Currently holds the office of U.S. House of Representatives - New York 15th Congressional District until January 3, 2025.
Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives - New York 15th Congressional District in 2024 New York General Election.
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Get StartedForty-three percent of adults in NY-15 rely on Medicaid for health insurance, meaning that they are ineligible for abortion coverage due to federal law. This is why we must repeal the Hyde Amendment, which disproportionately harms Black and Brown women and transgender and non-binary individuals. Learn more
Access to a safe and legal abortion is vital health care, and Ritchie remains committed to fighting for reproductive justice and the right to choose as essential elements of gender equality. Learn more
In Congress, Ritchie will fight for community-based alternatives to policing, like Cure Violence. He also believes that the answer to our gun violence epidemic is to reduce the number of guns and to reduce access to the guns available. Learn more
The Green New Deal is not only an agenda for environmental justice, but it is also one for economic justice and racial justice. Severe pollution is lethal in communities like the Bronx, where 20% of children have asthma -- 12% higher than the national average. We have to radically restructure the American economy and society around renewable energy. Black and Brown communities are on the frontlines of the environmental crisis, and they must be prioritized in our agenda to fight climate change. Learn more
Ritchie supports investing more in federal rental assistance programs, such as the Section 8 program, and capping rent at 30% of a renter’s income. Learn more
Ritchie believes we must end the criminalization of homelessness and eradicate the stigma that’s too often attached to housing insecurity. Learn more
Not only do we need a pathway to citizenship for the millions of undocumented individuals, but Ritchie also believes we must make our health care, educational, and vocational programs more inclusive because too often these programs discriminate based on immigration status. Learn more
Ritchie looks forward to co-sponsoring and voting for the Equality Act, which would ban various forms of discrimination that LGBTQ Americans still face today. Learn more
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