{"id":38789,"date":"2025-11-13T22:11:17","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T22:11:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/38789\/"},"modified":"2025-11-13T22:11:17","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T22:11:17","slug":"attorney-dalourny-nemorin-launches-campaign-to-unseat-ritchie-torres-in-district-15-bronx-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/38789\/","title":{"rendered":"Attorney Dalourny Nemorin launches campaign to unseat Ritchie Torres in District 15 \u2013 Bronx Times"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Dalourny Nemorin launched her campaign for NY-15, to unseat Ritchie Torres, on Nov. 12, 2025.<\/p>\n

Dalourny Nemorin<\/a>, a public defense attorney and member of Bronx Community Board 1, launched her campaign Nov. 12 for the borough\u2019s 15th Congressional District, which includes a wide swath of the southern and central Bronx.<\/p>\n

The district of approximately 715,000 residents has been represented by Ritchie Torres since 2021, but three candidates have thus far announced they will challenge him in the 2026 primary: Nemorin, a member of Democratic Socialists of America (DSA)\u00a0\u2014 the party of mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani\u2014 Democrat Michael Blake, a former Assembly Member who, most recently, ran unsuccessfully for mayor; and Andre Easton, another socialist candidate and high school teacher.<\/p>\n

The launch event in the library of the historic Andrew Freedman Home featured a DJ, food and drinks, a spoken word performance by Bronx poet Roya Marsh and celebratory vibes among the crowd of about 50 mostly young adults.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"\"Nemorin (left) greets supporters at her campaign launch event. Photo by Emily Swanson<\/p>\n

Nemorin\u2019s team debuted a video, which earned cheers and applause as she said, \u201cICE has no place in the Bronx, period,\u201d and that rents for affordable housing should be \u201cbased on incomes we earn here in the Bronx,\u201d not the federal Area Median Income (AMI) that factors in the wealthier surrounding suburbs.<\/p>\n

The district Nemorin is running to represent is one of the poorest in the nation. Census data<\/a> shows a median household income of $44,000, with more than 30% of residents living below the poverty line. \u201cThe Bronx isn\u2019t broken. We are just being ignored,\u201d Nemorin said in the video.\u00a0<\/p>\n

She was introduced onstage by her father, Danny Nemorin. Both parents, who were in the audience, are immigrants from Haiti.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

Danny Nemorin said his daughter was a gifted student who completed her bachelor\u2019s degree in International Relations in three years and graduated from CUNY Law School by the age of 24.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But beyond academics, the family\u2019s religious faith and several mission trips to Haiti \u201cprofoundly reshaped her worldview\u201d and instilled her with humility and gratitude, he said.<\/p>\n

\"\"Some attendees sported gear from the successful mayoral campaign of Zohran Mamdani, who, like Nemorin, is a Democratic Socialists of America member. Photo by Emily Swanson
\nFrom Miami to the Bronx<\/p>\n

Dalourny Nemorin, who has lived in New York City since 2011, said in a speech to supporters that although she is not a Bronx native, she had a comparable experience growing up in Miami\u2019s Little Haiti and receiving Medicaid and food stamps throughout law school.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cEven though I was just feeding myself, I know what it feels like to have no more food stamp funds towards the end of the month and have to wait till your next month\u2019s deposit to eat again,\u201d Nemorin said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

She said her platform focuses on housing, with emphasis on public housing and homeownership opportunities, healthcare, immigrants\u2019 rights, support for veterans and boosting entrepreneurship.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Nemorin said the Bronx has long been plagued by poverty regardless of who held political office, creating a domino effect she has witnessed firsthand as a public defender. \u201cMany of the problems we see in our beautiful borough are symptoms of poverty,\u201d she added.\u00a0<\/p>\n

She attacked Torres for accepting donations from \u201clarge developers\u201d and from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), a top contributor<\/a> to his campaign.\u00a0She said Torres\u2019 staunchly pro-Israel stance and funding from AIPAC \u201c[requires] him to deny the existence of genocide in Palestine, while we watch in real time as people starve to death.\u201d<\/p>\n

Closer to home, Nemorin said many Bronx residents live in fear of ICE raids and of going hungry due to SNAP benefit cuts.\n<\/p>\n

\u2018The weaponization of hunger, the exploitation of the powerless, must have no role in politics. Not in this country or abroad. Not in Gaza or on Gun Hill Road,\u201d she said.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"\"The crowd cheered Nemorin\u2019s ideas on affordable housing and immigrants\u2019 rights. Photo by Emily Swanson<\/p>\n

In a statement, Torres spokesperson Benny Stanislawski said, \u201cBronx voters trust Ritchie Torres to be their voice fighting for them in Washington because he is a lifelong resident who has delivered real results for the community. Ritchie has been laser-focused on issues like public housing and affordability while standing up to Donald Trump. That\u2019s why he\u2019s going to win again next year.\u201d<\/p>\n

Regardless of who runs for NY-15, Nemorin repeatedly emphasized the importance of getting out the vote, even though the June 2026 primary is months away.\u00a0The mayoral election showed that those who have checked out of politics \u2014 perhaps for good reason \u2014 must get re-engaged, said Nemorin.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cAnytime we don\u2019t vote, we let people think our suffering is acceptable and we simply don\u2019t care. That must stop now,\u201d she said.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

After Nemorin\u2019s speech, Fatmata Kamara, a law student who lives in Norwood, called the campaign \u201cinspiring.\u201d \u201cI think she truly stands for all the things she\u2019s presented on.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Even though Nemorin is not a native New Yorker, Kamara said she has the relevant experience to solve the borough\u2019s most pressing issues, such as responding to President Donald Trump\u2019s severe immigration crackdown and creating a system for affordable housing that is actually within Bronxites\u2019 reach.<\/p>\n

She said she believes Nemorin, if elected, would continue to care about the Bronx, and that Torres has not maintained a strong enough presence in his native borough.\u00a0\u201cI just don\u2019t see him in the Bronx,\u201d Kamara said. \u201cIt was convenient when he decided to run. Now, where is he?\u201d<\/p>\n

Reach Emily Swanson at\u00a0eswanson@schnepsmedia.com<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0(646) 717-0015<\/a>. For more coverage, subscribe to our\u00a0newsletter<\/a>\u00a0and follow us on\u00a0Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0Facebook<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Instagram<\/a>!<\/p>\n

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