Luke Torian | |
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Member of the Virginia House of Delegates | |
Assumed office January 13, 2010 | |
Preceded by | Jeff Frederick |
Constituency | 52nd district (2010–2024) 24th district (2024–present) |
Personal details | |
Born | Roxboro,North Carolina,U.S. | May 30,1958
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Clarice Jones |
Education | Winston-Salem State University (BA) Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary Virginia Union University (M.Div.) Howard University (D.Min.) |
Website | Official website |
Luke E. Torian (born May 30,1958) is an American politician. Since 2010 he has served in the Virginia House of Delegates,representing the 24th district in the Prince William County suburbs of Washington,D.C. He is a member of the Democratic Party. [1]
In 2019,Torian introduced and passed House bills on a variety of issues,from expediting the screening process for community-based and institutional long-term care services (HB 2474) to extending the benefits of the Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program to the spouse or child of a veteran with at least a 90 percent permanent,service-related disability (HB 2685). [2]
As of May 2020 [update] ,Torian serves as Chair of the Appropriations Committee and as a member of the General Laws and Rules Committee. [3] He has previously served on the Agriculture,Chesapeake and Natural Resources Committee and the Counties,Cities and Towns Committee. [2]
Torian was born in Roxboro,North Carolina. He received a B.A. degree in political science from Winston-Salem State University in 1980. Training to become a Baptist minister,he received a master's degree in divinity in 1984 from the School of Theology at Virginia Union University,and a doctorate in ministry from the Howard University School of Divinity in 1987. [1] [4]
Torian worked for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes for eight years. He was pastor of Gilfield Baptist Church in Charles City County,Virginia 1990–1995. Since then,he has been pastor of First Mount Zion Baptist Church in Dumfries. [4]
Torian has been a community leader in Prince William County for decades. He has played a major role in Action in Community Through Service (ACTS),an organization designed to alleviate hunger,homelessness,and domestic violence in the community. He is also one of the founders of Virginians Organized for Interfaith Community Engagement (VOICE),an organization dedicated to making change on social justice issues. [5]
In February 2009,Republican Party of Virginia chair Jeff Frederick announced that he would not run for reelection to the Virginia House of Delegates. [6] Torian ran for Frederick's 52nd district seat,winning a Democratic primary with more than two-thirds of the votes cast, [7] then defeating Republican nominee Rafael Lopez. [8]
Date | Election | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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Virginia House of Delegates,52nd district | |||||
Jun 9,2009 [7] | Democratic primary | Luke E. Torian | 1,812 | 68.14 | |
Michael A. Hodge | 847 | 31.85 | |||
Nov 3,2009 [9] | General | Luke E. Torian | Democratic | 8,267 | 51.89 |
Rafael Lopez | Republican | 7,616 | 47.81 | ||
Write Ins | 46 | 0.28 | |||
Jeff Frederick retired;seat switched from Republican to Democratic | |||||
Nov 8,2011 [10] | General | Luke E. Torian | Democratic | 5,156 | 60.58 |
S. Cleveland Anderson | Republican | 3,327 | 39.09 | ||
Write Ins | 27 | 0.31 | |||
Nov 5,2013 [11] | General | Luke Torian | Democratic | 10,890 | 100.00 |
Write Ins | - | - | |||
Nov 3,2015 [12] | General | Luke Torian | Democratic | 7,688 | 100.00 |
Write Ins | - | - | |||
Nov 7,2017 [13] | General | Luke Torian | Democratic | 14,830 | 100.00 |
Write Ins | - | - |
(Note:Write Ins are not included for results after 2011.)
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