Pennsylvania Representative Torren Ecker (R)

Energy & Environment Innovation Fellow

Rep. Torren Ecker has been representing the people of the 193rd Legislative District in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives since 2019. From a young age, Torren took interest in local politics and improving his community. Raised with an appreciation for hard work and service to his neighbors, he volunteered at his local fire department and started working as a young teenager at a small family restaurant.

Torren is a first-generation college student and graduated from George Mason University with a bachelor’s degree in government. During his time at GMU, he worked on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. for Congresswoman Jo Ann Davis (R-VA). After college, he attended Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Michigan where he graduated with honors before returning home to south-central Pennsylvania to start a career and family.

Torren began practicing law at a local private law firm in Hanover. He continues to represent families, veterans, farmers, seniors, non-profits and small businesses on a wide array of legal matters in Adams, Cumberland and York counties. Torren lives with his wife and high school sweetheart, Laura, and two children, Addy and Oliver, in New Oxford, Adams County.

Torren serves as a member of the House Appropriations Committee, where he is the Republican vice chairman, Judiciary; Game and Fisheries; Labor and Industries and Professional Licensure committees. Torren Is also the vice chairman of the Republican Policy Committee.