Carlos Torres
Democratic · NJ · Elizabeth City Council Member, 1st Ward
Carlos Torres is a Democrat who represents the 1st Ward on the Elizabeth, New Jersey, City Council.
Where Carlos Torres stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (1 record), Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record), Public Infrastructure (1 record)
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (2 records)
Mixed record
Housing Affordability (1 support · 1 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support
Voted for Ordinance 5856, which banned selling food products with CBD or THC in Elizabeth, except by state-licensed cannabis businesses. The council passed it 6-0.
June 27, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: elizabethnj.org
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 2 oppose
Voted for an ordinance spending $1,500,000 to buy body cameras for the Elizabeth Police Department. The council passed it 9-0.
October 14, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: elizabethnj.org
Asked fellow council members to back a $1,984,126.05 contract to improve Sixth Street Park. The council approved it 6-0 with his vote.
June 27, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: elizabethnj.org
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Voted for an ordinance spending $1,500,000 to buy body cameras for the Elizabeth Police Department. The council passed it 9-0.
October 14, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: elizabethnj.org
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 1 support · 1 oppose
Voted for Ordinance 5755, which removed the $20 limit on yearly base rent increases in rent-controlled homes and kept a 3% limit. It also extended rent control through 2024. The council passed it 8-0.
December 13, 2022Opposes Housing Affordability
Source: elizabethnj.org
Voted for a long-term tax break deal for a 9-story building with 300 homes, stores, offices, and a restaurant on East Broad Street. He said the developer had hired local residents. The council passed it 8-0.
December 10, 2019Supports Housing Affordability
Source: elizabethnj.org
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
Asked fellow council members to back a $1,984,126.05 contract to improve Sixth Street Park. The council approved it 6-0 with his vote.
June 27, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: elizabethnj.org
Track record — General
General · 4 records
Voted for a resolution asking the Planning Board to change the city's master plan to bar detention centers, jails, and prisons. He asked to add wording to name the Union County Jail site an area in need of redevelopment. It passed 8-0.
April 8, 2025
Source: elizabethnj.org
Voted with the full council to reject moving two long-term property tax breaks to new owners at 600 Fulton Street and 620 First Avenue. Members said the owners gave false information. Both failed 0-8.
January 14, 2025
Source: elizabethnj.org
Told residents at a council meeting that he spoke with the owner of the property used as an immigration detention center in Elizabeth. He said the owner would not renew the lease.
June 27, 2023
Source: elizabethnj.org
Won election as the 1st Ward member of the Elizabeth City Council, according to official Union County results. He got 1,016 votes to Vincent DePasquale's 165.
November 8, 2022
Source: unioncountyvotes.com
Past race Carlos Torres ran in:
- Elizabeth City Council Member, Ward 1 · November 3, 2026 · Elizabeth city, New Jersey · incumbent