WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT TORREY

Legislative

Torrey Westrom, in 1987 lost his eyesight in a farm-related car accident. He graduated from Bemidji State University in 1995 with a B.A. in political science and a minor in business administration. In 1996, at the age of 23,  he was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives and became Minnesota's first elected blind state representative.

In 2003, he was appointed by the Speaker of the House as the Chairman of the Regulated Industries Committee.  He served as the committee's chairman until 2007.  He has served on several other legislative committees and commissions including the Rural Health Care Advisory Task Force, the Secretary of State's voting equipment task force and the Minnesota Legislative Audit Commission. 

 He was re-elected to his sixth term in November 2006. 

 As a representative, he works on a wide-array of policy issues ranging from training/employment opportunities for persons with disabilities, transportation, energy and  rural development issues. He has a J.D. degree from William Mitchell College of Law, is a member of the Minnesota Bar and owns his own law practice. He lives in Elbow Lake, MN with his wife and they have two children. 

In 2002, President Bush appointed him to serve a 4-year term on a federal advisory Panel called the Ticket to Work--advising Congress and the White House on return to work programs for people with disabilities.

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