Patrick Torpey Email & Phone Number

Patrick Torpey brings extensive experience in both politics and policy to 1868 Public Affairs. Over the past 18 years, Mr. Torpey has served both houses of New Jersey’s legislature serving as Executive Director of the Assembly Republican Majority Committee, a Senior Research Associate for the Senate Majority and a Senior Policy Advisor on the Assembly Republican staff.Mr. Torpey has spent the last 15 years as a registered Government Affairs Agent in New Jersey and remained active in electoral politics. In 2008 he guided Congressman Leonard Lance to victory for the open seat in New Jersey’s 7th Congressional District. Congressman Lance’s victory was viewed as election night’s biggest Republican upset being one of the only Republican open seat victories nationally in 2008.A member of Governor Christie’s finance team, Patrick served as the Hunterdon County Coordinator for the Chrisite-Guadagno re-election campaign. Most recently, he was elected to a two year term as the Chairman of the Hunterdon County Republican Committee.Mr. Torpey has been involved with lobbying the Legislature and Governor’s Office on many issues over the past 15 years. He was instrumental in the effort to pass New Jersey’s Energy Savings Improvement Program legislation that was signed into law by Governor Corzine in 2009.The unique combination of in-depth political and policy experience provides Patrick with an understanding of how public policy and real-world politics marry to affect the way decisions are made in New Jersey.Mr. Torpey is a graduate of Middlebury College and received a Masters Degree in Government Administration from the Fels School of Government at the University of Pennsylvania. He and his wife Nicole reside in Flemington with their son Liam.

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