John Alan Torbett (born May 21, 1956) is a Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives.

He has been re-elected to the seat which covers northeastern Gaston County a total of 5 times, most recently in 2020.

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.

[3] In October 2020, Representative Torbett was the target of an ethics complaint and was accused of embezzling money related to financial reimbursements.

Accusations centered on the financial implications for over $85,000 in housing and travel expenses that Torbett had submitted since 2017.