John resides in Stanley with his wife. He attended Middle Tennessee State University.

John began his career in the corrugated converting industry in 1978, holding various positions including layout and design specialist, material management specialist, production manager, CEO and sales manager. In 2003, he became the vice president of Business Development for Defense Technologies Inc., a defense contractor. Later, he took on the role of vice president of Business Development for NextWave Technologies, working with advanced technologies in various sectors.

John A. Torbett is currently a state representative serving District 108. He was elected in 2010, and is serving his seventh term. He is the chairman of the Appropriations, Education Committee, the Education K-12 Committee, and the House Select Committee on Education Reform. He is the vice chairman of the Appropriations Committee, the Redistricting Committee, and the Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Committee. He was previously a Gaston County Commissioner. He was elected in 2002 and served until 2010 for 2 terms.

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Supports leveraging existing local spending to secure $30-90 million in new federal funding in future budget cycles.

As a County Commissioner, led efforts to reduce property taxes and maintain the longest period without a tax increase in Gaston’s history. As a State Representative, led the state in reducing income and corporate taxes and removing job-killing regulations.

As a county commissioner, led efforts to reduce property taxes and maintain the longest period without a tax increase in Gaston’s history.

As a Representative, fought to reduce taxpayer costs while strengthening operational, infrastructure, and emergency funds.

As a state representative, fought to reduce taxpayer costs while strengthening operational, infrastructure, and emergency funds.

Believes in fostering a conservative governmental environment to support business growth and job creation. As a Representative, focuses on rebuilding North Carolina’s economy to address state and national issues.

Believes in fostering a conservative governmental environment to support business growth and job creation, and as a state representative, focused on rebuilding North Carolina’s economy to address state and national issues.

As a state representative, led the state in reducing income and corporate taxes and removing job-killing regulations.

- Supports leveraging existing local spending to secure $30-90 million in new federal funding in future budget cycles.
- As a county commissioner, led efforts to reduce property taxes and maintain the longest period without a tax increase in Gaston’s history.
- As a state representative, fought to reduce taxpayer costs while strengthening operational, infrastructure, and emergency funds.
- Believes in fostering a conservative governmental environment to support business growth and job creation, and as a state representative, focused on rebuilding North Carolina’s economy to address state and national issues.
- As a state representative, led the state in reducing income and corporate taxes and removing job-killing regulations.

Economy

Believes in exploring and safely implementing all forms of efficient and effective energy production to prepare for future needs and provide consumer choices.

Believes in balancing conservation with energy production and infrastructure growth. As a House Representative, secured funding for an Educational Forest in Gaston County.

Believes in balancing conservation with energy production and infrastructure growth, and as a state representative, secured funding for an Educational Forest in Gaston County.

- Believes in exploring and safely implementing all forms of efficient and effective energy production to prepare for future needs and provide consumer choices.
- Believes in balancing conservation with energy production and infrastructure growth, and as a state representative, secured funding for an Educational Forest in Gaston County.

Energy & the Environment

As a House Representative, streamlined the Certificate of Need Program to improve healthcare access and supported $10 million to address opioid misuse. Delivered state property to Gaston County for Partners Behavioral Health Management to enhance mental health services.

As a state representative, streamlined the Certificate of Need Program to improve healthcare access and supported $10 million to address opioid misuse, and delivered state property to Gaston County for Partners Behavioral Health Management to enhance mental health services.

- As a state representative, streamlined the Certificate of Need Program to improve healthcare access and supported $10 million to address opioid misuse, and delivered state property to Gaston County for Partners Behavioral Health Management to enhance mental health services.

Healthcare

As of June 14, 2024, John A. Torbett’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Voting & Elections

Believes public safety personnel are essential in protecting liberties and supports their respectful, lawful, and safe conduct. Supports eliminating illegal drugs to reduce crime and backs courts that interpret, not legislate, law.

Believes public safety personnel are essential in protecting liberties and supports their respectful, lawful, and safe conduct, and supports eliminating illegal drugs to reduce crime and backs courts that interpret, not legislate, law.

Believes in focusing on both immediate protection for children from attackers and preventing problems from arising.

Supports the Second Amendment and received an endorsement from the National Rifle Association.

Supports funding for public safety initiatives, including a $12 million grant program for School Resource Officers.

Supports allocating $3 million in grants for mental health training for school safety employees.

Supports allocating "$10 million in mental health grants for personnel."

- Believes public safety personnel are essential in protecting liberties and supports their respectful, lawful, and safe conduct, and supports eliminating illegal drugs to reduce crime and backs courts that interpret, not legislate, law.
- Believes in focusing on both immediate protection for children from attackers and preventing problems from arising.
- Supports the Second Amendment and received an endorsement from the National Rifle Association.
- Supports funding for public safety initiatives, including a $12 million grant program for School Resource Officers.
- Supports allocating $3 million in grants for mental health training for school safety employees.
- Supports allocating "$10 million in mental health grants for personnel."

Public Safety

Believes burdensome and unnecessary regulations should be reformed to improve education policy and school safety.

Believes in comprehensive education requirements for school psychologists, including 60 graduate-level semester hours, supervised practicums, 1,200 internship hours, and passing the Praxis test.

Believes in addressing the shortage of school psychologists in North Carolina. Said, "There are over 70 vacant school psychologist positions in North Carolina that the General Assembly funds through the state budget but are not filled."

Believes in addressing the shortage of school psychologists in North Carolina, saying, "There are over 70 vacant school psychologist positions in North Carolina that the General Assembly funds through the state budget but are not filled."

Supports allocating $2 million for community partners to provide mental health-related grants for students in crisis, including LME/MCOs.

Supports fully funding school safety initiatives, including a $5 million investment in a SPK UP-like app for North Carolina students.

Believes that teachers best prepare students for future jobs and supports increased funding for educational training. As Chairman of the School Safety Committee, addresses mental health needs and school security.

Believes that teachers best prepare students for future jobs and supports increased funding for educational training, and as chairman of the School Safety Committee, addresses mental health needs and school security.

Supports increasing learning potential and providing for education while reducing the tax rate. As PTO president, pushed for ambitious projects and as a commissioner, restructured the budget to ensure government lives within its means.

Supports increasing learning potential and providing for education while reducing the tax rate, and as PTO president, pushed for ambitious projects and as a commissioner, restructured the budget to ensure government lives within its means.

Believes initial investments and protective covenants are essential for securing schools and addressing mental, physical health, and facility needs. As a House Representative, emphasized the importance of safeguarding children and teachers through these measures.

Believes initial investments and protective covenants are essential for securing schools and addressing mental, physical health, and facility needs, and as a state representative, emphasized the importance of safeguarding children and teachers through these measures.

- Believes burdensome and unnecessary regulations should be reformed to improve education policy and school safety.
- Believes in comprehensive education requirements for school psychologists, including 60 graduate-level semester hours, supervised practicums, 1,200 internship hours, and passing the Praxis test.
- Believes in addressing the shortage of school psychologists in North Carolina, saying, "There are over 70 vacant school psychologist positions in North Carolina that the General Assembly funds through the state budget but are not filled."
- Supports allocating $2 million for community partners to provide mental health-related grants for students in crisis, including LME/MCOs.
- Supports fully funding school safety initiatives, including a $5 million investment in a SPK UP-like app for North Carolina students.
- Believes that teachers best prepare students for future jobs and supports increased funding for educational training, and as chairman of the School Safety Committee, addresses mental health needs and school security.
- Supports increasing learning potential and providing for education while reducing the tax rate, and as PTO president, pushed for ambitious projects and as a commissioner, restructured the budget to ensure government lives within its means.
- Believes initial investments and protective covenants are essential for securing schools and addressing mental, physical health, and facility needs, and as a state representative, emphasized the importance of safeguarding children and teachers through these measures.

Education

Believes in providing opportunities for law-abiding immigrants to become citizens through current laws and thorough background checks. Supports overhauling immigration laws to reduce entry process times and strengthen border security.

Believes in providing opportunities for law-abiding immigrants to become citizens through current laws and thorough background checks, and supports overhauling immigration laws to reduce entry process times and strengthen border security.

Supports all branches of the military and works to develop life-saving battlefield assets. Believes in honoring the sacrifices of military service members to protect American freedoms.

Supports all branches of the military and works to develop life-saving battlefield assets, and believes in honoring the sacrifices of military service members to protect American freedoms.

- Believes in providing opportunities for law-abiding immigrants to become citizens through current laws and thorough background checks, and supports overhauling immigration laws to reduce entry process times and strengthen border security.
- Supports all branches of the military and works to develop life-saving battlefield assets, and believes in honoring the sacrifices of military service members to protect American freedoms.

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Ballotpedia, Sydnie Hutchinson

Sydnie is from Charlotte, NC. She graduated from Highland High School, then earned her associate's degree as a legal assistant & paralegal from Ivy Tech Community College.

Sydnie is currently a complex personal injury paralegal for DeMayo Law Offices. She also worked there as a medical records analyst prior to becoming a paralegal.

Sydnie Hutchinson's campaign for state representative is her first run for public office.

Believes housing should be affordable and stable, not a burden. Plans to "stop corporate landlords with large capital from coming in and buying up single family homes and neighborhoods" and expand affordable housing.

Believes housing should be affordable and stable, not a burden, and plans to "stop corporate landlords with large capital from coming in and buying up single family homes and neighborhoods."

Plans to identify new and innovative ways to make housing and daily living costs affordable in Gaston County.

- Believes housing should be affordable and stable, not a burden, and plans to "stop corporate landlords with large capital from coming in and buying up single family homes and neighborhoods."
- Plans to identify new and innovative ways to make housing and daily living costs affordable in Gaston County.

As of June 14, 2024, Sydnie Hutchinson’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Believes healthcare is a human right and plans to increase access to affordable, quality healthcare by building on Medicaid expansion and controlling drug and hospital costs.

Opposes government overreach in women's reproductive healthcare and the expansion of legislative power.

Plans to improve North Carolinians' access to high-quality and affordable healthcare.

- Believes healthcare is a human right and plans to increase access to affordable, quality healthcare by building on Medicaid expansion and controlling drug and hospital costs.
- Opposes government overreach in women's reproductive healthcare and the expansion of legislative power.
- Plans to improve North Carolinians' access to high-quality and affordable healthcare.

Believes every North Carolinian deserves the freedom to vote and opposes voter suppression and gerrymandering.

- Believes every North Carolinian deserves the freedom to vote and opposes voter suppression and gerrymandering.

Believes in prioritizing quality and equitable public education, increasing funding for K-12 schools, and ensuring teachers receive livable wages and benefits. Plans to establish a universal healthy school lunch system to support students' needs.

Believes in prioritizing quality and equitable public education, increasing funding for K-12 schools, and ensuring teachers receive livable wages and benefits.

Believes North Carolina must ensure all children have access to a sound basic education with well-trained teachers and equitable resources. Plans to "uphold this commitment."

Believes North Carolina must ensure all children have access to a sound basic education with well-trained teachers and equitable resources, and plans to "uphold this commitment."

Supports making childcare affordable in North Carolina.

Plans to establish a universal healthy school lunch system to support students' needs.

- Believes in prioritizing quality and equitable public education, increasing funding for K-12 schools, and ensuring teachers receive livable wages and benefits.
- Believes North Carolina must ensure all children have access to a sound basic education with well-trained teachers and equitable resources, and plans to "uphold this commitment."
- Supports making childcare affordable in North Carolina.
- Plans to establish a universal healthy school lunch system to support students' needs.

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