Luke Torian
{{short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Luke Torian
|image = Del. Luke Torian.jpg
| office = Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
| constituency = 52nd district (2010–2024)
24th district (2024–present)
|term_start = January 13, 2010
|term_end =
|predecessor = Jeff Frederick
|successor =
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1958|5|30}}
|birth_place = Roxboro, North Carolina, U.S.
|death_date =
|death_place =
|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 = {{URL|delegatetorian.com|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.{{cite web | title = Bio for Luke E. Torian | publisher = Virginia House of Delegates | url = http://dela.state.va.us/dela/MemBios.nsf/a7b082ef6ed01eac85256c0d00515644/6e30f3afea04b52385257b64004568cd?OpenDocument | accessdate=2013-06-07}}
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).{{cite web |url=https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe |title=LIS Virginia |accessdate=October 31, 2019}}
{{As of|2020|May}}, Torian serves as Chair of the Appropriations Committee and as a member of the General Laws and Rules Committee.{{Cite web|title=Virginia House of Delegates Member Listings|url=https://virginiageneralassembly.gov/house/members/members.php?id=H0227|website=virginiageneralassembly.gov|access-date=2020-05-27}} He has previously served on the Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Committee and the Counties, Cities and Towns Committee.
Early life and education
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.{{cite web | title = Pastor | publisher = First Mount Zion Baptist Church | url = http://www.fmzbc.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=76&Itemid=468 | accessdate = 2013-06-07}}
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.
Community involvement
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.{{cite news |url=http://www.delegatetorian.com/?page_id=2 |title=About Luke Torian |work=Delegate Luke Torian |accessdate=October 31, 2019}}
Electoral history
In February 2009, Republican Party of Virginia chair Jeff Frederick announced that he would not run for reelection to the Virginia House of Delegates.{{cite news | author = Iovino, Jim | title = Va. GOP Chair Out ... Wife May Be In?
| publisher = NBC | url = http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Va-GOP-Chair-Out--Wife-May-Be-In.html | date = 2009-02-13 | accessdate = 2013-06-07}} Torian ran for Frederick's 52nd district seat, winning a Democratic primary with more than two-thirds of the votes cast, then defeating Republican nominee Rafael Lopez.{{Cite web | url = http://www.wtop.com/?nid=605 | title = 2009 Election Results | publisher = WTOP | accessdate=2010-01-27 | date=2009-12-20}}
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| Date | Election | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| colspan="6" | Virginia House of Delegates, 52nd district | |||||
| rowspan="2" | Jun 9, 2009{{cite web|title=2009 June Democratic Primary Official Results |publisher=Virginia State Board of Elections |url=https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DATA/2009/B19D959E-A4DD-4C27-BC08-30C8F2FF2F92/Official/8_s.shtml |accessdate=2013-06-07 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120612200542/https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DATA/2009/B19D959E-A4DD-4C27-BC08-30C8F2FF2F92/Official/8_s.shtml |archivedate=2012-06-12 }}
| rowspan="2" align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic primary | colspan="2" | Luke E. Torian | align="right" | 1,812 | align="right" | 68.14 | |||||
| colspan="2" | Michael A. Hodge
| align="right" | 847 | align="right" | 31.85 | |||||
| rowspan="4" | Nov 3, 2009{{cite web|title=November 2009 General Election Official Results |publisher=Virginia State Board of Elections |url=https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DATA/2009/37C2EDEB-FACB-44C1-AF70-05FB616DCD62/Official/8_p3_s.shtml |accessdate=2013-06-07 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103045820/https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DATA/2009/37C2EDEB-FACB-44C1-AF70-05FB616DCD62/Official/8_p3_s.shtml |archivedate=2014-01-03 }}
| rowspan="4" align="center" | General | Luke E. Torian | {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | align="right" | 8,267 | align="right" | 51.89 | |||||
| Rafael Lopez
| {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican | align="right" | 7,616 | align="right" | 47.81 | |||||
| colspan="2" | Write Ins
| align="right" | 46 | align="right" | 0.28 | |||||
| colspan="4" style="background:Beige" | Jeff Frederick retired; seat switched from Republican to Democratic | |||||
| rowspan="3" | Nov 8, 2011{{cite web|title=November 2011 General Election Official Results |publisher=Virginia State Board of Elections |url=https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DATA/2011/EB178FD6-875D-4B0D-A295-900A0482F523/Official/8_p3_s.shtml |accessdate=2013-06-07 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103073400/https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DATA/2011/EB178FD6-875D-4B0D-A295-900A0482F523/Official/8_p3_s.shtml |archivedate=2014-01-03 }}
| rowspan="3" align="center" | General | Luke E. Torian | {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | align="right" | 5,156 | align="right" | 60.58 | |||||
| S. Cleveland Anderson
| {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican | align="right" | 3,327 | align="right" | 39.09 | |||||
| colspan="2" | Write Ins
| align="right" | 27 | align="right" | 0.31 | |||||
| rowspan="2" | Nov 5, 2013[https://ballotpedia.org/Virginia_House_of_Delegates_elections,_2013 Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2013]. Ballotpedia.
| rowspan="2" align="center" | General | Luke Torian | {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | align="right" | 10,890 | align="right" | 100.00 | |||||
| colspan="2" | Write Ins
| align="right" | - | align="right" | - | |||||
| rowspan="2" | Nov 3, 2015[https://ballotpedia.org/Virginia_House_of_Delegates_elections,_2015 Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2015]. Ballotpedia.
| rowspan="2" align="center" | General | Luke Torian | {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | align="right" | 7,688 | align="right" | 100.00 | |||||
| colspan="2" | Write Ins
| align="right" | - | align="right" | - | |||||
| rowspan="2" | Nov 7, 2017[https://ballotpedia.org/Virginia_House_of_Delegates_elections,_2017 Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2017]. Ballotpedia.
| rowspan="2" align="center" | General | Luke Torian | {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | align="right" | 14,830 | align="right" | 100.00 | |||||
| colspan="2" | Write Ins
| align="right" | - | align="right" | - |
(Note: Write Ins are not included for results after 2011.)
References
External links
- {{cite web | title = Luke Torian | publisher = Virginia Public Access Project | url = http://www.vpap.org/candidates/profile/home/161769}} (campaign finance)
- {{cite web | title = Delegate Luke Torian (D-Woodbridge) | publisher = Richmond Sunlight | url = http://www.richmondsunlight.com/legislator/letorian/}}
- {{cite web|title=Election Results |publisher=Virginia State Board of Elections |url=http://sbe.virginia.gov/ElectionResults.html |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130429112846/http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/ElectionResults.html |archivedate=2013-04-29 }}
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