U.S. Representative

DEMOCRATIC

Incumbent U.S. Representative since 2021; won the June 23 Democratic primary and is the Democratic nominee in NY-15.

WHERE THEY STAND

• Rent & Housing

  Torres's housing platform calls for expanding Section 8 rental assistance, capping rent at 30% of a renter's income, banning landlord discrimination against voucher holders, and addressing NYCHA's roughly $40 billion capital repair backlog.

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• Public Safety

  Torres has declared the 'defund the police' movement 'dead in New York City' and 'profoundly tone-deaf,' saying he favors 'precision policing combined with reinvestments in underserved communities.'

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• Healthcare

  In a candidate questionnaire Torres said he supports Medicare for All and increased funding for safety-net hospitals like NYC Health + Hospitals that serve Medicaid beneficiaries, undocumented people, and the uninsured.

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• Immigration

  Torres demanded a DHS Inspector General investigation into violent ICE incidents in the Bronx, including the detention of a U.S. citizen, and introduced a bill requiring ICE and CBP officers to wear scannable QR-code identification on their uniforms.

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REPUBLICAN

Republican nominee; the GOP primary was canceled, so he advances directly to the November ballot in this Bronx district.

WHERE THEY STAND

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CONSERVATIVE

Marine Corps veteran and Conservative Party nominee; his primary was canceled, so he advances directly to the November ballot.

WHERE THEY STAND

• Jobs & Economy

  Duran entered the NY-15 race vowing to 'fight socialism,' with a campaign focused on personal responsibility, fiscal responsibility, and restoring economic opportunity and the middle class in the Bronx.

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• Immigration

  Duran was a vocal critic of the opening of a migrant shelter in the South Bronx in 2025, and his campaigns have supported legal immigration and voter identification requirements.

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