PolitiFact VA: Did Luria Flip on PAC Money?
Rep. Elaine Luria previously pledged to not take money from corporate political action committees, but she's been accused of violating that promise to pay down debt from a competitive 2020 election. (Photo: Sam Turken, WHRO)
During the final weeks of 2020, U.S. Rep. Elaine Luria accepted $34,000 in corporate PAC contributions to pay down debt from her recently successful reelection campaign.
Her actions disappointed End Citizens United, a Washington-based public interest group seeking to reform campaign finance laws. It accused her of breaking a pledge not to accept corporate donations.
So, we measured on the Flip-O-Meter whether Luria - a Democrat from the 2nd Congressional District anchored in Virginia Beach - has changed her stance on taking corporate contributions.