Jerry Torr Explained

Jerry Torr
State House:Indiana
District:39th
Term Start:1996
Term End:November 18, 2024
Predecessor:Katherine Willing[1]
Successor:Danny Lopez
Birth Name:Gerald R. Torr
Birth Date:28 November 1957
Birth Place:Greencastle, Indiana, U.S.
Profession:Claims adjuster
Spouse:Stephanie[2]
Party:Republican
Alma Mater:Musicians Institute
Hanover College[3]

Gerald R. Torr (born November 28, 1957) is an American politician. He was a member of the Indiana House of Representatives from the 39th District, serving from 1996 to 2024. He is a member of the Republican Party.[4] In 2023, Torr announced he would not be running for another term.[5]

Electoral history

|+ Indiana House of Representatives 39th District: Results 1996–2022! Year!! Democratic! Votes! %!! Republican! Votes! %!! Third Party! Party! Votes! %!|-|1996||colspan=3 align=center| No candidate|| | Jerry Torr| | 21,451| | 89.5%|| | Mark R. Struble| | Independent| | 2,508| | 10.5%|-|1998||colspan=3 align=center| No candidate|| | Jerry Torr| | 17,687| | 100.0%||colspan=4 rowspan=7||-|2000||colspan=3 align=center| No candidate|| | Jerry Torr| | 26,428| | 100.0%||-|2002||colspan=3 align=center| No candidate|| | Jerry Torr| | 12,703| | 100.0%||-|2004|| | Alvin E. Skoog, Jr.| | 7,217| | 22.6%|| | Jerry Torr| | 24,685| | 77.4%||colspan=4 rowspan=5||-|2006|| | Alvin E. Skoog, Jr.| | 5,140| | 27.8%|| | Jerry Torr| | 13,359| | 72.2%||-|2008|| | Alvin E. Skoog, Jr.| | 10,599| | 29.1%|| | Jerry Torr| | 25,789| | 70.9%||-|2010||colspan=3 align=center| No candidate|| | Jerry Torr| | 20,595| | 100.0%||-|2012||colspan=3 align=center| No candidate|| | Jerry Torr| | 26,432| | 90.2%|| | John Strinka| | Socialist| | 2,862| | 9.8%|-|2014|| | David Russ| | 4,012| | 26.8%|| | Jerry Torr| | 10,978| | 73.2%||colspan=4 rowspan=5||-|2016|| | David Russ| | 12,640| | 34.9%|| | Jerry Torr| | 23,591| | 65.1%||-|2018|| | Mark Hinton| | 14,207| | 43.0%|| | Jerry Torr| | 18,861| | 57.0%||-|2020|| | Ashley Klein| | 20,262| | 46.4%|| | Jerry Torr| | 23,396| | 53.6%||-|2022|| | Matt McNally| | 13,430| | 47.6%|| | Jerry Torr| | 14,757| | 52.4%|

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 4 May 1996, 4 - The Indianapolis News at Newspapers.com . Indystar.newspapers.com . 1996-05-04 . 2018-04-17.
  2. Web site: Gerald Torr's Biography - The Voter's Self Defense System . Vote Smart . 1957-11-28 . 2018-04-17.
  3. Web site: Gerald R. Torr. Indiana Legislator Database. April 9, 2018.
  4. Web site: Gerald Torr. July 2, 2015.
  5. Web site: Longtime state Rep. Jerry Torr won't seek reelection, will retire after 28 years in Indiana House . . 3 October 2023 .