Ritchie John Torres (born March 12, 1988) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for New York's 15th congressional district since 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served on the New York City Council from 2014 to 2020.

Torres served as the New York City Council member for the 15th district from 2014 to 2020. Torres chaired the Committee on Public Housing and was a deputy majority leader. As chair of the Oversight and Investigations Committee, he focused on predatory lending associated with taxi medallion procurement and the city's Third Party Transfer Program.

In July 2019, Torres announced his bid for New York's 15th congressional district to succeed Representative José E. Serrano. The district is one of the most Democratic-leaning congressional districts in the country. Torres won the November 2020 general election and assumed office on January 3, 2021. This made Mondaire Jones and him the first openly gay Black men elected to Congress. It also made Torres the first openly gay Afro-Latino elected to Congress. Torres served as one of nine co-chairs of the Congressional Equality Caucus (previously known as Congressional LGBTQ+ Caucus) and as one of the co-chairs of the Congressional Albanian Issues Caucus in the 117th United States Congress.

Torres is known for his pro-Israel advocacy and has faced criticism from progressives opposed to Israel's conduct in the Gaza war.

Ritchie Torres was born on March 12, 1988, in the Bronx. His father is Puerto Rican, while his mother is a native New Yorker who was born in the Bronx to Puerto Rican parents. Torres was raised Catholic.

Torres was raised by his mother in Throggs Neck Houses, a public housing project in the Throggs Neck neighborhood of the East Bronx, where he was frequently hospitalized for asthma as a result of the mold in their apartment. Of growing up economically disadvantaged in "slum conditions", Torres has said, "I was raised by a single mother who had to raise three children on minimum wage, and I lived in conditions of mold and vermin, lead and leaks." His mother raised him, his twin brother, and their sister. Torres was upset that the $269 million city-subsidized Trump Golf Links was built "across the street" in Ferry Point Park when those city funds could instead have been used to provide housing for New Yorkers in need. Torres has said that the construction of the Trump Golf Links helped him understand that he had to fight for struggling New Yorkers like himself. In junior high, Torres realized he was gay but did not come out, fearing homophobic violence.

Torres attended Herbert H. Lehman High School, served in the inaugural class of the Coro New York Exploring Leadership Program, and later worked as an intern in the offices of the mayor and the attorney general. He came out while a sophomore, during a schoolwide forum on marriage equality.

Torres enrolled at New York University, but dropped out at the beginning of his sophomore year, as he was suffering from severe depression. He struggled with suicidal thoughts based on his sexuality. As he recovered, Torres resumed working for council member James Vacca, eventually becoming Vacca's housing director. In that role, Torres conducted site inspections and documented conditions, ensuring housing issues were promptly and adequately addressed.