Joseph Torsella

Joseph Torsella

Democratic Party

Prior offices

Chairman Pennsylvania State Board of Education

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Representative to the United Nations for Management and Reform

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Pennsylvania Treasurer

Successor: Stacy Garrity

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Elections and appointments

Last election

November 3, 2020

Education

High school

Wyoming Seminary High School

Bachelor's

University of Pennsylvania

Other

Rhodes Scholar, Oxford University

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Joseph Torsella (Democratic Party) was the Pennsylvania Treasurer. He assumed office on January 17, 2017. He left office on January 19, 2021.

Torsella (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for Pennsylvania Treasurer. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Biography

After completing his education, Torsella served as deputy mayor for policy and planning in Philadelphia from 1992 to 1993. In 1997, he became the founding president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, a nonprofit museum in Philadelphia. In 2011, he was appointed US Ambassador to the UN for Management and Reform. In this role, he worked to reform the United Nations and monitor spending.

Education

• B.A., economics and history, University of Pennsylvania
• Rhodes Scholar, Oxford University

Political career

Pennsylvania Treasurer (2017-2021)

Torsella was elected Pennsylvania treasurer on November 8, 2016, and assumed office on January 17, 2017.

Elections

2020

See also: Pennsylvania Treasurer election, 2020

General election

General election for Pennsylvania Treasurer

Stacy Garrity defeated incumbent Joseph Torsella, Joseph Soloski, and Timothy Runkle in the general election for Pennsylvania Treasurer on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Stacy Garrity (R)	48.7	3,291,877
		Joseph Torsella (D)	47.9	3,239,331
		Joseph Soloski (L)	2.2	148,614
		Timothy Runkle (G)	1.2	81,984

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,761,806
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Pennsylvania Treasurer

Incumbent Joseph Torsella advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania Treasurer on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joseph Torsella	100.0	1,381,763

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,381,763
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Pennsylvania Treasurer

Stacy Garrity advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania Treasurer on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Stacy Garrity	100.0	1,047,510

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,047,510
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2016

See also: Pennsylvania Treasurer election, 2016

Torsella ran in the April 26 Democratic primary for Pennsylvania Treasurer. The filing deadline was February 16, 2016. No other Democrats declared; therefore Torsella faced Otto Voit (R), also unopposed in his party's primary, in the November 8 general election.

Joseph Torsella defeated Otto Voit, Kristin Combs, and James Babb in the Pennsylvania treasurer election.

Pennsylvania Treasurer, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Joseph Torsella	50.66%	2,991,404
	Republican	Otto Voit	44.21%	2,610,811
	Green	Kristin Combs	2.88%	170,275
	Libertarian	James Babb	2.25%	132,654
Total Votes				5,905,144
Source: Pennsylvania Department of State

 

Pennsylvania Treasurer Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Joseph Torsella  (unopposed)	100.00%	1,300,295
Total Votes				1,300,295
Source: Pennsylvania Department of State

Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2016

Torsella's campaign website pointed to his innovations and successes in prior offices and stated his support of government transparency, "smart policy, fiscal responsibility, and public integrity."

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by Timothy A. Reese	Pennsylvania Treasurer 2017-2021	Succeeded by Stacy Garrity (R)