Victor Torres (Florida)

Victor Torres

Democratic Party

Prior offices

Florida House of Representatives District 48

Successor: Amy Mercado

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Florida State Senate District 15

Successor: Geraldine Thompson

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Florida State Senate District 25

Successor: Kristen Arrington

Predecessor: Gayle Harrell

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Military

Service / branch

U.S. Marine Corps

Personal

Birthplace

New York, N.Y.

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Victor Torres (Democratic Party) (also known as Vic) was a member of the Florida State Senate, representing District 25. He assumed office on November 8, 2022. He left office on November 5, 2024.

Torres (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Florida State Senate to represent District 25. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Biography

Victor Torres was born in New York, New York. Torres served in the U.S. Marine Corps. His career experience includes working as a NYC Transit police detective. Torres has been affiliated with the Fraternal Order of Police, the League of Women Voters of Orange County, and the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Metro Orlando.

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Torres was assigned to the following committees:

• Banking and Insurance Committee
• Commerce and Tourism Committee
• Finance and Tax Committee
• Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security, Vice Chair
• Senate Rules Committee
• Transportation Committee
• Collective Bargaining Committee

2021-2022

Torres was assigned to the following committees:

• Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Committee
• Collective Bargaining Committee
• Joint Legislative Auditing Committee
• Commerce and Tourism Committee
• Governmental Oversight and Accountability Committee
• Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security

2019-2020

Torres was assigned to the following committees:

• Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Committee
• Commerce and Tourism Committee, Vice Chair
• Governmental Oversight and Accountability Committee
• Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security
• Collective Bargaining Committee

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Florida committee assignments, 2017
• Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, Vice chair
• Ethics and Elections
• Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security
• Joint Committee on Public Counsel Oversight

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Torres served on the following committees:

Florida committee assignments, 2015
• Education
• Joint Select Committee on Collective Bargaining

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Torres served on the following committees:

Florida committee assignments, 2013
• Education

Sponsored legislation

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Elections

2024

See also: Florida State Senate elections, 2024

Victor Torres was not able to file for re-election due to term limits.

2022

See also: Florida State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Florida State Senate District 25

Incumbent Victor Torres defeated Peter Vivaldi in the general election for Florida State Senate District 25 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Victor Torres (D)	52.6	70,120
		Peter Vivaldi (R)	47.4	63,288

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 133,408
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Victor Torres advanced from the Democratic primary for Florida State Senate District 25.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Peter Vivaldi advanced from the Republican primary for Florida State Senate District 25.

2020

See also: Florida State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Florida State Senate District 15

Incumbent Victor Torres defeated Lou Minnis and Mike James in the general election for Florida State Senate District 15 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Victor Torres (D)	57.1	180,185
		Lou Minnis (R)	39.0	123,153
		Mike James (No Party Affiliation)	3.9	12,207

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 315,545
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Victor Torres advanced from the Democratic primary for Florida State Senate District 15.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Lou Minnis advanced from the Republican primary for Florida State Senate District 15.

2016

See also: Florida State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Florida State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 30, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 24, 2016.

Victor M. Torres, Jr. defeated Peter Vivaldi in the Florida State Senate District 15 general election.

Florida State Senate, District 15 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Victor M. Torres, Jr.	59.27%	142,432
	Republican	Peter Vivaldi	40.73%	97,862
Total Votes				240,294
Source: Florida Division of Elections

Victor M. Torres, Jr. defeated Bob Healy Jr. in the Florida State Senate District 15 Democratic primary.

Florida State Senate, District 15 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Victor M. Torres, Jr.	57.66%	15,499
	Democratic	Bob Healy Jr.	42.34%	11,379
Total Votes				26,878

Peter Vivaldi ran unopposed in the Florida State Senate District 15 Republican primary.

Florida State Senate, District 15 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Peter Vivaldi  (unopposed)

2014

See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Florida House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 26, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 20, 2014. Incumbent Victor M. Torres, Jr. was unopposed in the Democratic primary and was unchallenged in the general election.

2012

See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2012

Torres won election in the 2012 election for Florida House of Representatives District 48. Torres ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on August 14, 2012, and was unchallenged in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.

Campaign themes

2022

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2020

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Campaign finance summary

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Victor Torres campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2022	Florida State Senate District 25	Won general	$139,974	$142,515
2020	Florida State Senate District 15	Won general	$188,106	N/A**
2016	Florida State Senate, District 15	Won	$296,276	N/A**
2014	Florida House of Representatives, District 48	Won	$77,112	N/A**
Grand total			$701,469	$142,515
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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2024

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2023

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2022

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2021

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2020

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2019

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2018

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2017

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2016

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2015

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2014

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2013

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by Gayle Harrell (R)	Florida State Senate District 25 2022-2024	Succeeded by Kristen Arrington (D)
Preceded by -	Florida State Senate District 15 2016-2022	Succeeded by Geraldine Thompson (D)
Preceded by -	Florida House of Representatives District 48 2012-2016	Succeeded by Amy Mercado (D)

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Current members of the Florida State Senate

Leadership

Senate President:Ben Albritton

Majority Leader:Jim Boyd

Senators

District 1

Don Gaetz (R)

District 2

Jay Trumbull (R)

District 3

Corey Simon (R)

District 4

Clay Yarborough (R)

District 5

Tracie Davis (D)

District 6

Jennifer Bradley (R)

District 7

Tom Leek (R)

District 8

Tom Wright (R)

District 9

Stan McClain (R)

District 10

Jason Brodeur (R)

District 11

Vacant

District 12

Colleen Burton (R)

District 13

Keith Truenow (R)

District 14

Vacant

District 15

LaVon Bracy Davis (D)

District 16

Darryl Rouson (D)

District 17

Carlos Smith (D)

District 18

Nick DiCeglie (R)

District 19

Debbie Mayfield (R)

District 20

Jim Boyd (R)

District 21

Ed Hooper (R)

District 22

Joe Gruters (R)

District 23

Daniel Burgess (R)

District 24

Mack Bernard (D)

District 25

Kristen Arrington (D)

District 26

Lori Berman (D)

District 27

Ben Albritton (R)

District 28

Kathleen Passidomo (R)

District 29

Erin Grall (R)

District 30

Tina Polsky (D)

District 31

Gayle Harrell (R)

District 32

Rosalind Osgood (D)

District 33

Jonathan Martin (R)

District 34

Shevrin Jones (D)

District 35

Barbara Sharief (D)

District 36

Ileana Garcia (R)

District 37

Jason Pizzo (N)

District 38

Alexis Calatayud (R)

District 39

Bryan Avila (R)

District 40

Ana Rodriguez (R)

Republican Party (26)

Democratic Party (11)

No Party Affiliation (1)

Vacancies (2)