John Torbett  John A. Torbett (born May 21, 1956) is a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly. He represents the 108th district. On March 3, 2017, Torbett filed a bill H249 entitled Economic Terrorism which would make the civil protest method of Boycott a felony and entitle the target to recover $50,000 or triple damages, whichever is greater. In 2018, Torbett was listed as a Champion of the Family in the 'NC Values Coalition Scorecard'.