Elaine Luria
Bio | Before politics, Luria spent twenty years in the navy. While spending most of her time deployed on a ship, she rose to the rank of commander. |
Status and Position | Current US House of Representatives of Virginia |
Political Party and Jurisdiction | Democrat, Virginia |
Elections | Election Jurisdiction | Started Campaign | Campaign Status | Poll Rankings (of the vote) |
| 2020 House of Representatives Election VA-02 | VA-02 | Yes | Running | 48.0% |
Campaign Financing | Most of Luria's funding for her campaign comes from individual contributions. She voted in favor of the For the People Act which seeks to increase transparency and decrease corruption. |
Voting Rights | Luria supports Americans' right to vote. She voted in favor of the Voting Rights Advancement Act in order to further expand the capability of people to vote. |
Opinions on Issues
Issues | Stance | Summary |
| Universal Healthcare | For | Supports healthcare for all Luria thinks that everyone deserves healthcare, regardless of any pre-existing conditions. As such, she wants to protect and empower the Affordable Care Act. |
| Socialized Healthcare | For | Luria supports socialized healthcare. |
| Private Healthcare | Against | Luria is dedicated to protecting the interest of consumers, not private healthcare entities. |
| LGBT Rights | For | Advocates for the equal treatment of LGBT people Luria is dedicated to making sure that LGBT people are not subject to discrimination. She is a member of the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus. |
| Taxes | Nuance | Advocates for increased taxes on the rich while keeping taxes for the average American low Luria does not believe that middle class Americans should be held down by taxation. However, she does see the merits of corporate taxes in order to maintain government revenue. |
| Flat Tax Rate | Against | Opposes a flat tax rate Luria does not believe that middle class Americans should be held down by taxation. However, she does see the merits of corporate taxes in order to maintain government revenue. |
| Abortion | For | She is pro-choice. Based on the belief that a woman should make her own healthcare choices, Luria vows to fight any Supreme Court decision that might overturn the Roe v. Wade ruling. She has been endorsed by Planned Parenthood. |
| Gun Control | For | Supports regulations on guns Luria is an advocate of enacting gun control legislation. She voted in favor of H.R. 1112, the Enhanced Background Checks Act, which requires comprehensive background checks for gun owners. |
| Assisted Suicide | Unknown | No explicit stance on assisted suicide Luria is an advocate of enacting gun control legislation. She voted in favor of H.R. 1112, the Enhanced Background Checks Act, which requires comprehensive background checks for gun owners. |
| Government Interference | For | Luria is not opposed to government interference in general. |
| Planned Parenthood | For | Luria supports the funding of Planned Parenthood. |
| Welfare | For | Luria supports welfare. Luria opposes any efforts to destabilize or privatize welfare programs. Instead, she believes that we must protect and expand programs such as Social Security and Medicare. |
| Welfare | For | Supports stem cell research |
| Death Penalty | Unknown | Luria does not have an explicit stance on the death penalty. N/A |
| Mandatory Prison Sentence | Against | Luris opposes mandatory prison sentences. |
| Military Spending | For | Supports increased defense spending |
| War on Terrorism | For | Luria supports the US' presence in the Middle East. |
| Foreign Policy International Interaction | For | Luria advocates for international interaction. Luria has applauded the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement which essentially renegotiated the terms of NAFTA. She believes international trade is a key component to a thriving economy back home. |
| United Nations power | For | Supports the legitimacy of the United Nations |
| Nationalism | Against | Luria worries about the violent implications of white nationalism. |
| Free Markets | Against | Luria generally opposes free markets. The congresswoman believes that government interference in free markets is necessary for the health of the economy. Through means of corporate taxation as well as regulations in fields like healthcare, Luria supports a mixed economy. |
| Brexit | Unknown | Does not have a known stance on brexit |
| Affirmative Action | Unknown | No explicit stance on affirmative action |
| Government Spending | For | Luria advocates for government spending. |
| Charter Schools | For | Supports charter schools |
| Common Core | Unknown | Does not have an explicit stance on Common Core N/A |
| Clean Energy | For | Supports clean energy Luria specifically advocates for an allocation of the defense budget to go towards renewable energy. Additionally, she has voted in favor of H.R. 9, the Climate Action Now Act, and other legislation that helps move the country in a sustainable direction. |
| Religious Freedom | Against | Luria does not necessarily advocate for religious freedom. By uplifting the LGBT community, Luria supports limiting business' right to refuse service to individuals based on their religious beliefs. As such, Luria holds other issues as a higher priority. |
| Separation of Church and State | For | Supports the separation of church and state |
| Slavery Reparations | Unknown | Luria has not made an explicit statement on this point and she is not a co-sponsor of H.R. 40, an act to create a commission to study reparations. |
| Border Control | Nuance | Luria supports responsible border security. Luria has been interested in creating bipartisan immigration reform. The congresswoman has questioned the militarization along the US' Southern border. However, Luria realizes the need for security for the purpose of intervening in instances such as drug trafficking. |
| Passenger Profiling | Unknown | Luria does not have a position on passenger profiling and is not a co-sponsor of the End Racial Profiling Act. |
| DACA | For | Luria supports DACA. |
| Sanctuary Cities | Unknown | Luria does not have an explicit position on sanctuary cities. |
| Legalizing Marijuana | For | Supports the legalization of marijuana. |