Torkildsen to Step Down as State GOP Chair

November 13, 2008 by Administrator

He has served as a state legislature, served in the US Congress and most recently chaired the state’s GOP. But Peter Torkildsen has announced he won’t be seeking another term.

The Salem News explains,

“I will complete my term,” he said by phone yesterday. “I just won’t run for another term.”

His decision comes as the state turned an even deeper shade of blue this November. Republicans lost three seats this month in the Legislature, filling only 21 of the 200 seats.

When he took the reins in January 2007, Torkildsen said the measure of his work would be the number of Republican elected officials in office and the number of activists on the volunteer rolls.