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'{{short description|American politician}} {{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 and [[United States Navy|Navy]] veteran from the [[Commonwealth (U.S. state)|Commonwealth]] of [[Virginia]] who has served as the [[List of current members of the United States House of Representatives|Representative]] for {{ushr|VA|2}} in the [[United States House of Representatives]] since 2019. Luria's congressional district serves most of the heart of [[Hampton Roads]], including all of [[Virginia Beach]], [[Williamsburg, Virginia|Williamsburg]] and [[Poquoson, Virginia|Poquoson]] and portions of [[Norfolk, Virginia|Norfolk]] and [[Hampton, Virginia|Hampton]]. Before running for Congress, she served as a Navy officer for 20 years. Luria rose to the rank of [[Commander (United States)|commander]] and spent the majority of her career deployed on [[List of United States Navy ships|navy ships]]. Luria defeated [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] incumbent [[Scott Taylor (politician)|Scott Taylor]] in [[2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia#District 2|2018]]. She is currently [[2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia#District 2|running for a second term]] and will face Taylor in a rematch. ==Early life and education== Luria was born on August 15, 1975 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 |accessdate= April 13, 2020 |work=The Forward}}</ref> The family sold goods to coal miners in [[Walker County, Alabama]].<ref name=thefwd1 /> In the early-1900s, Luria's great-grandfather helped spawn a [[Reform Judaism|Reform Jewish]] congregation in Jasper, and her immediate family joined the [[Temple Emanu-El (Birmingham, Alabama)|Temple Emanu-El]] in Birmingham.<ref name=thefwd1 /> Luria's mother and grandmother were 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 graduated from [[Indian Springs School]] in 1993.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/virginias-most-important-midterm-elections-could-turn-the-state-blue/2018/11/06/7e22bbce-deb6-11e8-85df-7a6b4d25cfbb_story.html |title=Democrats Wexton, Luria and Spanberger unseat Republicans Comstock, Taylor and Brat, while Kaine cruises in Virginia |work=The Washington Post |first=Gregory S.|last=Schneider |date=November 5, 2018 |accessdate=November 7, 2018}}</ref> She graduated from the [[United States Naval Academy]] in 1997 with a [[Bachelor of Science]] (BS) with a [[double major]] in physics and history, and a minor in French.<ref name=faith>{{cite news |last1=Portnoy |first1=Jenna |title=How Rep. Elaine Luria's faith inspired her to speak out on Israel, impeachment |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/how-rep-elaine-lurias-faith-inspired-her-to-speak-out-on-israel-impeachment/2019/11/21/c11787b0-c9ad-11e9-be05-f76ac4ec618c_story.html |accessdate=28 July 2020 |work=Washington Post |date=November 21, 2019}}</ref> In 2000, Luria attended the [[Nuclear Power School|United States Naval Nuclear Power School]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/elaine-luria |title=Elaine Luria; (1975 - ) |work=Jewish Virtual Library |accessdate= April 13, 2020}}</ref> While serving in the Navy and stationed aboard the flagship {{USS|Blue Ridge|LCC-19|6}}, she earned a [[Master of Science]] (MS) 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|Navy]] officer for 20 years, operating [[nuclear reactor]]s as an engineer, where she rose to the rank of [[Commander (United States)|commander]].<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 |date=January 3, 2019 |accessdate=April 13, 2020}}</ref> Luria was the first female American sailor to spend her entire career on [[combat ship]]s (minus her most important tours as the executive officer and later commanding officer of Assault Craft Unit Two (which is not a combatant ship command nor is it even a ship and not apart of Military Sealift Command)).<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.{{cn|date=July 2020}} Luria was in charge of [[Tomahawk (missile)|Tomahawk strike missile]]s, and managed a division of 15 people.{{cn|date=July 2020}} She then became Reactor Controls Division Officer on {{USS|Harry S. Truman}}, an [[aircraft carrier]], which also deployed to the Middle East.{{cn|date=July 2020}} Luria became Flag Aide to the commander of the [[United States Seventh Fleet]] once she made [[Lieutenant (navy)|lieutenant]].{{cn|date=July 2020}} She was deployed on destroyer {{USS|Mason|DDG-87|6}} and nuclear-powered aircraft carrier {{USS|Enterprise|CVN-65|6}} before serving as an executive officer on the [[guided missile cruiser]] {{USS|Anzio|CG-68|6}}.{{cn|date=July 2020}} She became maintenance coordinator for the [[United States Atlantic Fleet]], overseeing {{USS|Dwight D. Eisenhower}}, another nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.{{cn|date=July 2020}} She then commanded [[Assault Craft Unit TWO]], a combat-ready unit of 400 sailors, from 2014 until her retirement in 2017.<ref name=mermaid/> 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=October 3, 2018 |website=The Forward |access-date=November 13, 2019}}</ref> Luria's service was the longest active-duty tenure of any current member of the [[House Democratic Caucus]].<ref name="COLA" /> ==United States House of Representatives== ===Congressional district=== [[Virginia's 2nd congressional district]] is centered on [[Hampton Roads]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vpap.org/offices/us-representative-2/district/|title=District Profile - US House of Representatives District 2 |work=Virginia Public Access Project |date=April 22, 2020 |accessdate=April 22, 2020}}</ref> It includes all of [[Poquoson, Virginia|Poquoson]], [[Virginia Beach, Virginia|Virginia Beach]], and [[Williamsburg, Virginia|Williamsburg]] cities and [[York County, Virginia|York County]] in Hampton Roads; parts of [[Norfolk, Virginia|Norfolk]] and [[Hampton, Virginia|Hampton]] cities and [[James City County, Virginia|James City County]] in Hampton Roads; and all of [[Accomack County, Virginia|Accomack]] and [[Northampton County, Virginia|Northampton]] counties on the [[Eastern Shore of Virginia|Eastern Shore]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vpap.org/offices/us-representative-2/redistricting/|title=Redistricting - US House of Representatives District 2 |work=Virginia Public Access Project |date=April 22, 2020 |accessdate=April 22, 2020}}</ref> ===Elections=== ====2018 elections==== {{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 |first1=Bill |last1=Bartel |date=January 8, 2018 |accessdate=October 17, 2018}}</ref> In the Democratic primary on June 10, Luria garnered 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 to Taylor's 49%.<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 |first1=Juliegrace |last1=Brufke |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 elections==== {{main|2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia#District 2}} Luria is running for re-election in the [[United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 2020|2020 elections]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.virginiamercury.com/2020/01/27/va-has-5-u-s-house-rookies-heres-how-they-spent-their-first-year/ |title=Va. has 5 U.S. House rookies. Here's how they spent their first year.|newspaper=The Virginia Mercury |first1=Robin |last1=Bravender |date=January 27, 2018 |accessdate=April 13, 2018}}</ref> ===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 /> She joined two other female veterans in that class, fellow Naval Academy graduate [[Mikie Sherrill]] and former Air Force officer [[Chrissy Houlahan]]. On Veterans Day 2019, she released a video announcing her support for an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, which ''The Washington Post'' called "an unusual move for a moderate on the cusp of a tough reelection."<ref name=faith/> According to ''[[FiveThirtyEight]]'s'' congressional vote tracker, as of July 2020 Luria had voted with Donald Trump's stated position 10% of the time.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/congress-trump-score/elaine-luria/ |title=Tracking Congress In The Age Of Trump |work=FiveThirtyEight |accessdate=April 13, 2020}}</ref> ====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> Luria favors instituting [[red flag law]]s and [[universal background check]]s on all gun purchases.<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 |first=Dave|last=Ress |date=October 1, 2019 |accessdate=April 13, 2020 |newspaper=Daily Press}}</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 earned 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> ====Immigration==== Luria was listed as one of 60 House Democrats who expressed support for some kind of border wall in January 2019.<ref name="Border Wall">{{cite news|last=Portnoy|first=Jenna|date=January 23, 2019|title=Rep. Luria, Virginia Democrat, urges Pelosi to offer Trump a vote on border security funding|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|work=The Washington Post|access-date=October 2, 2020|quote=Luria, who represents a military-heavy district including Virginia Beach, said she would be open to a menu of border security options, including a 'physical barrier' of some type.}}</ref> ====Impeachment==== In September 2019, Luria labeled herself a "security Democrat"—an idiom for [[List of freshman class members of the 116th United States Congress|freshman]] Democrats with [[national security]] experience<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=September 28, 2019 |accessdate=April 13, 2020 |magazine=The New Yorker}}</ref>—and called for an [[Efforts to impeach Donald Trump|impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump]] in an [[op-ed]] published by ''[[The Washington Post]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/09/24/seven-freshman-democrats-these-allegations-are-threat-all-we-have-sworn-protect/ |title=Seven freshman Democrats: These allegations are a threat to all we have sworn to protect |first1=Jason |last1=Crow |first2=Gil |last2=Cisneros |first3=Chrissy |last3=Houlahan |first4=Elaine |last4=Luria |first5=Sherrill |last5=Mikie |first6=Elissa |last6=Slotkin |first7=Abigail |last7=Spanberger |date=September 23, 2019 |accessdate=April 13, 2020 |newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref> In an October 2019 [[town hall meeting]] held in [[Virginia Beach, Virginia|Virginia Beach]], Luria charged that Donald 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 [the] 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 |accessdate=April 13, 2020 |newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref> Later in October 2019, Luria formally [[Impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump|voted for an impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump]],<ref name="Impeachmentmidvote">{{cite web |url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-resolution/660 |title=Summary: H.Res.660 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) |date=October 29, 2019 |accessdate=April 13, 2020 |work=United States Congress}}</ref> and she joined all but three Democrats in the House of Representatives to [[Impeachment trial of Donald Trump|vote for impeachment]] on both counts: [[abuse of power]] and [[obstruction of Congress]] in December 2019;<ref name="Impeachmentfinalvote"/> all Republicans voted no to both charges in the House of Representatives.<ref name="Impeachmentfinalvote">{{cite web |url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-resolution/755 |title=Summary: H.Res.755 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) |date=December 10, 2019 |accessdate=April 13, 2020 |work=United States Congress}}</ref> ====Environment==== Luria accepts the [[scientific consensus on climate change]].<ref name="Envir"/> She is concerned about the [[physical impacts of climate change]] on global instability and military readiness.<ref name="Envir"/> Luria also believes [[Presidency of Donald Trump|Donald Trump's administration]] is attempting to discredit military and scientific experts on the physical impacts of climate change, which she views as an aspersion to the national security and scientific apparatuses.<ref name="Envir">{{cite news |title=Citing Threats to National Security, Representative Elaine Luria, Va.-2, Takes Climate Change Head On |date=May 3, 2019 |accessdate=April 13, 2020 |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> In 2019, Luria cosponsored and voted for HR 1941, a ban on offshore drilling in the United States.<ref name="HR1941 Cosponsors">{{cite web|url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1941|title=H.R.1941 - Coastal and Marine Economies Protection Act|accessdate=October 1, 2020|work=United States Congress}}</ref><ref name="HR1941 Roll Call">{{cite web|url=https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2019525|title=Roll Call 525 {{!}} Bill Number: H. R. 1941|accessdate=October 1, 2020|work=Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives}}</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]] ==Electoral history== {{Election box begin no change | title = [[Virginia's 2nd congressional district]] Democratic primary results, [[2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia#District 2|2018]]<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 = 62.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Karen Mallard | party = Democratic Party (United States) | votes = 10,610 | percentage = 37.7 }} {{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]] general election results, [[2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia#District 2|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=September 24, 2019 |newspaper=The Virginian-Pilot |date=November 3, 2018}}</ref> They reside in [[Norfolk, Virginia|Norfolk]],<ref name=VWU/> and she made the [[commencement speech]] in May 2019 at [[Virginia Wesleyan University]] located in Virginia Beach.<ref name=VWU>{{cite news |title=Congresswoman Elaine Luria to Deliver 2019 Commencement Address |url=https://www.vwu.edu/about/news-and-events/features/story/congresswoman-elaine-luria-to-deliver-2019-commencement-address |accessdate=April 13, 2019 |work=Virginia Wesleyan University |quote=A resident of Norfolk, she graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy and received a master’s in engineering management from Old Dominion University. |date=April 8, 2018}}</ref> Luria attends the Ohef Sholom Temple, a [[Reform Judaism|Reform Jewish]] synagogue, also located in Norfolk.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Portnoy |first1=Jenna |title=How Rep. Elaine Luria's faith inspired her to speak out on Israel, impeachment |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/how-rep-elaine-lurias-faith-inspired-her-to-speak-out-on-israel-impeachment/2019/11/21/c11787b0-c9ad-11e9-be05-f76ac4ec618c_story.html |accessdate=April 13, 2020 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=November 21, 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== {{commons category}} * [https://luria.house.gov/ Congresswoman Elaine Luria] official U.S. 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=380th}} {{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:Jewish American people in Virginia politics]] [[Category:Jewish American military personnel]] [[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]]'