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.