Elaine Luria

Former U.S. Rep. Elaine Luria represented Accomack County, Northampton County and portions of York County. Prior to her election in 2018, Rep. Luria served 20 years in the Navy, retiring at the rank of Commander. Rep. Luria served at sea on six ships as a nuclear-trained Surface Warfare Officer, deployed to the Middle East and Western Pacific, and culminated her Navy career by commanding a combat-ready unit of 400 sailors.

A former member of the House Armed Services Committee and the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, Rep. Luria was one of the first women in the Navy’s nuclear power program and among the first women to serve the entirety of her career in combatant ships.

Rep. Luria graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy and received a master’s in engineering management from Old Dominion University.