Luke Torian

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.

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).

, Torian serves as chair of the Appropriations Committee and also chairs General Laws and Rules subcommittees. He has previously served on the Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Committee and the Counties, Cities and Towns Committee.

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.

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. Torian ran for Frederick's 52nd district seat, winning a Democratic primary with more than two-thirds of the votes cast,

Date Election Candidate Party Votes % Virginia House of Delegates, 52nd district June 9, 2009 Democratic primary Luke E. Torian 1,812 68.14 Michael A. Hodge 847 31.85 November 3, 2009 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 November 8, 2011 General Luke E. Torian Democratic 5,156 60.58 S. Cleveland Anderson Republican 3,327 39.09 Write Ins 27 0.31 November 5, 2013 General Luke Torian Democratic 10,890 100.00 Write Ins - - November 3, 2015 General Luke Torian Democratic 7,688 100.00 Write Ins - - November 7, 2017 General Luke Torian Democratic 14,830 100.00 Write Ins - -

(Note: Write Ins are not included for results after 2011.)

Political Activity Since first being elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 2009, Torian has received campaign contributions from a wide range of regulated industries and special interest groups, including the gambling, alcohol, and tobacco industries. Campaign finance records show that Torian has received more than $1.65 million in contributions from Dominion Energy, Virginia’s energy monopoly, and more than $30,000 from Appalachian Power. As chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, Torian plays a significant role in shaping legislation and budgetary decisions affecting Virginia's regulated utilities.

Torian has also received substantial financial support from interests associated with Virginia's growing data center industry, including technology companies, industry lobbyists, and labor organizations connected to data center development. During a 2026 debate regarding Virginia's data center tax abatement program—an incentive estimated to reduce state tax revenues by approximately $1.9 billion—Torian stated, "The industry will work it out themselves. Their share is going to be the number that they come back with to us, that we feel comfortable agreeing with." Campaign finance records indicate that Torian has received more than $250,000 in contributions from entities connected to the data center industry.