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Ritchie Torres in Cleveland for Shontel Brown: ‘She’s a uniter’
'Shontel is a national symbol of a central truth,' Torres mused, 'that you can be both progressive and pro-Israel'

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Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) speaks at a press conference endorsing New York City Mayoral candidate Andrew Yang on January 14, 2021 in New York City.
Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) had never campaigned for a House colleague — nor had he ever been to Ohio, for that matter — before his arrival in Cleveland on Saturday to boost a fellow freshman lawmaker, Rep. Shontel Brown...