Read the bio below and try to give details on ritchie torres 's: - predecessor - office - constituency - term start - birth date - name Bio: ritchie torres -lrb- born march 12 , 1988 -rrb- is a new york city council member for the 15th district , located in the central bronx . torres is the first openly gay candidate to be elected to legislative office in the bronx and the youngest member of the city council . torres is the chair of the committee on public housing , and is a deputy leader of the new york city council . torres previously worked as the housing director for council member james vacca . as housing director , torres organized tenant associations in dilapidated buildings throughout the district , and rallied residents to fight for building improvements and rent reductions . torres pressured landlords to fix boilers so tenants could have heat on cold nights , and to seal leaky roofs to prevent water damage and mold in common areas and apartment units . torres knocked on thousands of doors in both private and nycha developments to personally conduct site inspections and document conditions , ensuring critical housing issues were promptly and adequately addressed . when he won the democratic party nomination for new york city council , torres became the first openly gay political candidate in the bronx to win the democratic party nomination , and is the first openly gay official in the bronx .
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- predecessor is joel rivera- office is member 15th district of the new york city council from the- constituency is the bronx -lrb- central bronx -rrb-- term start is january 1 , 2014- birth date is 12 may 1988- name is ritchie torres