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New York Democrats Mondaire Jon and Rchie Torr have bee the first openly gay Black men to be elected to Congrs.

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TWO NEW YORK PROGRSIV HAVE BEE THE FIRST OPENLY GAY BLACK PEOPLE ELECTED TO CONGRS.

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Rchie TorrDave Sanrs for The New York TimMondaire JonDiree Rs for The New York Timsli 1sli 2Rchie Torr and Mondaire Jon, two young progrsive ndidat om New York, beme the first two openly gay Black men elected to Congrs after they were clared wners their Hoe men will replace retirg lawmakers their district.

Torr also beme the first gay Ao-Lato person elected to Congrs on Tuday night. Published November 4, 2020 Updated 6:03PM Trailblazers Congrs Democrats Rchie Torr and Mondaire Jon will be the first openly gay Black men Congrs. NEW YORK - New York Democrats Mondaire Jon and Rchie Torr have bee the first openly gay Black men to be elected to Congrs.

Alexandria Os-Cortez ws reelectn His victory, clared Wednday by The Associated Prs, on top of the electn of another young, gay, Black Democrat on Tuday. Openly gay whe people have served Congrs sce the 1980s, as well as at least one Black ngrswoman who chose not to speak publicly about her sexualy, the late U. Jon is now a ndidate for New York’s 17th Congrsnal District, and if elected, he uld be the first openly gay black man elected to Congrs.

NY ELECTS TWO OPENLY GAY BLACK MEN TO CONGRS BY FOX 5 NY STAFF PUBLISHED NOVEMBER 4, 2020 UPDATED 6:03PM 2020 ELECTN FOX 5 NY SHARE COPY LK EMAIL FACEBOOK TWTER LKEDIN REDD TRAILBLAZERS CONGRS DEMOCRATS RCHIE TORR AND MONDAIRE JON WILL BE THE FIRST OPENLY GAY BLACK MEN CONGRS. TORR'S DISTRICT VERS PARTS OF THE BRONX. JON WILL REPRENT ALL OF ROCKLAND COUNTY AND PARTS OF WTCHTER COUNTY. NEW YORK - NEW YORK DEMOCRATS MONDAIRE JON AND RCHIE TORR HAVE BEE THE FIRST OPENLY GAY BLACK MEN TO BE ELECTED TO CONGRS. JON, A 33-YEAR-OLD LAWYER, WON A DISTRICT NEW YORK CY'S NORTHERN SUBURBS. HE'LL TAKE OVER OM REP. NA LOWEY, WHO IS RETIRG AFTER MORE THAN THREE S CONGRS. JON FEATED REPUBLIN MREEN MCARDLE SCHULMAN. HE RAN WH THE BACKG OF PROGRSIV CLUDG U.S. SEN. BERNIE SANRS AND U.S. REP. ALEXANDRIA OS-CORTEZ. ALEXANDRIA OS-CORTEZ WS REELECTN HIS VICTORY, CLARED WEDNDAY BY THE ASSOCIATED PRS, ON TOP OF THE ELECTN OF ANOTHER YOUNG, GAY, BLACK DEMOCRAT ON TUDAY. RCHIE TORR, A 32-YEAR-OLD NEW YORK CY COUNCIL MEMBER WHO INTIFI AS AO-LATO, WON A DISTRICT THE BRONX. HE FEATED REPUBLIN PATRICK DELIC THE RACE TO SUCCEED U.S. REP. JOSE SERRANO, WHO IS RETIRG. THE NGRSNAL DISTRICT TORR WILL REPRENT, THE SOUTH BRONX, IS ONE OF THE POORT THE NATN. GET BREAKG NEWS ALERTS THE FOX5NY NEWS APP. DOWNLOAD FOR FREE! “IT’S OVERWHELMG,” TORR TOLD THE ASSOCIATED PRS SHORTLY AFTER HIS VICTORY. “I NEVER THOUGHT AS A POOR KID OM THE BRONX ... THAT I WOULD EMBARK ON A JOURNEY THAT WOULD TAKE ME OM PUBLIC HOG THE BRONX TO THE HOE OF REPRENTATIV.” “IT’S EPLY GRATIFYG TO BE PART OF A NEW GENERATN OF LEARSHIP THAT IS EVERY B AS DIVERSE AND DYNAMIC AS AMERI SELF,” TORR SAID. NYC COUNCILMAN RCHIE TORR TALKS ABOUT HIS RONAVIS DIAGNOSIS THE DEMOCRATIC UNCILMAN WHO REPRENTS THE BRONX SAYS HE WILL SELF-ISOLATE FOR 14 DAYS AND HAS STCTED HIS STAFF TO DO THE SAME. OPENLY GAY WHE PEOPLE HAVE SERVED CONGRS SCE THE 1980S, AS WELL AS AT LEAST ONE BLACK NGRSWOMAN WHO CHOSE NOT TO SPEAK PUBLICLY ABOUT HER SEXUALY, THE LATE U.S. REP. BARBARA JORDAN, OF TEXAS. WH THE ASSOCIATED PRS DAILY NEWSLETTER

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But he add that g out as gay was "hard. Now, people e up to him and thank him for nng as an openly gay ndidate. “Growg up — stgglg wh my self-acceptance — if I had been able to look to an example like what I would provi, someone who is a rpectable dividual, an openly gay black man Congrs, life would have been a lot better for me, " Jon race and the districtAfter he announced his ndidacy a June Medium post, the race for NY-17 beme a ntt among Jon and Lowey, NARAL Pro-Choice Ameri lear Allison Fe, Assembly member David Buchwald, state Sen.

Its neighborg district to the north, NY-18, is reprented by out gay Rep. And Rchie Torr, a current New York Cy Council member who is also gay and black, is nng to replace Jose Serrano NY-15. Both Torr and Jon would be the first black gay men elected to Congrs if they were to prevail Nov.

NY ELECTS TWO OPENLY GAY BLACK MEN TO CONGRS BY FOX 5 NY STAFF PUBLISHED NOVEMBER 4, 2020 UPDATED 6:03PM 2020 ELECTN FOX 5 NY SHARE COPY LK EMAIL FACEBOOK TWTER LKEDIN REDD TRAILBLAZERS CONGRS DEMOCRATS RCHIE TORR AND MONDAIRE JON WILL BE THE FIRST OPENLY GAY BLACK MEN CONGRS. TORR'S DISTRICT VERS PARTS OF THE BRONX. JON WILL REPRENT ALL OF ROCKLAND COUNTY AND PARTS OF WTCHTER COUNTY. NEW YORK - NEW YORK DEMOCRATS MONDAIRE JON AND RCHIE TORR HAVE BEE THE FIRST OPENLY GAY BLACK MEN TO BE ELECTED TO CONGRS. JON, A 33-YEAR-OLD LAWYER, WON A DISTRICT NEW YORK CY'S NORTHERN SUBURBS. HE'LL TAKE OVER OM REP. NA LOWEY, WHO IS RETIRG AFTER MORE THAN THREE S CONGRS. JON FEATED REPUBLIN MREEN MCARDLE SCHULMAN. HE RAN WH THE BACKG OF PROGRSIV CLUDG U.S. SEN. BERNIE SANRS AND U.S. REP. ALEXANDRIA OS-CORTEZ. ALEXANDRIA OS-CORTEZ WS REELECTN HIS VICTORY, CLARED WEDNDAY BY THE ASSOCIATED PRS, ON TOP OF THE ELECTN OF ANOTHER YOUNG, GAY, BLACK DEMOCRAT ON TUDAY. RCHIE TORR, A 32-YEAR-OLD NEW YORK CY COUNCIL MEMBER WHO INTIFI AS AO-LATO, WON A DISTRICT THE BRONX. HE FEATED REPUBLIN PATRICK DELIC THE RACE TO SUCCEED U.S. REP. JOSE SERRANO, WHO IS RETIRG. THE NGRSNAL DISTRICT TORR WILL REPRENT, THE SOUTH BRONX, IS ONE OF THE POORT THE NATN. GET BREAKG NEWS ALERTS THE FOX5NY NEWS APP. DOWNLOAD FOR FREE! “IT’S OVERWHELMG,” TORR TOLD THE ASSOCIATED PRS SHORTLY AFTER HIS VICTORY. “I NEVER THOUGHT AS A POOR KID OM THE BRONX ... THAT I WOULD EMBARK ON A JOURNEY THAT WOULD TAKE ME OM PUBLIC HOG THE BRONX TO THE HOE OF REPRENTATIV.” “IT’S EPLY GRATIFYG TO BE PART OF A NEW GENERATN OF LEARSHIP THAT IS EVERY B AS DIVERSE AND DYNAMIC AS AMERI SELF,” TORR SAID. NYC COUNCILMAN RCHIE TORR TALKS ABOUT HIS RONAVIS DIAGNOSIS THE DEMOCRATIC UNCILMAN WHO REPRENTS THE BRONX SAYS HE WILL SELF-ISOLATE FOR 14 DAYS AND HAS STCTED HIS STAFF TO DO THE SAME. OPENLY GAY WHE PEOPLE HAVE SERVED CONGRS SCE THE 1980S, AS WELL AS AT LEAST ONE BLACK NGRSWOMAN WHO CHOSE NOT TO SPEAK PUBLICLY ABOUT HER SEXUALY, THE LATE U.S. REP. BARBARA JORDAN, OF TEXAS. WH THE ASSOCIATED PRS DAILY NEWSLETTER

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