Elaine Luria

Democratic Party (D)
U.S. Representative (District 2) · District 2, Virginia, United States of America · 2026
PurposeLuria, a former member of Congress and Navy veteran, is seeking a rematch against Kiggans on a platform of health-care affordability and anti-corruption reform.

Economy
On the economy, the campaign calls for lowering costs for working families by opposing tariffs and ending policies it says raise energy prices, supporting small-business job creation, campaign-finance reform to reduce dark money's influence, banning congressional stock trading by members and their families, and mandatory jail time for politicians who steal taxpayer funds.

Health
On health care, the campaign calls for restoring ACA premium subsidies, expanding Medicare's drug-negotiation authority, capping insulin at $35/month, cracking down on predatory medical-debt collectors and pharmaceutical monopolies, allowing military children to stay on Tricare until age 26, and expanding telehealth and rural health services while restoring Medicaid funding.

Security
On security, the campaign — drawing on her Navy background — calls for strengthening naval seapower, troop pay raises, and deterring Russia, China, and Iran, while opposing what it calls "unnecessary and endless military intervention in the Middle East"; it also calls for strengthening border security alongside a citizenship pathway for immigrants already here legally.

Immigration
See Security above — the campaign pairs stronger border security with a citizenship pathway for legal immigrants as one combined position.

Infrastructure
On infrastructure, the campaign calls for combating sea-level rise and funding climate-resilient infrastructure, opposing offshore drilling, and fully funding the EPA's Chesapeake Bay Program at $85 million.

Governance
On governance, the campaign calls for ending prediction-market insider trading by public servants, reforming the presidential pardon system to prevent favoritism, reversing Citizens United, and supporting the "For the People Act."

Security
The campaign also calls for reversing federal ("DOGE") cuts affecting veterans' care and benefits and reducing VA red tape.

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