John A. Torbett
What this job does: Your district's vote in the N.C. House of Representatives. Members write and vote on state laws and the state budget, and propose constitutional amendments like the ones on this ballot. A term is two years.
- Holds this seat now
- Yes
- Office
- State Representative, House District 108 (since 2011)
- Occupation
- Vice President of North Carolina Operations, Defense Technologies, Inc. (per Ballotpedia)
- Lives in
- Stanley
Background
- Has represented House District 108 (Gaston County) since 2011, after winning election in 2010. source: ballotpedia.org
- Served on the Gaston County Board of Commissioners from 2002 to 2010. source: ballotpedia.org
- Has been vice president of North Carolina operations for Defense Technologies, Inc. since 2003; earlier worked as CEO of Corrugated Converting. source: ballotpedia.org
- Won re-election in 2024 over Democrat Sydnie Hutchinson. source: ballotpedia.org
In their own words
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- School choice source: wfae.org
- Job growth and tax reductions source: wfae.org
- Environmental conservation source: wfae.org
- "Current Immigration law needs an overhaul": shorten entry processing while strengthening border security source: wfae.org
- "Effective and efficient state government" source: johntorbett.com
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