| Today, the DCCC announced that Navy veteran and former Congresswoman Elaine Luria has been added to the first round of the committee’s highly competitive ‘Red to Blue’ program, signaling that the DCCC is invested in providing Elaine, a top-tier candidate, with the support needed to continue building a winning campaign as she runs for Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District.
“Elaine Luria’s record of service to her country and to the Commonwealth is second to none. She’s answering the call to serve once again because Coastal Virginians deserve a representative who will fight to make life more affordable, expand access to health care, and honor the commitments we’ve made to our veterans,” said DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene.
Elaine Luria knows what service looks like. At only 17 years old, Elaine wanted to be a part of something bigger than herself so she joined the Navy, where she served for 20 years as a Surface Warfare Officer and nuclear engineer. Before retiring as a Commander, Elaine deployed six times to the Middle East and Western Pacific serving on destroyers, carriers, and ultimately as the Commanding Officer of a combat-ready unit of 400 sailors. Elaine continued her service in Congress representing Coastal Virginia for four years, where she passed legislation to provide three cost-of-living increases for our veterans, lower health care and prescription drug costs, and led the most significant expansion of veterans’ health care in our lifetime — the PACT Act. Now, Elaine is answering the call to serve once again because Jen Kiggans has repeatedly broken her promises to Virginians and put her party bosses over the veterans and hardworking families she swore she would protect.
Non-partisan race raters agree that Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District is a “toss-up” race, and momentum is behind Elaine after she significantly outraised Kiggans in the most recent quarter and Governor Spanberger carried the 2nd District by an overwhelming margin.
Red to Blue is a highly competitive and battle-tested DCCC program that arms top-tier candidates with organizational and fundraising support to help them continue building winning campaigns. Additionally, through Red to Blue the DCCC provides strategic guidance, staff resources, candidate trainings, fundraising support, and more. |
