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Elaine Luria
Elaine Luria


Elaine Luria served as the U.S. representative for Virginia's 2nd Congressional District from 2019-2023. She lost her re-election bid in 2022. Luria was born on August 15, 1975, in Birmingham, Alabama. She earned a Bachelor of Science in physics and history at the U.S. Naval Academy in 1997 and a Master of Engineering Management at Old Dominion University in 2004. She served in the U.S. Navy from 1997 to 2017, reaching the rank of commander. She is owner of a small business called Mermaid Factory. In July of 2021, Luria […]
Chelsea Manning
Chelsea Manning


Chelsea Manning was a 2018 Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate for Maryland, losing in the primary. Manning was born on December 17, 1987, in Crescent, Oklahoma, as Bradley Manning. As an adult, Manning was granted the right to be legally recognized as Chelsea Elizabeth Manning. After joining the Army, Manning was sent to Iraq in 2009, where she had access to classified information that she described as profoundly troubling. Manning gave much of this information to WikiLeaks and was later arrested. In 2013, Manning was found guilty of espionage […]
Amy McGrath
Amy McGrath


Amy McGrath was the 2020 Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate from Kentucky, losing to incumbent Mitch McConnell in the general election. McGrath was the 2018 Democratic nominee for the U.S. House of Representatives for Kentucky's 6th congressional district, losing to incumbent Andy Barr. McGrath was born in 1975 in Cincinnati, Ohio, and grew up in in Edgewood, Kentucky. She graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1997 with a Bachelor of Science in political science, and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps. In 2011, […]
Martha McSally
Martha McSally


Martha McSally was appointed to the U.S. Senate for Arizona on Jan. 3, 2019, to finish the term of the late Senator John McCain, who passed away on August 25, 2018. McCain's first appointed successor, retired Senator Jon Kyl, served only until the end of that Congress. McSally was the 2020 Republican nominee for the seat, losing in the general election. McSally was born on March 22, 1966, in Warwick, Rhode Island. She graduated from the United States Air Force Academy in 1988, earned a master's degree in public policy […]
Mariannette Miller-Meeks
Mariannette Miller-Meeks


Mariannette Miller-Meeks assumed office as the U.S. representative for Iowa's 2nd District on Jan. 3, 2021. Following redistricting in 2021, most of District 2 was renamed District 1 and Miller-Meeks won re-election in the district. Miller-Meeks enlisted in the United States Army at age 18 and retired honorably from the reserves as a Lt. Colonel. During those 24 years, active duty and reserve, she served as a private, nurse, and physician. She completed her undergraduate degree in nursing at Texas Christian University, a Master of Science in education from University […]
Wendy Rogers
Wendy Rogers


Wendy Rogers has served in the Arizona state Senate since 2021, serving the 6th legislative district. Due to redistricting following the 2020 census, she is running for re-election in 2022 in the 7th legislative district. Rogers was born on July 24, 1954, in Fort Knox, Kentucky. She earned a Bachelor of Social Work from Michigan State University, a Master of Social Work from University of Alabama, and a master's degree in national security studies/political science from California State University, San Bernardino. Before she entered the public sector, she served in […]
Rebecca Michelle “Mikie” Sherrill
Rebecca Michelle "Mikie" Sherrill


Rebecca Michelle "Mikie" Sherrill assumed office as the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 11th Congressional District on Jan. 3, 2019. She is a former U.S. Navy helicopter pilot and a former federal prosecutor. Sherrill was born on January 19, 1972, in Alexandria, Virginia. She received an Bachelor of Science degree from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1994, a Master of Science degree in economic history from the London School of Economics in 2003, and a Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center in 2007. From 1994 to 2003, Sherrill served […]
Lupe Valdez
Lupe Valdez


Lupe Valdez served as sheriff of Dallas County, Texas, from 2005 to 2017. She ran unsuccessfully for governor of Texas in 2018. Valdez was born in San Antonio, Texas, on October 11, 1947. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in business administration from Southern Nazarene University and her Master of Arts in criminology and criminal justice from University of Texas at Arlington. She was an officer in the United States Army, where she attained the rank of captain. Her law enforcement career began as a jailer at a county jail […]