Peter G. Torkildsen

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Peter G. Torkildsen
U.S. congressional portrait
Chairman of the Massachusetts Republican Party
In office 2007–2009
Preceded by	Darrell Crate
Succeeded by	Jennifer Nassour
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 6th district
In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1997
Preceded by	Nicholas Mavroules
Succeeded by	John F. Tierney
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 13th Essex district
In office January 2, 1985 – January 1, 1991
Preceded by	John E. Murphy Jr.
Succeeded by	Sally Kerans
Personal details
Born	Peter Gerard Torkildsen (1958-01-28) January 28, 1958 (age 66) Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Gail Torkildsen
Alma mater	University 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 most recent Republicans to be elected to the U.S. House from Massachusetts.