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John,Before I'm a candidate, I'm a mom.

I'm also a small business owner. A Navy veteran. A former Congresswoman. And a daughter of Alabama who joined the Navy at 17 and spent two decades sailing the world in service of a country I love deeply.

I share all of that because I want you to understand why I’m in this race, and why I’m writing this email to you today.

I’ve spent my entire adult life trying to leave things better than I found them, and I’m asking for your help today because I cannot do what comes next without it.

When I lost my seat in 2022, it was a hard pill to swallow. I'd given everything I had to that job and to the January 6th Committee work that almost certainly cost me the election.

Even still, I never fully stepped away.

I went home to Coastal Virginia and kept showing up for local elections, knocking on doors for candidates I believed in, and staying involved in the civic life of my community.

But I kept waking up at 3 A.M. thinking about my country. Thinking about my daughter Violette, the extraordinary young woman she's becoming, and the America she's going to inherit someday.

I couldn't shake it. No matter how hard I tried to step back, I kept coming back to the same question:

If not me, then who?

So here I am, back in the arena, running in one of the most competitive districts in the country in a race that could decide the House majority. Because the people of Coastal Virginia deserve a representative who will fight for them with everything she has.

My favorite title isn't Congresswoman or Commander. It's Mom. And everything I do in this race, I do for Violette and for every family in this district who needs a champion.

Today, I'm humbly asking you to support me. Whatever you can give — $5, $25, even $50 — I want you to know I’m deeply grateful for it, and I will make it count in the months and years to come. [[link removed]]

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With more gratitude than I know how to put in an email,
Elaine Luria
Elaine Luria is a retired member of the US Navy. Use of her military rank, job titles, and photographs in uniform does not imply endorsement by the US Navy or the Department of Defense.
Elaine for Congress
PO Box 66191
Virginia Beach, VA 23466
United States
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