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Christine Toretti
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| Christine Toretti | |
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| Basic facts | |
| Current Campaign: | Republican National Convention, 2016 |
| Organization: | Republican Party of Pennsylvania |
| Role: | National Committeewoman |
| Location: | Pennsylvania |
| Affiliation: | Republican |
| Education: | • University of Virginia (B.S., Commerce, 1981) • Harvard Business School (Politics, policy, and law, 2015)[1][2] |
| Website: | Official website |
Christine Toretti is the national committeewoman of the Republican Party of Pennsylvania.[3] She is the former chairwoman and CEO of the now-defunct S.W. Jack Drilling Company, a drilling company that was based in Indiana, Pennsylvania.[4]
In January 2025, President-elect Donald Trump (R) announced he would nominee Toretti as U.S. ambassador to Sweden. In a statement, Trump said Toretti was an "incredible businesswoman, philanthropist, public servant, and RNC Committeewoman for the Great Commonwealth of Pennsylvania."[5]
Career
Professional career
Christine Toretti began her career in 1971 as a partner with C&N Company, a gas drilling company.[1][3] In 1988, she became the president of the now-defunct S.W. Jack Drilling Company, a drilling company that was based in Indiana, Pennsylvania. In 1990, she became the company's CEO and chairwoman, where she remained until 2010 when the company went out of business.[6] In 2010, Toretti became the chairwoman and CEO of Palladio, LLC.[2][7]
Organizations and board positions
Toretti has served as the director of the S&T Bancorp since 1984 and has served on the board since 2013.[1] She is the vice chair of the bank's board.[4] Toretti has also served as director of the Pittsburgh Federal Reserve Bank.[4] She is on the board of the EQT Corporation, serving on the Corporate Governance Committee.[7]
Toretti is the founder of both the Anne B. Anstine Excellence in Public Service Series in Pennsylvania and the Dodie Londen Excellence in Public Service Series in Arizona; both programs seek to promote Republican women and offer leadership education.[8]
Toretti has served as the chair of The Andy Warhol Museum, as a board member of the International Medical Corps., the founding director of the Gettysburg Foundation, the vice chair of the Rural Telephone Bank Board, the chair of the board of governors for the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, the president of the Foundation for the Indiana University of Pennsylvania board, the director of the U.S. Secretary of Energy advisory board, and the director of the Pennsylvania Chamber of Commerce.[3][4][1]
Toretti founded Women Lead PAC, a super PAC that seeks to support Republican women running as federal candidates.[4]
State Republican Party
Toretti was first elected as national committeewoman of the Republican Party of Pennsylvania in 1997.[3] She has served on the Republican National Committee's Committee on Arrangements and served as co-chair of the Finance Committee from 2011 to 2012.[3] Toretti was the secretary for the 2012 Republican National Convention.[4]
Donald Trump presidential transition team, 2016-2017
Toretti was a member of Donald Trump's presidential transition team in his first presidential term. The transition team was a group of around 100 aides, policy experts, government affairs officials, and former government officials who were tasked with vetting, interviewing, and recommending individuals for top cabinet and staff roles in Trump's administration. According to Politico, she was the team's Small Business Administration advisor.[9]
2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
| Christine Toretti | |
| Republican National Convention, 2016 | |
| Status: | RNC delegate |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| Bound to: | Donald Trump |
| Delegates to the RNC 2016 | |
| Calendar and delegate rules overview • Types of delegates • Delegate rules by state • State election law and delegates • Delegates by state | |
Toretti was an RNC delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania.[10] All three RNC delegates and all 14 at-large delegates from Pennsylvania were bound by the results of the state primary election to support Donald Trump at the national convention. As of July 13, 2016, Trump had approximately 1,542 delegates. The winner of the Republican nomination needed the support of 1,237 delegates. Trump formally won the nomination on July 19, 2016. Pennsylvania’s 54 district-level delegates were elected directly by voters in the state primary election as unpledged delegates, meaning they were not bound to vote for any specific candidate at the national convention.
Delegate rules
At-large delegates from Pennsylvania were selected at the summer meeting of the State Committee on May 21, 2016. They were allocated to the statewide winner of the state primary election. Pennsylvania's 54 congressional district delegates were directly elected on the primary ballot as unbound delegates. They were not required to disclose which candidate they supported at the time of their election.
Pennsylvania primary results
| Pennsylvania Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
 Donald Trump |
56.6% | 902,593 | 17 | |
| Ted Cruz | 21.7% | 345,506 | 0 | |
| John Kasich | 19.4% | 310,003 | 0 | |
| Jeb Bush | 0.6% | 9,577 | 0 | |
| Marco Rubio | 0.7% | 11,954 | 0 | |
| Ben Carson | 0.9% | 14,842 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1,594,475 | 17 | ||
| Source: The New York Times and Pennsylvania Secretary of State | ||||
Delegate allocation
Pennsylvania had 71 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 54 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's 18 congressional districts). According to the Republican National Committee, Pennsylvania's district delegates were "elected on the primary ballot as officially unbound," meaning that these delegates were not required to pledge their support to the winner of the state's primary.[11][12]
Of the remaining 17 delegates, 14 served at large. Pennsylvania's at-large delegates were allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the plurality winner of the state's primary received all of the state's at-large delegates. In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention. The RNC delegates were required to pledge their support to the winner of the state's primary.[11][12]
See also
- Pennsylvania
- Republican Party of Pennsylvania
- Republican National Committee
- Types of delegates
- Republican National Convention, 2016
- Rule 40 and its impact on the 2016 Republican National Convention
External links
- Republican Party of Pennsylvania
- Anne B. Anstine Excellence in Public Service Series
- Dodie Londen Excellence in Public Service Series
- EQT Corp.
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Bloomberg, "S & T Bancorp Inc.," accessed May 3, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 LinkedIn, "Christine Toretti," accessed May 3, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 GOP, "Christine Toretti," accessed May 3, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Pennsylvania GOP, "Christine J. Toretti," accessed May 3, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "Trump’s pick for Sweden ambassador didn’t clear the Senate when he nominated her the last time," January 9, 2025
- ↑ Bloomberg, "Company Overview of S.W. Jack Drilling Company," accessed May 3, 2016
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 EQT Corp., "Board of Directors," accessed May 3, 2016
- ↑ Anne B. Anstine Excellence in Public Service Series, "Our Founder: Christine Toretti," accessed May 3, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "Current Agency Action Team Structure," accessed November 16, 2016
- ↑ PAGOP, "Asher, Toretti Re-Elected To Republican National Committee At 2016 PA GOP Summer Meeting," May 21, 2016
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
