This week’s episode of The Omnibus Show featured Indiana State Representative Jerry Torr from House District 39 in Hamilton County.
Torr
Torr has been a member of the Indiana House of Representatives since 1996. He spoke about his experiences in the House as he served on the committees of Employment, Labor, and Pensions; Rules and Legislative Procedures; Vice Chair of Joint Rules; and Vice Chair of the Judiciary.
Torr, a sixth-generation Hoosier, grew up in Putnam County and moved to Carmel in 1987. He is a graduate of Hanover College and attended the Musicians Institute in Hollywood, Calif.
Torr discussed issues important to him over his years in public service, including: creating jobs in the Hoosier state, the Health Insurance Waiver Act, the Daylight Saving Time Bill, and finding ways to halt gerrymandering in Indiana.
Torr also spoke about his musical journey. In October 2017, he conducted his original composition, “Fanfare for a New Era,” which was performed by the Carmel Symphony Orchestra at the Palladium in Carmel.
Before joining Near North Title Group, formerly known as Hamilton National Title, in 2014, Torr was a Client Executive at the Hylant Group, and prior to that a Commercial Casualty General Adjuster with FCCI Insurance Company in Carmel. He was previously a member of the Central Indiana Claims Association and the National Society of Professional Insurance Investors. He also previously served on the board of the Indiana Forum for Fair Liability Laws. In addition, he formerly served as the Director of the President of the State Adjuster’s Association.
He served on the board of the Indiana Forum for Fair Liability Laws, as well as the boards of the National MS Society Indiana Chapter, Indiana Humanities, and Carmel Symphony Orchestra.
Torr has been honored twice as Government Leader of the Year by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce at its annual awards dinner, first in 2005 and again in 2012. The only other two-time winners are House Speaker Brian Bosma and Senator Richard Lugar.
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Simic
Next week, The Omnibus Show will welcome Curt Simic, Indiana University Foundation President Emeritus. Simic is a national leader in fundraising for higher education. In his over 40-year career, he worked for Yale University and the universities of Tennessee, Alabama, Oregon, and California-Berkeley, before returning to IU as president of its foundation in 1988.
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