A VIRGINIA DEMOCRAT WHO HELPED INVESTIGATE THE JAN. 6 INSURRECTION IS MAKING A COMEBACK BID IN A KEY CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT AS HER PARTY LOOKS TO BREAK PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP’S GRIP ON FEDERAL POWER IN THE 2026 MIDTERMS.

 

SOUNDBITE (English) Former Rep. Elaine Luria, (D) Virginia:

“Well, this is one of the most competitive districts in the country, and if I represent this district in Congress, the fact is that the Democrats have the majority in the House because that goes along with the fact that this district helps determine the majority.”

 

FORMER REP. ELAINE LURIA IS A NAVAL ACADEMY GRADUATE WHO CO-PRESENTED THE JAN. 6 SELECT COMMITTEE’S FINDINGS AFTER TRUMP’S FIRST TERM.

 

SHE LOST HER HOUSE SEAT IN 2022; NOW SHE'S RUNNING AGAIN.

 

LURIA MADE NO APOLOGIES FOR HER WORK ON THE JAN. 6 SELECT COMMITTEE.

 

SOUNDBITE (English) Former Rep. Elaine Luria, (D) Virginia:

“People said to me at the time, you might not get re-elected, you're in this district, it just got redistricted to be much less favorable. And I said, I don't care, essentially, I'm doing the right thing, the American people need to know what happened that day.”

 

SHE SAID PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP HAS CONTINUED BREAKING DEMOCRATIC NORMS AND ALSO BROKE HIS 2024 PROMISES ABOUT THE ECONOMY.

 

SOUNDBITE (English) Former Rep. Elaine Luria, (D) Virginia:

“When I go back to Washington I'm going to work with colleagues on both sides of the aisle to make sure that we're delivering the things that Virginians and Americans need, and you know what's on the top of everybody's mind right now is the high cost of everything.”