Ritchie Torres and Mondaire Jones were elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from districts in New York. NEW YORK - New York Democrats Mondaire Jones and Ritchie Torres have become the first openly gay Black men to be elected to Congress.Jones, a 33-year-old lawyer, won a district in New York City’s northern suburbs.
He’ll take over from Rep. Nita Lowey, who is retiring after more than three decades in Congress. Jones defeated Republican Maureen McArdle Schulman.He ran with the backing of progressives including U.S.
Sen. Bernie Sanders and U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wins reelectionHis victory, declared Wednesday by The Associated Press, comes on top of the election of another young, gay, Black.