# Torren Ecker

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**Torren C. Ecker** (born September 2, 1985) is a [Pennsylvania](/source/Pennsylvania) politician and the former representative for the [193rd District](/source/Pennsylvania_House_of_Representatives,_District_193) in the [Pennsylvania House of Representatives](/source/Pennsylvania_House_of_Representatives).

## Career

Torren Ecker is an attorney at a [Hanover](/source/Hanover,_Pennsylvania)-based law firm. He also works with the [East Berlin](/source/East_Berlin,_Pennsylvania) Community Center, the Hanover Chamber of Commerce, and the Rotary Club.[1] Ecker worked as a legislative aid to Republican Congresswoman [Jo Ann Davis](/source/Jo_Ann_Davis) in [Virginia's 1st congressional district](/source/Virginia's_1st_congressional_district).[2]

## Political career

Ecker is a self-described conservative, and, in the early stages of his first campaign, promised to bring his "fiscal responsibility to Harrisburg to protect the hardworking families of the district."[3] He has stated that he is a supporter of [Second Amendment](/source/Second_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution) rights, but believes that these rights can be balanced when addressing issues like school safety.[4]

Ecker supports [pro-life](/source/Pro-life) policies. In the 2021-2022 Regular Season, Ecker co-sponsored a proposed amendment to the Pennsylvania Constitution that there is no right to an abortion or the funding of an abortion.[5] In the past, Ecker has been endorsed by the PA Pro-Life Federation PAC.

Ecker has stated that the school funding formula in Pennsylvania is inequitable and should be changed, and that the Commonwealth needs to increase funding for vocational programs and apprenticeships as a means of workforce development. He has also suggested that the public schoolteacher pension system needs to be reformed.[6]

In 2018, Ecker campaigned on stopping [Tom Wolf's](/source/Tom_Wolf) "Liberal Agenda" and "Massive Tax Increases," but expressed gratitude that the Governor has supported increasing funding for apprenticeship programs.[7][8]

In the 2019-2020 Legislative session, Ecker was placed on the Children and Youth, Game and Fisheries, Labor and Industry, Veteran Affairs and Emergency Preparedness, and Judiciary committees.[9]

During the [2019 Coronavirus pandemic](/source/COVID-19_pandemic), Ecker voted in favor of a bill that would terminate Governor Wolf's declaration of emergency, which served as the legal authority for much of the official response to the pandemic.[10][11] In a post on his official Facebook page, Ecker noted that "Pennsylvania will remain under the federal emergency declaration and CDC safety guidance would still apply," while cautioning "that nothing legally will change until the court rules or the governor follows the direction of the Legislature and cancels his emergency declaration."[12]

Ecker did not co-sponsor a resolution from [Daryl Metcalfe](/source/Daryl_Metcalfe) that would have initiated impeachment proceedings against Governor Wolf for his response to the Coronavirus pandemic.[13]

In May 2023, Ecker was charged with a DUI following a single-vehicle crash in Adams County on April 19.[14] He subsequently had his license suspended and was ordered to complete a nine-month ARD (Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition) program.[15]

Ecker was selected for the Future Caucus Innovation Fellowship as a member of the 2024 Energy & Environment cohort, a bipartisan coalition of legislators concerned with climate change, energy policy, and environmental justice.[16][17]

In January 2025, Rep. Ecker announced his candidacy for Adams County [Court of Common Pleas](/source/Court_of_Common_Pleas)[18] for the May 20, 2025 primary. After winning the election he resigned from the Pennsylvania House in December 2025 to assume the position.[19]

## Electoral history

### 2018

After [Will Tallman](/source/Will_Tallman) announced he would not run for re-election in 2018, four candidates entered the [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) Primary in the 193rd District. Torren Ecker won the May 15th Primary by a one-vote margin over Barry Cockley, John Wardle, and Andrew Myers, receiving a total of 1,784 votes; initially, results indicated that Cockley had won by one vote, but a provisional ballot and absentee ballot that were originally uncounted were included in the final tally in favor of Ecker.[20]

In the [2018 Election](/source/Pennsylvania_House_of_Representatives_election,_2018), receiving just over two-thirds of the vote, Ecker defeated his [Democratic](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States)) opponent Matt Nelson.[21]

Ecker won re-election to another term in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives on November 3, 2020.[22]

## Personal life

Ecker lives just outside of [Hanover, Pennsylvania](/source/Hanover,_Pennsylvania) with his wife Laura, a special education teacher, and his two children, Addy and Oliver. He is a graduate of [Spring Grove Area High School](/source/Spring_Grove_Area_High_School), [George Mason University](/source/George_Mason_University), and the [Thomas M. Cooley Law School](/source/Western_Michigan_University_Cooley_Law_School) at [Western Michigan University](/source/Western_Michigan_University).[23][24]

On April 18, 2023, the [Pennsylvania State Police](/source/Pennsylvania_State_Police) reported that Ecker had crashed his car into a guide rail in [Huntington Township](/source/Huntington_Township,_Adams_County,_Pennsylvania), and that alcohol was a factor. Ecker was not injured.[25]

## External links

- [Campaign Website](http://www.eckerforstaterep.com/)
- [Official Website](http://www.repecker.com/)

## References

1. ["Hanover attorney going after Tallman's 193rd seat"](http://www.gettysburgtimes.com/news/local/article_a207dd95-8bd0-5d8c-b5be-1adf3e0dd82e.html). The Gettysburg Times. 2018-01-26.

1. ["Torren Ecker's Biography"](https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/179588/torren-ecker#.W-OVy5NKg54)

1. ["Hanover attorney going after Tallman's 193rd seat"](http://www.gettysburgtimes.com/news/local/article_a207dd95-8bd0-5d8c-b5be-1adf3e0dd82e.html). The Gettysburg Times. 2018-01-26.

1. ["Pennsylvania midterm elections: Q&A with 193rd House District candidate Torren Ecker"](https://www.eveningsun.com/story/news/politics/elections/2018/10/22/pennsylvania-midterm-elections-193rd-house-district-torren-ecker-matt-nelson/1578081002/)

1. ["House Bill 2252"](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2021/hb2252). Pennsylvania General Assembly.

1. ["Pennsylvania midterm elections: Q&A with 193rd House District candidate Torren Ecker"](https://www.eveningsun.com/story/news/politics/elections/2018/10/22/pennsylvania-midterm-elections-193rd-house-district-torren-ecker-matt-nelson/1578081002/)

1. ["Issues, Ecker for State Rep"](http://www.eckerforstaterep.com/issues/)

1. ["Pennsylvania midterm elections: Q&A with 193rd House District candidate Torren Ecker"](https://www.eveningsun.com/story/news/politics/elections/2018/10/22/pennsylvania-midterm-elections-193rd-house-district-torren-ecker-matt-nelson/1578081002/). 2018-10-22.

1. ["Ecker Announces Committee Assignments for 2019-20"](http://www.repecker.com/News/Press-Releases/Ecker-Announces-Committee-Assignments-for-2019-20-Legislative-Session-). January 22, 2019.

1. ["House Roll Calls - 2019 RCS# 1406"](https://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/RC/Public/rc_view_action2.cfm?sess_yr=2019&sess_ind=0&rc_body=H&rc_nbr=1406)

1. ["Pa. legislature passes resolution to revoke Gov. Wolf's coronavirus emergency order"](https://papost.org/2020/06/09/senate-gop-passes-resolution-to-end-coronavirus-emergency-declaration-sending-it-back-to-house-for-concurrence/). 10 June 2020.

1. ["As you know, the General Assembly approved House Resolution…"](https://www.facebook.com/RepTorrenEcker/photos/a.358435068046830/685476342009366/?type=3&theater). June 11, 2020. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20200802222759/https://www.facebook.com/RepTorrenEcker/photos/a.358435068046830/685476342009366/?type=3&theater) 2020-08-02 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 24 May 2023. – via [Facebook](/source/Facebook)

1. ["PA HR915"](https://legiscan.com/PA/bill/HR915/2019). Retrieved June 24, 2020.

1. Murphy, Jan (2023-05-03). ["Pa. state lawmaker charged with DUI following single-vehicle crash"](https://www.pennlive.com/politics/2023/05/pa-state-lawmaker-charged-with-dui-following-single-vehicle-crash.html). *pennlive*. Retrieved 2026-01-12.

1. ["Pennsylvania State Rep. Torren Ecker ordered to complete program after DUI"](https://www.abc27.com/news/top-stories/pennsylvania-state-rep-torren-ecker-ordered-to-complete-program-after-dui/). *ABC27*. 2023-06-23. [Archived](http://web.archive.org/web/20250126130342/https://www.abc27.com/news/top-stories/pennsylvania-state-rep-torren-ecker-ordered-to-complete-program-after-dui/) 2025-01-26 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2026-01-12.

1. reed@futurecaucus.org (2024-02-01). ["31 YOUNG LAWMAKERS SELECTED FOR NATIONAL INNOVATION FELLOWSHIP"](https://futurecaucus.org/30-young-lawmakers-selected-for-national-innovation-fellowship/). *Future Caucus*. Retrieved 2025-07-15.

1. ["Energy & Environment"](https://futurecaucus.org/energy-environment/). *Future Caucus*. Retrieved 2025-07-15.

1. [https://www.abc27.com/news/state-rep-torren-eckers-announces-candidacy-for-adams-county-judge-of-court-of-common-pleas/](https://www.abc27.com/news/state-rep-torren-eckers-announces-candidacy-for-adams-county-judge-of-court-of-common-pleas/)

1. Scicchitano, Eric (2 January 2026). ["Special elections set for Pa. House, results won't likely change power dynamic"](https://www.alliednews.com/cnhi_network/special-elections-set-for-pa-house-results-won-t-likely-change-power-dynamic/article_00ee8225-5f0a-5b31-8640-51fbd82b0116.html). [Allied News](/source/Allied_News). Retrieved 3 January 2026.

1. ["Torren Ecker gets one-vote lead in 193rd GOP primary"](https://www.eveningsun.com/story/news/2018/05/18/torren-ecker-gets-one-vote-lead-193rd-primary/623883002/). The Sentinel. 2018-05-15.

1. ["Pa. Election 2018: Republicans win in the 193rd, 91st House Districts"](https://www.eveningsun.com/story/news/politics/elections/2018/11/06/pa-election-2018-result-193rd-district-91st-district-marty-qually-dan-moul-torren-ecker-matt-nelson/1895152002/)

1. ["Ballotpedia Page for Torren Ecker"](https://ballotpedia.org/Torren_Ecker). *Ballotpedia*. Retrieved 5 December 2020.

1. ["Torren Ecker's Biography"](https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/179588/torren-ecker#.W-OVy5NKg54)

1. ["Hanover attorney going after Tallman's 193rd seat"](http://www.gettysburgtimes.com/news/local/article_a207dd95-8bd0-5d8c-b5be-1adf3e0dd82e.html)

1. Ulrich, Steve (20 April 2023). ["Rep. Torren Ecker Crashes Car; Alcohol Suspected"](https://www.politicspa.com/rep-torren-ecker-crashes-car-alcohol-suspected/120482/). [PoliticsPA](/source/PoliticsPA)

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