Full Name:
Gerald 'Jerry' R. Torr
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Stephanie
Birth Date:
11/28/1957
Birth Place:
Greencastle, IN
Home City:
Carmel, IN
Religion:
Christian
Graduated, Guitar Performance/Orchestration/Composition, Musician's Institute at Hollywood, 1977-1978
Attended, Physics/Sociology/Psychology/Music, Hanover College, 1976-1977
Former Assistant Minority Whip, Indiana State House of Representatives
Representative, Indiana State House of Representatives, District 39, 1996-2024
Candidate, Indiana State House of Representatives, District 39, 2020
Former Member, Commerce, Small Business and Economic Development Committee, Indiana State House of Representatives
Former Member, Elections and Apportionment Committee, Indiana State House of Representatives
Former Member, Insurance Committee, Indiana House of Representatives
Former Chair, Judiciary Committee, Indiana State House of Representatives
Former Member, Lieutenant Governor's Insurance Industry Task Force
Former Member, Rules and Legislative Procedures Committee
Former Chair, Rules and Legislative Procedures Committee, Indiana State House of Representatives
Vice President of Business Development, Hamilton National Title, Limited Liability Company, 2014-present
Client Executive, Hylant Group, 2008-2014
Casualty Adjuster, Florida Contractors and Construction Industries Insurance Company, 1998-2008
Insurance Adjuster, Quality Claims Incorporated, 1985-1998
Claims Adjuster, Farm Bureau Insurance, 1982-1985
Junior Master, American Contract Bridge League, present
Member, Carmel Chamber of Commerce, present
Member, Clay Chamber of Commerce, present
Member, Disciples of Christ Church, present
Member, Fishers Chamber of Commerce, present
Member, National Rifle Association, present
Member, Westfield-Washington Chamber of Commerce, present
Former Member, Central Indiana Claims Association
Former Secretary/Treasurer, Indiana Forum for Fair Liability Law
Former Member, National Society of Professional Insurance Investigators
Former Member, Republican Precinct Committee
Former President, State Adjuster's Association
Awards:
Government Leader of the Year by Indiana Chamber of Commerce in 2005 and 2012.
Favorite Quote:
"You can tell a lot about a fellow's character by his way of eating jelly beans." - Ronald Wilson Reagan
You can pick your friends, but you can't pick your old friends."
"Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean nobody's out to get you..."