Peter G. Torkildsen

Peter G. Torkildsen REPRepublican

Politician in Massachusetts, US

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Peter G. TorkildsenREPRepublican Politician in Massachusetts, US
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Peter Gerard Torkildsen (born January 28, 1958) is an American Republican Party politician from Massachusetts. He represented the 13th Essex district, including his hometown of Danvers, in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1985 to 1991 and represented Massachusetts's 6th congressional district, covering much of Essex County, for two terms in the U.S. House from 1993 to 1997. Torkildsen also served as chair of the Massachusetts Republican Party from 2007 to 2009. As of 2023, Torkildsen and colleague Peter I. Blute are the last Republicans from Massachusetts elected to the United States House of Representatives.

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Education5 - 5 of 3
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Bachelor of Arts
1980
John F. Kennedy School of Government
Master in Public Administration
1990
St. John's Preparatory School
Past Positions1 - 11 of 11
Candidate for US House of Representatives
Massachusetts
1998
US House of Representatives
Massachusetts
1993 - 1996
Massachusetts Commissioner of Labor and Industries
1991 - 1992
Massachusetts House of Representatives
1985 - 1991
Weld for Governor Committee
1990
Member
Town Meeting
1982 - 1984
Former Congressional Committees: National Security
Small Business, Fisheries, and National Parks
President
Thunder Hill, Inc.
1997 - Current
Commissioner
Massachusetts Department of Labor and Industries
1991 - 1992
State Rep
General Court of Massachusetts
1991 - 1992
Service Coordinator
Visiting Nurse Association of Boston
1981 - 1983
Other Experience1 - 8 of 8
Experience
St. John's Prep Alumni Club
Experience
Sons of Norway
Experience
Rockport Art Association
Experience
Danvers Historical Society
Experience
Danvers Council on Aging
Experience
Danvers Art Association
Experience
North Shore Art Association
Experience
UMass Amherst Alumni Club
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