VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – Today, former small business owner, 20-year U.S. Navy veteran, and two-term member of Congress Rep. Elaine Luria announced her campaign raised nearly $1.6 million in Q2 2026 and has more than $3.5 million cash on hand to defeat vulnerable Republican Jen Kiggans and flip VA-02.
Rep. Luria has raised nearly $4.5 million since launching her campaign in November 2025. She outraised Kiggans for two straight quarters after raising more than $1.1 million in Q4 of 2025 and more than $1.75 million in Q1 of 2026.
“Virginians are fired up to flip this seat, send Jen Kiggans home, and send a message to Washington that they’re tired of the culture of corruption that raises prices on working families and only rewards billionaires,” Rep. Luria said. “Our campaign is powered by Virginians who want a fighter for their families in Congress, and we will continue this momentum into November to win this seat again.”
Earlier this week, Rep. Luria released her first ad of 2026. “Ready” highlights her commitment to being ready to fight corruption in Washington and lower prices for working families.
In addition to being added to the DCCC’s Red to Blue list, Rep. Luria has secured key endorsements from Gov. Abigail Spanberger, Sen. Tim Kaine, Sen. Mark Warner, Rep. Bobby Scott, Rep. James Walkinshaw, Rep. Jennifer McClellan, Rep. Eugene Vindman, Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, Rep. Don Beyer, VoteVets, New Politics, 314 Action Fund, League of Conservation Voters (LCV) Action Fund, Planned Parenthood Action Fund, Brady PAC, EMILY’s List, DMFI, New Democrat Coalition Action Fund, and Elect Democratic Women, NRDC Action Fund.
Jen Kiggans has established a pattern of promising Virginians one thing in public, only to turn around and vote the other way in Washington. She voted repeatedly to keep Trump’s cost-spiking tariffs in place, despite the fact that they have cost the average American household $1,700 more. Kiggans also voted twice to continue Trump’s Iran war, even as a report found that grocery prices spiked last month at their fastest rate in four years and inflation reached its highest level in nearly three years due to the war. As gas and energy prices spiked due to the war, Kiggans removed parts of her campaign website focused on the cost of gas and the affordability crisis impacting Virginians.
Kiggans lied when she promised to protect access to health care, only to turn around and vote for the largest cuts to Medicaid in history. Kiggans lied when she said she would extend the Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits, but then voted to allow health care premiums to skyrocket. Kiggans lied again when she promised to protect clean energy tax credits, but then “flip-flopped” and voted to take a “sledgehammer” to the credits instead. Kiggans has voted 100% of the time with Donald Trump – demonstrating that she puts her D.C. party bosses ahead of the Virginians she claims to represent.
Kiggans was a major proponent of DOGE even as the agency wrecked Virginia’s economy and hurt veterans. Local media reported that “Kiggans embraced the program from the outset” and even said DOGE was “so necessary.” It has been reported that Kiggans’ backing of DOGE led to “the termination of more than $8.3 million in grants and leases tied to the district, including funding streams connected to veterans services and facilities.”
