Elaine Luria

Elaine Luria
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 2nd district
In office
January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2023
Preceded byScott Taylor
Succeeded byJen Kiggans
Personal details
Born
Elaine Goodman Luria

(1975-08-15) August 15, 1975 (age 49)
Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Robert Blondin
(m. 2005)
Children1
EducationUnited States Naval Academy (BS)
Old Dominion University (MS)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Navy
Years of service1997–2017
Rank Commander
CommandsAssault Craft Unit TWO

Elaine Goodman Luria (/ˈlʊriə/; LUUR-ee-ə; born August 15, 1975) is an American politician and US Navy veteran who served as the U.S. representative from Virginia's 2nd congressional district from 2019 to 2023. Luria's congressional district included most of Hampton Roads, including all of Virginia Beach, Williamsburg, and Poquoson and parts of Norfolk and Hampton. Before running for Congress, she served as a naval officer for 20 years. Luria rose to the rank of commander and spent most of her career aboard ship. She defeated Republican incumbent Scott Taylor in 2018 and defeated him again in 2020, before losing her bid for a third term to Republican Jen Kiggans in 2022.