U.S. House of Representatives
Elections 2018 Luria ran for the
United States House of Representatives in . In the June 10 Democratic primary, she garnered 62% of the vote, defeating Karen Mallard, who received 38%. In the general election, Luria narrowly defeated
Republican incumbent
Scott Taylor with 51% of the vote to Taylor's 49%. She 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.
2020 Luria ran for reelection. She defeated Taylor in a rematch 52% to 46%. As in 2018, Luria carried six of the district's nine county-level jurisdictions, including all but one independent city. She was likely helped by
Joe Biden carrying the district; notably, Biden carried Virginia Beach, the first Democrat to do so since
Lyndon Johnson 1964.
2022 Luria ran for reelection in 2022. Facing a difficult path to victory as a Democrat in a competitive district, she focused her campaign on defense policy and refrained from highlighting Biden's $1.5 trillion
Build Back Better spending plan, for which she voted. Luria lost the election to
state Senator Jen Kiggans.
2026 In November 2025, Luria said she will again seek the Democratic nomination in
Virginia's 2nd congressional district.
Tenure Luria was sworn in on January 3, 2019. She was one of 102 female members elected to the
United States House of Representatives in
2018, a record number. It includes all of
Poquoson,
Virginia Beach, and
Williamsburg cities and
York County in Hampton Roads; parts of
Norfolk and
Hampton cities and
James City County in Hampton Roads; and all of
Accomack and
Northampton counties on the
Eastern Shore. On Veterans Day 2019, Luria 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." As of June 2022 she had voted in line with
Joe Biden's stated position 98.2% of the time.
Investigation into the January 6 U.S. Capitol attack Luria was one of the original members appointed to the
Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States Capitol in 2021. She and Representative
Adam Kinzinger co-led the
eighth public hearing in July 2022. On July 25, 2022, Luria posted on her Twitter account the original script of Trump's January 7 remarks and edits he made to it in which he had crossed out any references to DOJ action and condemnation was heavily toned down.
Political positions Defense Luria was the lone Democrat to vote against repealing the
Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 in 2021.
Domestic policy While
the federal government was in a partial shutdown, Luria said that she had asked for her salary to be withheld until federal workers were paid in January 2019. 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. It earned bipartisan support and passed in September 2019.
Foreign policy Luria is a self-described "unabashed supporter" of the U.S. relationship with
Israel.
Immigration Luria was listed as one of 60 House Democrats who expressed support for some kind of physical barrier on the border in January 2019.
Impeachment In September 2019, Luria labeled herself a "security Democrat"—an idiom for
freshman Democrats with
national security experience—and called for an
impeachment inquiry against Trump in a
Washington Post op-ed. In an October 2019
town hall meeting in
Virginia Beach, Luria charged that 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." Later in October 2019, Luria formally
voted for an impeachment inquiry against Trump, and joined all but three House Democrats to
vote for impeachment on both counts:
abuse of power and
obstruction of Congress in December 2019;
Environment Luria accepts the
scientific consensus on climate change and is concerned about the
physical impacts of climate change on global instability and military readiness. She also believes the
first Trump administration attempted 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.
Stock trades Luria opposes proposed legislation that would ban lawmakers from trading stocks, calling the efforts "bullshit".
Gun policy Luria favors instituting
red flag laws and
universal background checks on all gun purchases. In 2022, Luria voted for H.R. 1808: Assault Weapons Ban of 2022.
Corporate donations In her 2018 campaign, Luria pledged not to accept donations from
political action committees (PACs). She was consequently endorsed by
End Citizens United, a group that seeks to reform campaign finance laws and reduce the role of corporate money in politics. In 2020, Luria accepted $34,000 in corporate PAC contributions from the PACs of a tobacco company and defense contractors, among others.
PolitiFact rated Luria's decision to accept corporate PAC funding a "Full Flop." End Citizens United expressed disappointment in Luria's reversal.
Committee assignments •
Committee on Armed Services (vice chair) •
Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces •
Subcommittee on Readiness •
Committee on Veterans' Affairs •
Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs (chair) •
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations •
Problem Solvers Caucus ==Electoral history==