Elaine Luria

Elaine Luria was a member of the U.S. House, representing Virginia's 2nd Congressional District. On her first day in uniform, she was inspired by the Naval Academy’s Mission, to assume the highest responsibilities of command, citizenship, and government. Elaine served for 20 years as a Surface Warfare Officer and nuclear engineer deploying six times—twice forward-deployed on ships stationed in Japan—conducting operations in the Middle East and Western Pacific on destroyers, cruisers, and aircraft carriers. In Congress, Elaine represented a military-rich district with the world’s largest navy base and among the highest concentration of veterans, including the largest number of female veterans nationwide.