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What started as a quick selfie request quickly turned into an ambush pressuring former Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Va., about her finances and stock trading while serving in Congress, according to a video posted by a senior Rep. staffer. Jen Kiggans, R-Va.
“Elaine Luria, how much did you do in-house training?” asked the unknown man in this video.
“Your value is over, over 2000%,” he continued. “It’s embarrassing. You’re so mean.”
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Former Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Va., speaks during a House committee hearing on Jan. 6 on Dec. 19, 2022. Luria, a former Navy commander, is seeking a return to Congress in Virginia’s competitive 2nd District. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
The man asked Luria several times about his growth in value during his four years in Congress.
“How do you explain it, Elaine Luria? You’ve been in Congress for four years, and your net worth is over 2,000%. Explain it, Elaine, Luria. Explain it.
Financial disclosure records show that Luria entered Congress with large investments. No major controversies have been reported about his financial increases during his tenure in Congress.
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Then Rep. Elaine Luria sits on stage in Congress as Rep. Jamie Raskin writes. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
In 2022, as support grew for legislation barring members of Congress from trading stocks, Luria strongly opposed these proposals. He pointed out that the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act, signed into law in 2012, already provides protections against insider trading by lawmakers and government officials.
“This whole idea is bullsh–,” Luria said in 2022 about barring members of Congress from trading stocks.
The conflict comes as scrutiny of lawmakers’ stock exchanges remains a divisive issue on Capitol Hill, with members of both parties frequently grappling with questions about whether Congress should be allowed to buy and sell individual stocks while in office. Proposals to strengthen or ban stock exchanges have been tabled in Congress over the past decade, but lawmakers have yet to enact any bans.
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The US Capitol building in Washington, DC, on Feb. 10, 2026. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
The video also comes as Luria seeks a political comeback in Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District.
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Luria has served in the House since Jan. 2019 to Jan. 2023 representing Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District, and is running next for the Democratic nomination to face incumbent Kiggans in the midterm elections. The general election contest between the two will be a rematch of the 2022 race, when Kiggans defeated Luria and threw the seat to Republicans.
Luria’s campaign did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
