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Virginia House of Delegates
Luke Torian
House of Delegates — District 24 (Chair, House Appropriations Committee)
Democrat
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✝ God First
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🏛️ State First
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National Rank
#5,821 of 9,024 · bottom 35.5% among candidates with at least one scored answer
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Next Election
November 2, 2027
General · Seat up at next election
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Registration deadline: 2026-10-13
Early voting: 2026-09-18 – 2026-10-31
State elections office: (804) 864-8901
Voter status: Check registration
State elections site: Virginia Department of Elections
Official Profile
Religion: Christian — Baptist pastor, First Mount Zion Baptist Church, Dumfries (since 1995)
Background: VA Delegate since 2010 (HD-52 2010-2024, renumbered HD-24 since 2024); Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee. Baptist pastor. B.A. Political Science (Winston-Salem State), M.Div. (Virginia Union), D.Min. (Howard).
VA Delegate HD-24 (Prince William/Dumfries), in office since 2010; Chair of House Appropriations; Baptist pastor (First Mount Zion Baptist Church). [2026-06 RESOLUTE refinement, state tier] Despite his clergy background, a uniformly progressive HARD record with NO conservative-direction deviation. Conservative VAVoterGuide records him supporting the unrestricted abortion amendment, supporting repeal of parental consent for minor abortion, opposing born-alive protection, supporting the same-sex-marriage amendment, opposing a ban on gender-reassignment treatment for minors, opposing female-only-sports protection, and supporting keeping sexually-explicit books in schools. Endorsed by Planned Parenthood, ReproRising, and NARAL. As Appropriations Chair he authored expansionary budgets ($2.5B+ new K-12 spending); iVoterGuide rates him 'Verified Liberal,' Grade 10 (most liberal). VoteSmart shows he voted against anti-sanctuary bills (SB1156, HB1257, HB2000). Giffords-endorsed gun-safety champion who authored a school-firearms-restriction bill. His pastoral status produced no life/marriage deviation in the record.
Category Breakdown
Candidate affirms life begins at conception and personhood from conception
1 claim
Torian, listed as a supporter of Virginia's Right to Reproductive Freedom Amendment (HJR1), voted with the House Democratic majority to pass HJR1 64-34 in January 2026, advancing a constitutional guarantee of abortion as a 'fundamental right' to the November 2026 ballot. As a Democrat serving since 2010 and current House Appropriations Committee Chair, Torian has consistently aligned with the Democratic caucus in opposing restrictions on abortion access — contrary to the rubric's life-at-conception/personhood standard.
- BallotpediaCenter
- BallotpediaCenter
- Virginia Legislative Information SystemOfficial
Candidate has voted for or sponsored state legislation moving toward abortion abolition (e.g., heartbeat ban, total ban) — not merely restrictions
FALSE (0)[1]
Candidate opposes state funding for embryonic stem-cell research and supports state IVF embryo-protection laws
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes state physician-assisted suicide laws and opposes state Medicaid death-panel rationing
Not yet verified
FEC / state campaign-finance search found no abortion-industry PAC contributions for state-legislative or statewide-office campaigns (as of the cited search date)
Not yet verified
Candidate affirms marriage as exclusively the lifelong union of one man and one woman as instituted by God
FALSE (0)[1]
Candidate opposes state recognition of same-sex marriage / civil unions / domestic partnerships, and supports state non-recognition resolutions where federally permitted
FALSE (0)[1]
Candidate has voted for state legislation affirming biological sex (bathroom/locker access, sports participation, minor gender-procedure bans)
FALSE (0)[1]
Candidate supports state no-fault divorce reform and pro-marriage policy (covenant marriage option, waiting periods, etc.)
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes promotion of LGBTQ+ identity in state-funded schools, state agencies, and state corporate-partnership programs
FALSE (0)[1]
Candidate has voted for state school-choice (vouchers, ESAs, charter expansion) and supports state homeschool freedom statutes
Not yet verified
Candidate has voted for state law requiring parental notification + consent on minors' medical, mental-health, and gender interventions (incl. school counseling referrals)
FALSE (0)[1]
Candidate has voted for state law restricting CRT/SOGI/comprehensive-sex-ed/gender-ideology curricula in K-12
Not yet verified
Candidate has voted for state age-verification laws on pornographic content and state criminal penalties for sexualizing minors
FALSE (0)[1]
Candidate has voted for state RFRA-style protections for faith-based adoption + foster agencies; opposes state-mandated SS-couple placement
Not yet verified
Candidate affirms the right to publicly profess Christ in all spheres (workplace, military, public office, schools)
Not yet verified
Candidate has voted for state conscience-exemption laws (state RFRA, medical-professional carve-outs, business-owner protections)
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes state-level pronoun mandates + state 'hate speech' laws restricting Christian conviction
Not yet verified
Candidate supports state public-square Christian display protections + state legislative prayer + state Sunday-closure laws
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes state-funded promotion of non-Christian religious displays/curricula/holidays in state institutions
Not yet verified
Candidate has voted for state law protecting cash as legal tender, opposing state-level CBDC pilot programs, and protecting crypto-as-property status
Not yet verified
Candidate supports sound-money policies including gold/silver as constitutional money and audit/abolition of the Federal Reserve
N/A · out of tier
Candidate has voted for state balanced-budget compliance + opposed state borrowing for non-capital expenditures
Candidate has voted for state usury caps + state predatory-lending protections + state charitable-deduction parity
Not yet verified
Candidate has voted for state pension/treasury divestment from ESG-aligned funds (e.g., BlackRock) + state anti-monopoly enforcement against financial cartels
Not yet verified
Candidate (state SoS/legislature) has voted for state hand-count requirements / opposed electronic voting machines
Not yet verified
Candidate (state SoS/legislature) has voted for state photo voter ID + citizenship verification at registration
Not yet verified
Candidate has voted to restrict state early-voting windows + tighten state absentee qualifications to verified medical/military
Not yet verified
Candidate has voted against state mass mail-in voting expansion, against state drop-box deployment, and against legalizing ballot harvesting
Not yet verified
Candidate (state SoS/legislature) has voted to ban state acceptance of private election grants ('Zuckerbucks') + state penalties for foreign interference
Not yet verified
Candidate (state) has voted for state-funded border-security measures (e.g., TX Operation Lone Star analog, AZ wall expansion)
Not yet verified
Candidate (state) has voted for state laws requiring local cooperation with ICE deportation enforcement
Not yet verified
Candidate (state) has voted to preempt or punish sanctuary-city policies + ban state cities from declaring sanctuary status
FALSE (0)[5]
Candidate (state) has voted for state E-Verify mandate (beyond federal floor) for state employers + state-benefit eligibility verification
Not yet verified
Candidate (state) has voted to restrict foreign ownership of state farmland (e.g., China-buyer prohibitions)
Not yet verified
Candidate supports constitutional carry without permit requirements
Not yet verified
Candidate (state) has voted against state red-flag laws, mag-capacity limits, AWBs, and registries (or voted to repeal where enacted)
FALSE (0)[6]
1 claim
Torian voted with the Virginia House Democratic majority to pass HB217 (assault weapons ban) 58-34 on February 5, 2026. The sweeping gun-control package — including the assault-weapons ban signed by Governor Spanberger in May 2026 — prohibits the future sale, manufacture, and transfer of semi-automatic assault-style firearms and magazines over 15 rounds. Torian, a senior House Democrat and Appropriations Committee Chair since 2010, aligned with his caucus in support of these restrictions, contrary to the rubric's anti-AWB standard.
- Virginia MercuryLean Left
- Virginia MercuryLean Left
- BallotpediaCenter
Candidate (state) has voted for state constitutional-carry statute
Not yet verified
Candidate (state) has voted against state universal-background-check schemes
Not yet verified
Candidate (state) has voted to enact / strengthen state Castle Doctrine + stand-your-ground statute
Not yet verified
Candidate has publicly backed law enforcement and opposed defunding/dismantling police
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes cashless-bail, soft-on-crime, and rogue-prosecutor (e.g. Soros-DA) policy
Not yet verified
Candidate supports victim restitution and proportional punishment of evildoers
Not yet verified
Candidate refuses to treat violent crime as a "public health" excuse to avoid punishment
Not yet verified
Candidate affirms the magistrate's God-ordained duty to bear the sword (Rom. 13:4)
Not yet verified
Official has voted for or sponsored 10th-Amendment nullification or anti-commandeering measures
Not yet verified
Official has declined unconstitutional federal mandates or federal strings on the state
Not yet verified
Official has resisted federal overreach on guns, life, education, or religious liberty
Not yet verified
Official affirms state sovereignty against unconstitutional federal action
Not yet verified
Official has opposed federal capture of state elections, data, or land
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Vote Smart — Voting RecordReference
reportcard.familyfoundation.org/Right Advocacy
www.vcdl.org/Right Advocacy
reportcard.familyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2...Right Advocacy
freedomindex.us/va/Right Advocacy
Ballotpedia ProfileCenter
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luke_TorianEncyclopedia
Vote Smart — Voting RecordReference
www.vavoterguide.com/candidate/luke-torian/Unclassified
Vote Smart — Voting RecordReference
giffords.org/candidates/luke-torian/Unclassified
reprorisingva.org/team/delegate-luke-torian/Left Advocacy
ivoterguide.com/candidate/697/race/6520/election/711Right Advocacy
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References & footnotes
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- [1]Supports the unrestricted abortion constitutional amendment and opposes born-alive infant protection (VAVoterGuide); endorsed by Planned Parenthood, ReproRising, and NARAL. Unclassified
Supports the unrestricted abortion constitutional amendment and opposes born-alive infant protection (VAVoterGuide); endorsed by Planned Parenthood, ReproRising, and NARAL.
- [2]Supports the unrestricted abortion constitutional amendment and opposes born-alive infant protection (VAVoterGuide); endorsed by Planned Parenthood, ReproRising, and NARAL. Left Advocacy
Supports the unrestricted abortion constitutional amendment and opposes born-alive infant protection (VAVoterGuide); endorsed by Planned Parenthood, ReproRising, and NARAL.
- [3]As Appropriations Chair authored expansionary budgets ($2.5B+ new K-12 spending, raises); iVoterGuide 'Verified Liberal,' Grade 10 (most liberal) — expansionary fiscal posture. Lean Left
As Appropriations Chair authored expansionary budgets ($2.5B+ new K-12 spending, raises); iVoterGuide 'Verified Liberal,' Grade 10 (most liberal) — expansionary fiscal posture.
- [4]As Appropriations Chair authored expansionary budgets ($2.5B+ new K-12 spending, raises); iVoterGuide 'Verified Liberal,' Grade 10 (most liberal) — expansionary fiscal posture. Right Advocacy
As Appropriations Chair authored expansionary budgets ($2.5B+ new K-12 spending, raises); iVoterGuide 'Verified Liberal,' Grade 10 (most liberal) — expansionary fiscal posture.
- [5]Voted against anti-sanctuary bills SB1156, HB1257, HB2000, and against HB2270 (local police notifying federal authorities) — opposes sanctuary preemption. Reference
Voted against anti-sanctuary bills SB1156, HB1257, HB2000, and against HB2270 (local police notifying federal authorities) — opposes sanctuary preemption.
- [6]Giffords-endorsed gun-safety champion; authored a school-firearms-restriction bill and funded violence-intervention programs. Unclassified
Giffords-endorsed gun-safety champion; authored a school-firearms-restriction bill and funded violence-intervention programs.
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