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Gerald Torr
Gerald Torr (Republican Party) (also known as Jerry) was a member of the Indiana House of Representatives, representing District 39. He assumed office in 1996. He left office on November 6, 2024.
Torr (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Indiana House of Representatives to represent District 39. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Biography
Torr's professional experience includes working as a Commercial Casualty Adjuster/Claims Specialist with the Florida Contractors and Construction Industries Insurance Company, Claims Adjuster with Quality Claims Incorporated and Claims Adjuster with Farm Bureau Insurance.
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Torr was assigned to the following committees:
- Employment, Labor and Pensions Committee
- House Judiciary Committee, Chair
- Rules and Legislative Procedures Committee
- House Joint Rules Committee, Ranking Member
2021-2022
Torr was assigned to the following committees:
- Employment, Labor and Pensions Committee
- House Judiciary Committee, Chair
- Rules and Legislative Procedures Committee
- House Joint Rules Committee, Vice chair
2019-2020
Torr was assigned to the following committees:
- Elections and Apportionment Committee
- Employment, Labor and Pensions Committee
- House Judiciary Committee, Chair
- Rules and Legislative Procedures Committee, Vice Chair
- House Joint Rules Committee, Vice Chair
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
Indiana committee assignments, 2017 |
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• Employment, Labor and Pensions |
• Judiciary |
• Rules and Legislative Procedures, Chair |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Torr served on the following committees:
Indiana committee assignments, 2015 |
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• Commerce, Small Business and Economic Development |
• Joint Rules, Vice chair |
• Employment, Labor and Pensions |
• Insurance |
• Judiciary |
• Rules and Legislative Procedures, Chair |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Torr served on the following committees:
Indiana committee assignments, 2013 |
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• Commerce, Small Business and Economic Development |
• Employment, Labor and Pensions |
• Insurance |
• Judiciary |
• Rules and Legislative Procedures, Chair |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Torr served on these committees:
Indiana committee assignments, 2011 |
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• Commerce, Small Business and Economic Development |
• Labor and Employment |
• Insurance |
• Judiciary |
• Rules and Legislative Procedures, Chair |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Torr served on these committees:
Indiana committee assignments, 2009 |
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• Insurance |
• Labor and Employment |
• Rules and Legislative Procedures |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2024
Gerald Torr did not file to run for re-election.
2022
See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Indiana House of Representatives District 39
Incumbent Gerald Torr defeated Matt McNally in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 39 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Gerald Torr (R) | 52.4 | 14,757 |
Matt McNally (D) ![]() | 47.6 | 13,430 |
Total votes: 28,187 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 39
Incumbent Gerald Torr advanced from the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 39 on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Gerald Torr | 100.0 | 4,137 |
Total votes: 4,137 | ||||
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Campaign finance
2020
See also: Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Indiana House of Representatives District 39
Incumbent Gerald Torr defeated Ashley Klein in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 39 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Gerald Torr (R) | 53.6 | 23,396 |
![]() | Ashley Klein (D) ![]() | 46.4 | 20,262 |
Total votes: 43,658 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 39
Ashley Klein defeated Mark Hinton in the Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 39 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Ashley Klein ![]() | 70.3 | 5,093 |
![]() | Mark Hinton ![]() | 29.7 | 2,150 |
Total votes: 7,243 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 39
Incumbent Gerald Torr advanced from the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 39 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Gerald Torr | 100.0 | 8,243 |
Total votes: 8,243 | ||||
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2018
General election
General election for Indiana House of Representatives District 39
Incumbent Gerald Torr defeated Mark Hinton in the general election for Indiana House of Representatives District 39 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Gerald Torr (R) | 57.0 | 18,861 |
![]() | Mark Hinton (D) | 43.0 | 14,207 |
Total votes: 33,068 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 39
Mark Hinton advanced from the Democratic primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 39 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Mark Hinton | 100.0 | 2,227 |
Total votes: 2,227 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 39
Incumbent Gerald Torr defeated Tom Linkmeyer in the Republican primary for Indiana House of Representatives District 39 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Gerald Torr | 56.8 | 4,843 |
![]() | Tom Linkmeyer | 43.2 | 3,676 |
Total votes: 8,519 | ||||
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2016
Elections for the Indiana House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on May 3, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was February 5, 2016.
Incumbent Jerry Torr defeated David Russ in the Indiana House of Representatives District 39 general election.[1][2]
Indiana House of Representatives, District 39 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Republican | ![]() |
65.11% | 23,591 | |
Democratic | David Russ | 34.89% | 12,640 | |
Total Votes | 36,231 | |||
Source: Indiana Election Divsion |
Incumbent David Russ ran unopposed in the Indiana House of Representatives District 39 Democratic primary.[3][4]
Indiana House of Representatives, District 39 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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Party | Candidate | |
Democratic | ![]() |
Incumbent Jerry Torr defeated Tom Linkmeyer in the Indiana House of Representatives District 39 Republican primary.[3][4]
Indiana House of Representatives, District 39 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Republican | ![]() |
52.62% | 7,896 | |
Republican | Tom Linkmeyer | 47.38% | 7,111 | |
Total Votes | 15,007 | |||
Source: Indiana Election Division |
2014
Elections for the Indiana House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 6, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 7, 2014. David Russ was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while incumbent Jerry Torr defeated Don Meier in the Republican primary. Torr defeated Russ in the general election.[5][6]
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Republican | ![]() |
73.2% | 10,978 | |
Democratic | David Russ | 26.8% | 4,012 | |
Total Votes | 14,990 |
Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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63.1% | 3,009 |
Don Meier | 36.9% | 1,756 |
Total Votes | 4,765 |
2012
Torr won re-election in the 2012 election for Indiana House of Representatives District 39. Torr ran unopposed in the May 8 Republican primary and defeated John Strinka (Socialist Party USA) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[7][8]
2010
Torr won re-election with no opposition. He was unopposed, and received a total of 20,595 votes.[9]
In the May 4 primary election, Torr ran unopposed and received 9,995 votes. [10]
2008
On November 4, 2008, Republican Gerald Torr won re-election to the Indiana House of Representatives District 39 receiving 25,789 votes, ahead of Democrat Alvin Skoog Jr. who received 10,599 votes.[11]
Indiana House of Representatives, District 39 (2008) | ||||
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Candidates | Votes | |||
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25,789 | |||
Alvin Skoog Jr. (D) | 10,599 |
2006
On November 7, 2006, Gerald Torr won re-election to the Indiana House of Representatives District 39.[12]
Indiana House of Representatives, District 39 (2006) | ||||
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Candidates | Votes | |||
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13,359 | |||
Alvin E. Skoog, Jr. (D) | 5,140 |
Campaign themes
2022
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2020
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Campaign finance summary
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2024
In 2024, the Indiana State Legislature was in session from January 8 to March 8.
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2023
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In 2023, the Indiana State Legislature was in session from January 9 to April 28.
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2022
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In 2022, the Indiana State Legislature was in session from January 4 to March 8.
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2021
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In 2021, the Indiana State Legislature was in session from January 4 to November 15.
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2020
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In 2020, the Indiana State Legislature was in session from January 6 to March 11.
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2019
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In 2019, the Indiana General Assembly was in session from January 3 through April 24.
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2018
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In 2018, the Indiana General Assembly was in session from January 2 through March 16.
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2017
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In 2017, the Indiana General Assembly was in session from January 3 through April 22.
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2016
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In 2016, the Indiana General Assembly was in session from January 5 through March 10.
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2015
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In 2015, the Indiana General Assembly was in session from January 6 through April 29.
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2014
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In 2014, the Indiana General Assembly was in session from January 6 through March 14.
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2013
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In 2013, the Indiana General Assembly was in session from January 7 through April 29.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Candidate Indiana House of Representatives District 39 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "November 8, 2016 General Election candidates," February 5, 2016
- ↑ Indiana Election Division, "General election 2016 results," accessed December 16, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Indiana Secretary of State, "May 3, 2016 Primary Election candidates," February 5, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Indiana Secretary of State, "May 3, 2016 Primary Election Results," accessed August 18, 2016
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "Official primary election candidate list," accessed February 10, 2014
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed June 12, 2014
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "List of May 8, 2012, primary candidates," accessed March 6, 2014
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, “Election Results – Indiana General Election, November 6, 2012,” accessed January 24, 2013
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "2010 Official General Election Results," accessed March 6, 2014
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "2010 Official Primary Election Results," accessed March 6, 2014
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "2008 Official election results," accessed March 6, 2014
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "2006 Official election results," accessed March 6, 2014
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Preceded by - |
Indiana House of Representatives District 39 1996-2024 |
Succeeded by Daniel Lopez (R) |