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Personal Drive, PAC Money Fueled Pioneering Candidate
Nicholas Nehamas |
How a gay 25-year old named Ritchie Torres won a City Council race in New York’s “Bible Belt”—and what it means that a real-estate PAC backed his quest.
Ritchie Torres works in his campaign office a few weeks after his primary win. If he succeeds, as is likely, in the general election, he will be the first gay candidate to win high office in the Bronx.
How a gay 25-year old named Ritchie Torres won a City Council race in New York’s “Bible Belt”—and what it means that a real-estate PAC backed his quest.
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