people—instead of funding our needs here at home.”
House Passes Resolution Condemning Socialism
Campaign Statement ⬩ September 2, 2026
“With the support of 8 Democrats, the House passed a resolution condemning socialism. As Fred Hampton put it, ‘If you're afraid of socialism, you’re afraid of yourself.’”
Fordham Graduate Student Workers Endorse Andre Easton
Press Release ⬩ September 2, 2026
“We’re proud to back a candidate rooted in working-class struggle and committed to labor, housing, and dignity for Bronx communities.”
Pierre Damas Bel Takes His Own Life After Being Shackled By ICE
Campaign Statement⬩ September 1, 2026
“Pierre Damas Bel could have been one of my students. Pierre was a Haitian youth who took his life after ICE shackled him with an ankle monitor.”
Crypto Super PAC That Bankrolled Trump Sends Ritchie Torres $300,000
Campaign Statement ⬩ August 31 , 2026
“How can Torres claim to fight Trump when Trump's billionaires are paying for his campaign?”
Every School Year, We Send Our Students Back Into a System In Crisis
Campaign Statement⬩ August 28, 2026
“In two weeks, Bronx K–12 students go back to school. So do I. I've taught high school English in the South Bronx for the past 12 years. Every school year, I watch as we send our students back into a system in crisis.”
Former Harlem Council Member Kristin Richardson Jordan Endorses Andre Easton for Congress in NY-15
Press Release ⬩ August 27, 2026
"Unlike the current occupant of this seat, whose career has been defined by a calculated alignment with power rather than the people, Andre Easton will not trade his principles for political expediency.”
In the Richest City on Earth, Parents Can't Afford Childcare
Campaign Statement ⬩ August 17, 2026
“We have the resources to fully fund childcare. But that money goes to war and tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy—not working families.”
Ritchie Torres' Unconditional Support For Israel Is a Minority Position
Campaign Statement⬩ August 14, 2026
“I'm with the majority on this one: end all US aid to Israel, and kick AIPAC out of our elections once and for all. The billionaire pro-Israel lobbyists know they are losing this argument.”
Jose Chajon-Raxon Dies While Detained at Delaney Hall
Campaign Statement⬩ August 13, 2026
On August 12th, ICE announced that Jose Chajon-Raxon had died at Delany Hall nearly a month earlier, reportedly after suffering a medical emergency.
Montefiore Nurses Fired As AI Implementation Increases
Campaign Statement⬩ August 12, 2026
1 in 4 Bronx residents lives with at least one chronic illness. It's clear that the Bronx needs our nurses. I condemn Montefiore's push to replace healthcare workers with AI.
Julian Pagan Dies In City Custody At Bronx Hall of Justice
Campaign Statement⬩ August 7, 2026
“New York does not have the death penalty under state law. But mass incarceration itself is a death sentence.”
Court Rules Fulton and Elliott-Chelsea Demolition Can Proceed
Press Release ⬩ July 18, 2026
"I oppose the plan to demolish NYCHA's Fulton and Chelsea-Elliott Houses. Instead of fighting to fully fund NYCHA repairs and expand our public housing stock, city and federal officials are pushing privatization…”
Andre Easton Brings Classroom-Style Learning and Socialist Values to His Congressional Campaign
News ⬩ December 8, 2025
Rep. Ritchie Torres Challenged By Bronx School Teacher Andre Easton
News ⬩ December 4, 2025
AIPAC Over Affordability: Democratic Candidates Come Under Fire for Support of Israel
News ⬩ December 1, 2025
In the Bronx, Concerns of Affordability and Last Minute Voter Registration Propelled Mamdani to Victory
News ⬩ November 14, 2025
Goodbye, Ritchie Torres? Meet the Socialist Taking on His Bronx Seat
News ⬩ November 8, 2025
