Democrat Party’s Ritchie Torres has made history by becoming the first openly gay Black man elected to the US Congress.
Torres, 32, a New York City Council Member, won the election from New York’s 15th Congressional District, defeating Republican Patrick Delices to become the next representative, New York Daily News reported.
“Tonight, a new era begins for the South Bronx,” Torres said in a statement. “It is the honour of a lifetime to represent a borough filled with essential workers who have risked their lives so that New York City could live.