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'{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2019}} {{Infobox officeholder |name = Elaine Luria |image = Elaine Luria, Official Portrait, 116th Congress.jpg |state = [[Virginia]] |district = {{ushr|VA|2|2nd}} |term_start = January 3, 2019 |term_end = |predecessor = [[Scott Taylor (politician)|Scott Taylor]] |successor = |birth_name = Elaine Goodman Luria |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|8|15}} |birth_place = [[Birmingham, Alabama]], U.S. |death_date = |death_place = |party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |education = [[United States Naval Academy]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]])<br/>[[Old Dominion University]] ([[Master of Science|MS]]) |children = 3 |spouse = Robert Blondin |website = {{url|luria.house.gov|House website}} |allegiance = {{flag|United States}} |branch = {{flag|United States Navy}} |rank = [[File:US-O5 insignia.svg|15px]] [[Commander (United States)|Commander]] |serviceyears = 1997–2017 }} '''Elaine Goodman Luria''' (born August 15, 1975) is an American politician, [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] veteran, and member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] who is the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] for {{ushr|VA|2}}. The district includes most of the heart of [[Hampton Roads]], including all of [[Virginia Beach]] and [[Williamsburg, Virginia|Williamsburg]] and large portions of [[Norfolk, Virginia|Norfolk]] and [[Hampton, Virginia|Hampton]], as well as the [[Eastern Shore of Virginia|Eastern Shore]]. Prior to being elected to Congress, Luria served as a [[United States Navy]] officer for 20 years, spending the majority of her career deployed on [[List of United States Navy ships|navy ships]] and reaching the rank of [[Commander (United States)|Commander]]. ==Early life and education== Luria was born in [[Birmingham, Alabama]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://awpc.cattcenter.iastate.edu/directory/elaine-luria/ |title=Elaine Luria |work=Archives of Women's Political Communication |date= |accessdate=December 13, 2018}}</ref><ref name=another-way>{{cite web |url=http://www.sjlmag.com/2018/03/another-way-to-serve-after-20-years-in.html |title=Another way to serve: After 20 years in Navy, Elaine Luria running for Congress |work=Southern Jewish Life |date=March 7, 2018 |accessdate=October 17, 2018}}</ref> Her mother Michelle's family immigrated to [[Jasper, Alabama]], in 1906.<ref name=thefwd1>{{cite web |url=https://forward.com/news/411060/navy-vet-represents-fresh-wave-of-jewish-women-running-for-congress/ |title=Navy Vet Represents Wave Of Female Jewish Candidates |first=Ben |last=Fractenberg |date=October 3, 2018 |work=[[The Forward]]}}</ref><ref name=elaineforcongress2>{{cite web |url=https://elaineforcongress.com/2018/03/07/another-way-to-serve-after-20-years-in-navy-elaine-luria-running-for-congress/ |title=Another way to serve: After 20 years in Navy, Elaine Luria running for Congress |work=Elaine for Congress |date=March 7, 2018 |accessdate=February 16, 2019 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181017164810/https://elaineforcongress.com/2018/03/07/another-way-to-serve-after-20-years-in-navy-elaine-luria-running-for-congress/ |archive-date=2018-10-17}}</ref> The family worked selling goods to coal miners in [[Walker County, Alabama]].<ref name=thefwd1 /> Her great-grandfather helped found a [[Reform Judaism|Reform Jewish]] congregation in Jasper, and the family in time joined [[Temple Emanu-El (Birmingham, Alabama)|Temple Emanu-El]] in Birmingham, where Luria was raised.<ref name=thefwd1 /> Her mother and grandmother were very active in the [[National Council of Jewish Women]] (of which her mother was President), [[Hadassah]], the Temple Emanu-El Sisterhood, and the Birmingham Jewish Federation.<ref name=thefwd1 /> Luria is active in Ohef Sholom in Norfolk.<ref name=elaineforcongress2 /> Both of her grandfathers served in the Navy.<ref name=elaineforcongress2 /> She graduated from metropolitan Birmingham's [[Indian Springs School]] in 1993.<ref name=another-way/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2018/11/mountain-brook-native-elaine-luria-wins-virginia-congressional-seat.html |author=The Washington Post |title=Mountain Brook native Elaine Luria wins Virginia Congressional seat |work=[[Al.com]] |date=November 7, 2018 |accessdate=November 7, 2018}}</ref> Luria then graduated from the [[United States Naval Academy]] in 1997, with a degree in physics and history, and a minor in French.<ref name=elaineforcongress2 /> In 2000, she attended the [[Nuclear Power School|United States Naval Nuclear Power School]] in [[Goose Creek, South Carolina]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/elaine-luria |title=Elaine Luria; (1975 - ) |work=Jewish Virtual Library}}</ref> While in the U.S. Navy and stationed aboard the flagship {{USS|Blue Ridge|LCC-19|6}}, Luria earned a master's degree in [[engineering management]] from [[Old Dominion University]] in 2004.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.odu.edu/news/2018/11/odu_alum_wins_seat_i#.XEA26FxKjmY |title=ODU Graduate Elaine Luria Wins Tight Election for Seat in U.S. Congress |work=Old Dominion University |first=Harry |last=Minium |date=November 7, 2018 |accessdate=February 16, 2019}}</ref> ==Military service== Luria served as a [[United States Navy]] officer for 20 years, operating [[nuclear reactor]]s as an engineer,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Brueck |first1=Hilary |last2=Kotecki |first2=Peter |title=The US just elected 9 new scientists to Congress, including an ocean expert, a nurse, and a biochemist. Here's the full list. |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/2018-midterms-8-new-scientists-elected-to-house-senate-2018-11#elaine-luria-a-nuclear-engineer-won-her-house-seat-in-virginia-becoming-the-first-democrat-since-2008-to-represent-the-2nd-district-5 |website=Business Insider |accessdate=November 9, 2018}}</ref> reaching the rank of [[Commander (United States)|commander]]. She was the first female American sailor to spend her entire career on [[combat ship]]s.<ref>{{cite news |last=Winer |first=Stuart |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/meet-the-jewish-military-veterans-running-for-congress/ |title=Meet the Jewish military veterans running for Congress |newspaper=The Times of Israel |date=November 3, 2018 |accessdate=February 16, 2019}}</ref> She served first aboard {{USS|O'Brien|DD-975|6}}, a forward deployed [[destroyer]] that was sent to the Middle East.<ref name=elaineforcongress2 /> Luria was in charge of [[Tomahawk (missile)|Tomahawk strike missile]]s, and managed a division of 15 people.<ref name=elaineforcongress2 /> She then became Reactor Controls Division Officer on {{USS|Harry S. Truman}}, an [[aircraft carrier]], deploying again to the Middle East.<ref name=elaineforcongress2 /> Luria then as a [[Lieutenant (navy)|lieutenant]] became Flag Aide to the commander of the [[U.S. Seventh Fleet]].<ref name=elaineforcongress2 /> She was then deployed on {{USS|Mason|DDG-87|6}}, a destroyer, and {{USS|Enterprise|CVN-65|6}}, a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, and then was an executive officer of the [[guided missile cruiser]] {{USS|Anzio|CG-68|6}}.<ref name=elaineforcongress2 /> She became maintenance coordinator of the [[United States Atlantic Fleet]], overseeing {{USS|Dwight D. Eisenhower}}, another nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.<ref name=elaineforcongress2 /> She then commanded [[Assault Craft Unit TWO]], a combat-ready unit of 400 sailors, from 2014 until her retirement in 2017.<ref name=mermaid/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://elaineforcongress.com/meetelaine/ |title=Meet Elaine |work=Elaine for Congress |date=June 1, 2017 |accessdate=February 16, 2019}}</ref> (She held a [[Passover]] [[seder]] on an aircraft carrier shortly after [[9/11]]).<ref name="Navy Vet Represents Fresh Wave Of Jewish Women Running For Congress">{{Cite web |url=https://forward.com/news/411060/navy-vet-represents-fresh-wave-of-jewish-women-running-for-congress/ |title=Navy Vet Represents Fresh Wave Of Jewish Women Running For Congress |last=Frackenberg |first=Ben |date=2018-10-03 |website=The Forward |access-date=2019-11-13}}</ref> Luria's service was the longest active-duty tenure of any current members of the House Democratic Caucus.<ref name="COLA" /> ==United States House of Representatives== ===Elections=== ====2018 election==== {{main|2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia#District 2}} In the [[United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 2018|2018 elections]], Luria ran for the [[United States House of Representatives]] in {{ushr|VA|2}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://pilotonline.com/news/government/politics/local/article_bb3a8c7b-e8ba-5b5c-8e65-1730b27837cf.html |title=Mermaid Factory owner, retired Navy officer to take on Rep. Scott Taylor in election |work=[[The Virginian-Pilot]] |date=January 8, 2018 |accessdate=October 17, 2018}}</ref> In the June 10 Democratic primary, Luria received 62% of the vote, defeating Karen Mallard, who received 38%.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wboc.com/story/38270509/in-us-house-race-former-navy-commander-targets-former-seal |title=In US House Race, Former Navy Commander Targets Former SEAL |work=WBOC-TV |date=May 24, 2018 |accessdate=October 17, 2018}}</ref> In the November 6, 2018 election, she defeated [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] incumbent [[Scott Taylor (politician)|Scott Taylor]], winning 51% of the vote.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/415348-dem-elaine-luria-defeats-gops-scott-taylor-in-virginia |title=Dem Elaine Luria defeats GOP's Scott Taylor in Virginia |newspaper=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]] |date=November 6, 2018 |accessdate=December 13, 2018}}</ref> Luria carried six of the district's nine county-level jurisdictions, including all but one of the district's five independent cities. She also carried Taylor's hometown of Virginia Beach.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cnn.com/election/2018/results/virginia/house |title=Virginia House results from 2018 |work=CNN |accessdate=February 16, 2019}}</ref> ====2020 election==== {{main|2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia#District 2}} Luria is running for reelection in the [[United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 2020|2020 elections]]. ==Tenure== Luria was sworn in on January 3, 2019.<ref name=autogenerated3>{{cite news |url=https://www.dailypress.com/news/virginia/dp-nws-elaine-luria-swearing-in-116th-congress-20181228-story.html |title=Virginia's Elaine Luria sworn in as Democrats take over House |newspaper=Daily Press |first1=Marie |last1=Albiges |date=January 3, 2019 |accessdate=February 16, 2019}}</ref> She was one of 102 female members elected to the [[United States House of Representatives]] in [[2018 United States House of Representatives elections|2018]], a record number.<ref name=autogenerated3 /> Among them were two other female veterans, fellow naval officer [[Mikie Sherrill]] and Air Force officer [[Chrissy Houlahan]]. ===Domestic policy=== While [[United States federal government shutdown of 2018–2019|the federal government was in a partial shutdown]], Luria asked for her salary to be withheld until federal workers were paid in January 2019.<ref name=autogenerated3 /> She participated in a bipartisan group of Representatives seeking to broker a compromise to end the shutdown.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/rep-luria-virginia-democrat-urges-pelosi-to-offer-trump-a-vote-on-border-security-funding/2019/01/23/ea9a19b6-1f14-11e9-9145-3f74070bbdb9_story.html |first=Jenna |last=Portnoy |title=Rep. Luria, Virginia Democrat, urges Pelosi to offer Trump a vote on border security funding |work=The Washington Post |date=January 23, 2019 |accessdate=February 17, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/22/house-democrats-pelosi-shutdown-1118986 |first1=Burgess |last1=Everett |first2=Rachael |last2=Bade |title=Congress agitates to end relentless shutdown |work=Politico |date=January 22, 2019 |accessdate=February 17, 2019}}</ref> In February 2019, Luria introduced the Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2019, which increased the [[cost of living]] adjustments (COLAs) made to veterans.<ref name="COLALaw">{{cite web |url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1200 |title=Summary: H.R.1200 - Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2019 |date=February 13, 2019 |accessdate=April 13, 2020 |work=United States Congress}}</ref> It garnered bipartisan support and passed in September 2019.<ref name="COLA">{{cite news|url=https://wtkr.com/2019/10/01/rep-lurias-bipartisan-bill-becomes-law-after-being-signed-by-president-trump/ |title=Rep. Luria’s bipartisan bill becomes law after being signed by President Trump |date=October 1, 2019 |accessdate=April 13, 2020 |first=Nick |last=Boykin |work=WTKR}}</ref> ===Foreign policy=== In October 2019, Luria partook in a bipartisan congressional delegation to [[Afghanistan]], [[Jordan]], and [[Qatar]]. The delegation visited American active-duty military personnel and diplomats posted there as well as the aforementioned countries' leadership.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://augustafreepress.com/elaine-luria-participates-in-bipartisan-delegation-to-afghanistan-jordan-qatar/ |newspaper=Augusta Free Press |title=Elaine Luria participates in bipartisan delegation to Afghanistan, Jordan, Qatar |date=October 22, 2019|accessdate=April 13, 2020}}</ref> ===Immigration=== In October 2019, Luria co-sponsored the NO BAN Act,<ref name="NOBANsign">{{cite web |url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2214/cosponsors |title=Cosponsors: H.R.2214 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)|date=April 10, 2020 |accessdate=April 13, 2020 |work=United States Congress}}</ref> introduced by progressive Democrat [[Judy Chu]] ([[California's 27th congressional district|CA–27th]]), which seeks to limit the president's authority to control external migration.<ref name="NOBAN">{{cite web |url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2214 |title=Summary: H.R.2214 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)|date=April 10, 2020 |accessdate=April 13, 2020 |work=United States Congress}}</ref> The president currently has unilateral authority to limit external travel—specifically, [[Executive (government)|executive]] control pertains to [[Alien (law)|Alien]]s—not American [[citizenship of the United States|citizens]] or [[National of the United States|nationals]]—entering the United States; Chu's legislation would allow Congress to decide whether the [[United States Department of State|Department of State]] (DOS) and [[United States Department of Homeland Security|Department of Homeland Security]] (DHS), under the president's superintendence, meet the proposed NO BAN Act's established rationale for border closure.<ref name="NOBAN"/> It mandates that border closures—initiated through the president's direction under the DOS and DHS operational structure—must adhere to more liberalized standards: "Only issue a restriction when required to address a compelling government interest, and narrowly tailor the suspension to use the least restrictive means to achieve such an interest."<ref name="NOBAN"/> The NO BAN Act stipulates that Congress must concur with the [[Federal government of the United States|administration]]'s rationale, or the established restriction becomes void.<ref name="NOBAN"/> The administration must report to Congress about the imposed restriction within 48 hours of its imposition under the proposed law.<ref name="NOBAN"/> It also provides judicial recourse for "individuals or entities"—primarily, aimed at Aliens as well as aligned advocacy groups present in the United States—to sue for damages imposed by the administration's travel restrictions.<ref name="NOBAN"/> According to an [[editorial]] in the ''[[Washington Examiner]]'', Democrats continued their push for more liberalized immigration statutes while the administration was imposing travel restrictions—during the [[2019–20 coronavirus pandemic|coronavirus pandemic]]—on China and Europe to stem the virus' spread into the United States.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/apr/1/editorial-coronavirus-goes-does-partisan-squabblin/ |newspaper=Washington Examiner |title=EDITORIAL: The coronavirus goes on, as does partisan squabbling |date=April 1, 2020|accessdate=April 13, 2020}}</ref> In March 2020, progressive Democrat [[Jared Huffman]] ([[California's 2nd congressional district|CA–2nd]]), a co-sponsor and leading proponent of the NO BAN Act, was focused on passing it to circumvent Donald Trump's [[Executive Order 13780]], which limits external migration from 13 countries.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2020/04/09/congress-freethought-caucus-science/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |title=During coronavirus crisis, Congress’s first caucus for nonreligious belief seeks a larger role in promoting science |first=Julie |last=Zauzmer |date=April 9, 2020|accessdate=April 13, 2020 }}</ref> ===Committee assignments=== *'''[[United States House Committee on Armed Services|Committee on Armed Services]]'''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://luria.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswoman-elaine-luria-secures-seat-house-armed-services-committee |title=Congresswoman Elaine Luria Secures Seat on House Armed Services Committee |work=Congresswoman Elaine Luria |date=January 15, 2019 |accessdate=February 16, 2019}}</ref> **[[United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces|Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces]], (Vice-Chair)<ref name="house1">{{cite web |url=https://luria.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswoman-elaine-luria-appointed-two-subcommittees-house-armed-services |title=Congresswoman Elaine Luria Appointed to Two Subcommittees on House Armed Services Committee |work=Congresswoman Elaine Luria |date=January 28, 2019 |accessdate=February 16, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://luria.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswoman-elaine-luria-serve-vice-chair-seapower-and-projection-forces |title=Congresswoman Elaine Luria to Serve as Vice Chair of Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee |work=Congresswoman Elaine Luria |date=February 1, 2019 |accessdate=February 16, 2019}}</ref> **[[United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel|Subcommittee on Military Personnel]]<ref name="house1"/> *'''[[United States House Committee on Veterans' Affairs|Committee on Veterans' Affairs]]'''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://luria.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswoman-elaine-luria-joins-house-committee-veterans-affairs |title=Congresswoman Elaine Luria Joins House Committee on Veterans' Affairs |work=Congresswoman Elaine Luria |date=January 17, 2019 |accessdate=February 16, 2019}}</ref> **[[United States House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs|Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs]], (Chair)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://luria.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswoman-elaine-luria-lead-veterans-subcommittee |title=Congresswoman Elaine Luria to Lead Veterans' Subcommittee |work=Congresswoman Elaine Luria |date=January 31, 2019 |accessdate=February 16, 2019}}</ref> **[[United States House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity|Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity]] === Caucus memberships === * '''[[New Democrat Coalition]]''' ==Political positions== Luria is considered part of a group of "security Democrats" who called for an [[Efforts to impeach Donald Trump|impeachment inquiry on Donald Trump]] in a public op-ed on September 23, 2019.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-political-scene/how-the-security-democrats-flipped-on-impeachment |title=How the Security Democrats Came Around to Impeachment |first=Benjamin |last=Wallace-Wells |date=2019-09-28 |magazine=The New Yorker}}</ref> In a town hall meeting, Luria stated she believed President Trump had "enlist[ed] the help of a foreign leader to influence and malign a potential political opponent to affect the outcome of our next election all under guise of trying to fight corruption."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/the-story-of-a-virginia-swing-district-town-hall-from-cheers-to-jeers/2019/10/04/3d5441e6-e485-11e9-a331-2df12d56a80b_story.html |title=The story of a Virginia swing district town hall: From cheers to jeers |first=Jenna |last=Portnoy |date=October 4, 2019 |newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref> Luria favors universal background checks on gun buyers.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.dailypress.com/government/nation/dp-nw-luria-yorktown-20191001-fllrlxfjxbg2jbk2rfjjh3gvni-story.html |title=Elaine Luria visits Yorktown, saying nary a word about impeachment — but showing off her push-up skills |date=October 1, 2019 |newspaper=Daily Press}}</ref> Luria opposes efforts to repeal or dismantle the [[Affordable Care Act]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://luria.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswoman-elaine-luria-opposes-efforts-remove-protections-virginians-pre |title=Congresswoman Elaine Luria Opposes Efforts to Remove Protections from Virginians with Pre-Existing Conditions |date=July 9, 2019 |work=Representative Elaine Luria}}</ref> Luria accepts the [[scientific consensus on climate change]]. She is concerned that climate change impacts are harming military readiness and increasing global instability. She also believes attempts by the Trump administration to discredit military experts on the impact of climate change are undermining US national security. Luria supports 100% renewable energy production and has cosponsored the "Climate Action Now Act".{{cquote|There is no doubt climate change is a national security threat. In Coastal Virginia, for example, a heavy rain and a high tide prevents tens of thousands of sailors from accessing [[Naval Station Norfolk]].}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Citing Threats to National Security, Representative Elaine Luria, Va.-2, Takes Climate Change Head On |date=May 3, 2019 |first=Dan |last=McCue |work=[[The WELL]] |url=https://www.thewellnews.com/citing-threats-to-national-security-representative-elaine-luria-va-2-takes-climate-change-head-on/}}</ref> ==Electoral history== {{Election box begin no change | title = Democratic primary results<ref>{{cite web |url=https://results.elections.virginia.gov/vaelections/2018%20June%20Democratic%20Primary/Site/Congress.html |title=2018 June Democratic Primary |website=Virginia Department of Elections |accessdate=June 28, 2018}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | candidate = Elaine Luria | party = Democratic Party (United States) | votes = 17,552 | percentage = 62.33 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Karen Mallard | party = Democratic Party (United States) | votes = 10,610 | percentage = 37.67 }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 28,162 | percentage = 100.0 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin no change | title = Virginia's 2nd congressional district, 2018<ref name="VA-RESULTS">{{cite web |title=Official Results: 2018 November General Election |work=Virginia Department of Elections |date=November 9, 2018 |url=https://results.elections.virginia.gov/vaelections/2018%20November%20General/Site/Congress.html |accessdate=November 11, 2018}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | candidate =[[Elaine Luria]] | party = Democratic Party (United States) | votes = 139,571 | percentage = 51.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = [[Scott Taylor (politician)|Scott Taylor]] (incumbent) | party = Republican Party (United States) | votes = 133,458 | percentage = 48.8 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = n/a |candidate = Write-ins | votes = 371 | percentage = 0.1 }} {{Election box total no change | votes =273,400 | percentage = 100.0 }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing |winner = Democratic Party (United States) |loser = Republican Party (United States) }} {{Election box end}} ==Personal life== Luria's husband, Robert Blondin, is also a retired Navy commander and spent 27 years in the service.<ref name=mermaid>{{cite web |url=http://www.jewishnewsva.org/for-elaine-luria-its-ships-to-mermaids/ |title=For Elaine Luria, it's ships to mermaids |work=Jewish News |date=April 28, 2017 |accessdate=October 17, 2018}}</ref> Luria has two stepchildren as well as a daughter born in 2009.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bartel |first1=Bill |title=Elaine Luria and Scott Taylor are locked in a close race. Here's where they stand on key issues. |url=https://www.pilotonline.com/government/local/article_d5d33534-dd3e-11e8-aa93-2ff426926a57.html |accessdate=24 September 2019 |newspaper=The Virginian-Pilot |date=November 3, 2018}}</ref> ==See also== * [[Women in the United States House of Representatives]] * [[List of Jewish members of the United States Congress]] ==References== {{reflist|30em}} ==External links== * [https://luria.house.gov/ Congresswoman Elaine Luria] official House website * [https://elaineforcongress.com/ Campaign website] {{CongLinks|fec=H8VA02111|votesmart=179677|congbio=L000591|congress=elaine-luria/L000591}} *{{C-SPAN|Elaine Luria}} {{s-start}} {{s-par|us-hs}} {{s-bef|before=[[Scott Taylor (politician)|Scott Taylor]]}} {{s-ttl|title=Member of the [[List of United States Representatives from Minnesota|U.S. House of Representatives]]<br>from [[Virginia's 2nd congressional district]]|years=2019–present}} {{s-inc}} |- {{s-prec|usa}} {{s-bef|before=[[Mike Levin]]}} {{s-ttl|title=[[Seniority in the United States House of Representatives|United States Representatives by seniority]]|years=382nd}} {{s-aft|after=[[Tom Malinowski]]}} {{s-end}} {{Members of the U.S. House of Representatives}} {{VA-FedRep}} {{VirginiaRepresentatives02}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Luria, Elaine}} [[Category:1975 births]] [[Category:21st-century American politicians]] [[Category:American Jews]] [[Category:American military engineers]] [[Category:American nuclear engineers]] [[Category:American women engineers]] [[Category:Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives]] [[Category:Female members of the United States House of Representatives]] [[Category:Jewish members of the United States House of Representatives]] [[Category:Jewish women politicians]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Members of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia]] [[Category:Military personnel from Norfolk, Virginia]] [[Category:People from Birmingham, Alabama]] [[Category:Politicians from Norfolk, Virginia]] [[Category:United States Naval Academy alumni]] [[Category:United States Navy officers]] [[Category:Virginia Democrats]] [[Category:Women in Virginia politics]] [[Category:Indian Springs School alumni]]'