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Elaine G. Luria

Her plan says Virginians tell her they are working harder than ever and can barely keep up, and that she will address a cost-of-living crisis she attributes to her opponent and the administration, fight to repeal tariffs, and reverse decisions that raised energy costs.

Elaine Luria for Congress

Jen A. Kiggans

Her campaign says she fought to reduce federal spending by helping to pass what it calls Washington's first meaningful spending cuts in years, supported the Working Families Tax Cuts that made the 2017 tax cuts permanent and ended most taxes on tips and overtime, and fought to expand the Child Tax Credit.

Kiggans for Congress

Geral D. "Bishop" Staten

His Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey, which Ballotpedia dates to information he submitted on December 4, 2025, names affordability first among the areas of public policy he says he is personally passionate about: "Affordability, Public Safety and Equal Opportunity". Its three campaign messages are "Purpose Over Politics", "Giving Hampton Roads a Candidate from the 2nd Congressional District to Represent the 2nd Congressional District." and "The Face of The Political Future in Hampton Roads". He names affordability as a priority and sets out no position on prices, wages, taxes, tariffs, energy costs or federal spending.

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J. Matt Baker

His platform says the shipyards, the port, the bases and the businesses around them are the district's economy and are squeezed by the same costs squeezing families, and that he will practice rather than perform fiscal conservatism with honest budgets passed on time and tradeoffs stated out loud. His home page puts the national debt at $40 trillion and climbing, built by both parties over 36 years.

Matt Baker for Congress Matt Baker for Congress

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