Elaine Luria, whose wealth skyrocketed over 2,000% while she was a member of Congress, and who has spent four years “working out the logistics” of actually living in VA-02, can’t pay her own taxes on time.
Luria wants to roll back the largest middle-class tax cut in history, which put more money back in Virginians’ pockets with No Tax on Tips, No Tax on Overtime, and an enhanced deduction for seniors - while delivering $122 million to expand rural health care access across Virginia.
Elaine Luria Wants to Raise Your Taxes, but She Doesn't Pay Her Own on Time
Townhall
September 3, 2026
Elaine Luria is running for Congress in Virginia's 2nd District, and she's running on a platform to raise taxes on hardworking Virginia families. It's a platform Luria isn't exactly hiding, either.
She launched her campaign by opposing the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, saying specifically that she entered the race to oppose the bill. According to Virginia Public Media (VPM):
In her campaign announcement, Luria wrote Kiggans has “established a pattern of promising Virginians one thing in public, only to turn around and vote the other way in Washington.”
She pointed specifically to Kiggans’ vote on the Big Beautiful Bill, which cut health care subsidies, despite Kiggans previously saying she could not support a federal budget that “come(s) at the expense of those who depend on these benefits for their health and economic security.”
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“I cannot sit back and watch as Republicans in Congress create chaos while failing to address the rising cost of living and the issues that matter to Coastal Virginians,” Luria wrote in her campaign announcement.
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But while Luria wants to raise your taxes, she has a troubling history of not paying her taxes on time. According to official City of Norfolk tax records, Luria has repeatedly failed to pay her municipal real estate taxes on time, going back to at least 2005.
Between 2005 and 2022, Luria failed to pay her municipal real estate tax promptly, with some of her payments being made several weeks late. In total, Luria was late on over $8,400 in payments.
She also failed to pay her personal property taxes on time. In Virginia, personal property is considered "automobiles, trucks, manufactured homes, motorcycles, recreational vehicles, boats, trailers, and aircraft." According to City of Norfolk records, she paid her 2005 quarterly taxes late. The payment was due on December 5, and she didn't pay it until December 6. She also did not pay any penalties or interest on the late bill. That pattern repeated itself several times, and according to city records, Luria never paid a penalty or interest for her late payments.
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