Ritchie Torres

U.S. Representative · NY-15 · Democrat

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 9, 2026 · How we measure

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

1.07· expected 0.51

Above expectations

Rank 143 of 433 in the House · expected = average of 192 minority-party members without a committee lead

How far Torres’s own bills got, weighted by substance. The average member scores 1.00.

47 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 1 significant (got a roll call vote), 45 substantive, 1 commemorative. Compare the House

How Torres’s ratings compare with every representative

Scores run 0–100 and always sit next to a median. Each tick is one representative; the ringed marker is Torres.

97/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 22 missed of 674

Voted on 652 of 674 roll calls; missed 22. Lower than 73% of House members.

15%100%

97/ 100

House D median 98 · Rank 149 of 214

Sided with the Democratic majority on 463 votes that split the parties. Lower than 74% of House members.

45%100%

12/ 100

Chamber median 12 · +0

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Higher than 53% of House members.

0%70%

−0.31

Democratic middle 80%: -0.52 to -0.23

Left–right position from roll-call similarity (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview), from −1 to +1. Members who vote alike sit near each other.

LiberalConservative

3 bills and joint resolutions sponsored in the 119th Congress, furthest along first. These are the bills counted in Torres’s effectiveness score.

H.R. 973 Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries ActRequires Consumer Product Safety Commission to set safety standards for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries in micromobility devices. AI-readCommerce · Passed a chamber Apr 29, 2025Substantive565 words Passed a chamber
H.R. 8669 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 5951 Riverdale Avenue in Bronx, New York, as the "Eliot L. Engel Post Office".Names the postal facility at 5951 Riverdale Avenue in Bronx, New York after Eliot L. Engel. AI-readGovernment Operations and Politics · Out of committee May 20, 2026Ceremonial77 words Out of committee
H.R. 8562 To designate a building of the Chancery of the United States in Pristina, Kosovo, as the "Eliot L. Engel Building".Names the U.S. Chancery building in Pristina, Kosovo the "Eliot L. Engel Building". AI-readInternational Affairs · Out of committee May 13, 2026Substantive69 words Out of committee

Stage comes from each bill’s latest action on congress.gov; the full history is on each bill page.