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Luke Torian
DEMOCRAT
Luke Torian is running for Virginia State Delegate, District 24.
Personal background
Luke is originally from Roxboro, North Carolina. He has a bachelor's degree in political science from Winston-Salem State University, a master's degree in divinity from Virginia Union University, and a PhD in ministry from Howard University. He lives with his wife and daughter in Woodbridge. They attend First Mount Zion Baptist Church.
Professional background
Luke is a pastor and minister at First Mount Zion Baptist Church.
Political background
Luke Torian is currently a the state delegate representing District 52. He was first elected in 2009 and has been in office for seven terms.
Energy & the Environment
As a state delegate, voted for a bill that will lower energy bills for Virginian’s by $6-$7 per month by changing the way Virginia’s monopoly energy provider, Dominion Energy, can set prices.
As a state delegate, voted against a bill that would have banned Virginia’s government from banning or restricting the use of natural gas.
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Economy
Opposes "right-to-work" laws, which prevent workers from having to join a union or pay union dues.
Supports raising the state minimum wage.
As a state delegate, voted for a bill that lowered taxes on groceries from 2.5% to 1%, except for alcohol, tobacco, and prepared hot foods. Diapers and feminine hygiene products were included in the tax decrease.
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Healthcare
Supports Medicaid expansion, which provides health insurance for low-income, elderly, and disabled Virginians.
As a state delegate, voted against a bill that would have let patients sue hospitals that weren’t transparent about their prices for services.
As a state delegate, voted for a bill that prevents pharmacists from refusing to fill prescriptions because they were prescribed via telemedicine.
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Education
Wants to make sure that there is clean air in public schools.
As a state delegate, voted against a bill that would have required school principals to tell parents if their child tells a school employee that they don’t identify with their gender assigned at birth or asks to be identified by another gender.
As a state delegate, voted for a bill that lets companies be sued for publishing or distributing online content that is “harmful to minors” without checking the age of the internet users accessing the content.
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Public Safety
As a state delegate, voted for a bill that gives people $300 off their taxes if they buy a gun safe or lock box. The credit expires in 2027.
As a state delegate, voted against a bill that would have let drug dealers be charged with murder if one of their customers dies of a drug overdose. The punishment would have been 5-40 years in prison.
As a state delegate, sponsored the Community Policing Act, which prohibits police from engaging in bias-based profiling and requires officers to collect and report data on motor vehicle or investigatory stops.
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