New York 15th District
Ritchie Torres (D) holds this seat and is running again. 5 candidates were on the ballot on November 3, 2026.
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Ritchie Torres
Democrat · holds this seat today
FLiberty Score FOn the liberty side in 48 of 124 votes and bills.
Raised $7,172,393 since January 2025: 53% transfers and other income, 34% from people, 13% from PACs and other committees. The filing at FEC.gov
Stylo Sapaskis
Republican · Bronx Republican, film graduate
No gradeNo grade yetI have no votes in Congress to count for Sapaskis, and what Sapaskis has said and done settles only 0 of my principles. I went through it on October 30. A grade needs 4.
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A solid letter is a grade from recorded votes on that principle. An outlined letter is on the same scale, for a candidate with no votes: it comes from what that candidate has said and done, and every source is listed below.
Stylo Sapaskis, on the record
I have no votes in Congress to count for Sapaskis, so the grade above comes from this list: what Sapaskis has said and done on my principles. Each line has its source, and each is marked with the same test I use for votes.
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Says that as a Congressman he would raise the minimum wage to 20 dollars per hour and offer financial aid for higher education.
“As your Congressman, I purpose to elevate minimum wage to 20 dollars per hour as well as having financial aid to be offered in higher education.”
- By the test I use for votes
- Not clear either way
A wage floor is not one of the listed price controls, and the line names no tax or regulation, so it does not settle this principle.
Also on the ballot
Gonzalo Duran (Conservative), Andre Easton (Socialism and Liberation), Jose Vega (Independent).
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