U.S. House · New York - 15

Incumbent

Ritchie Torres

U.S. Representative for New York's 15th Congressional District since Jan. 3, 2021

Focus: Housing

Hakeem Jeffries +40

Wages and jobs — Proposes large industrial parks in the Bronx paired with skilled-trades apprenticeships, an idea he likens to a New Deal–style jobs corps he has proposed, and a cross-Bronx train line running from Bay Plaza along Fordham Road to Spuyten Duyvil and into Manhattan.

Jimmy Dore +3

Andre Easton

Has taught English in South Bronx public schools for 12 years; says he has taught at Mott Haven Community High School for seven years

Housing — Wants to repeal the federal Faircloth Amendment so new public housing can be built, fund the backlog of public housing repairs and safety inspections, and use federal rental assistance to cap rent at 20% of income, paid for by taxing billionaires and Wall Street and cutting the military budget. Backs a national tenant right to buy a building when it is sold.

Kshama Sawant +2

Wages and jobs — Proposes raising the minimum wage to $20 an hour.

Gonzalo Duran

Served eight years on active duty in the U.S. Marine Corps, reaching the rank of sergeant; deployed to Iraq in 2008

Veterans — Is advancing a national initiative for veterans, the Corporal Yegor Zubarev Veterans Bill; he says it was launched in 2026.