Peter G. Torkildsen

Peter G. Torkildsen
Chairman of the Massachusetts Republican Party
In office
2007–2009
Preceded byDarrell Crate
Succeeded byJennifer Nassour
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Massachusetts's 6th district
In office
January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1997
Preceded byNicholas Mavroules
Succeeded byJohn F. Tierney
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
from the 13th Essex district
In office
January 2, 1985 – January 1, 1991
Preceded byJohn E. Murphy Jr.
Succeeded bySally Kerans
Personal details
Born
Peter Gerard Torkildsen

(1958-01-28) January 28, 1958 (age 66)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseGail Torkildsen
Alma materUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst (BA)
Harvard University (MPA)

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 2024, Torkildsen and colleague Peter Blute are the last Republicans from Massachusetts elected to the United States House of Representatives.