A reformer who won the lion's share of labor endorsements in the race, including that of the Working Families Party, Torres was supported by State Senator Gustavo Rivera, who ousted disgraced and
jailed incumbent Pedro Espada, Jr. in 2010, as well as by the Bronx's most popular elected official, Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr. (who has
broken with his father on social issues like LGBT
rights and marriage equality).