Michael Torrissi

Michael Torrissi Jr. is an American Republican Party politician who represented the 8th Legislative district in the New Jersey General Assembly from January 11, 2022 to January 13, 2026.
Torissi graduated in 1993 from Hammonton High School.

Elected office

In February 2011, Torissi was appointed to fill the vacant Hammonton Town Council seat that had been held by James Bertino until he resigned to take a seat on the Board of County Freeholders; he served until 2012 and again from 2015 to 2020. He lost re-election to the Assembly in 2025.

District 8

Each of the 40 districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the New Jersey Senate and two members in the New Jersey General Assembly. During His time in office, Torrissi served alongside Senator Latham Tiver and Assemblyman Andrea Katz.

Electoral history