{"id":24814,"date":"2022-11-09T13:31:02","date_gmt":"2022-11-09T13:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/11\/09\/house-navy-backer-loses-seat-in-midterms-as-other-democrats-outperform\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T05:02:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T05:02:38","slug":"house-navy-backer-loses-seat-in-midterms-as-other-democrats-outperform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/congress\/2022\/11\/09\/house-navy-backer-loses-seat-in-midterms-as-other-democrats-outperform\/","title":{"rendered":"House Navy backer loses seat in midterms as other Democrats outperform"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 At least one Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee was defeated in Tuesday night\u2019s midterm elections, but Democrats managed to avoid broader losses as their members surpassed analysts\u2019 expectations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Democrat <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/2022\/07\/13\/elaine-luria-is-fighting-for-a-stronger-navy-but-first-she-has-to-get-reelected\/\">Elaine Luria, a Virginia representative who used her seat to fiercely advocate for a larger Navy,<\/a> lost her seat to Republican state senator Jen Kiggans. The district boasts a large number of shipyard workers, service members, veterans and their families given its proximity to Naval Station Norfolk \u2014 a base that services nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and submarines.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/govcon\/contracting\/2022\/11\/08\/small-shipyards-consolidate-amid-navy-program-delays\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/897495.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Small shipyards consolidate amid Navy program delays<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Though several ship programs more accessible to small yards are in the works, they won&#039;t go into production until 2025 or later.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Luria was one of four Democrats considered military and foreign policy leaders and labeled as vulnerable in what was expected to be a Republican-friendly election. However, Democrats generally outperformed those predictions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Michigan Democrat Elissa Slotkin will return to Congress and the defense policy committee next year after winning a close race. Fellow committee member Jared Golden, a Democrat from Maine, also appears to be in line for a victory in his reelection bid, although the race still has not yet been called. Golden currently leads Republican Bruce Poliquin by more than 4% with 80% of the vote counted, according to the Associated Press.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Golden\u2019s district includes the Bath Iron Works shipyard, which House Armed Services Chairman Adam Smith, D-Wash., toured in September to highlight the Maine Democrat\u2019s defense work for his constituents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And Virginia Democrat Abigail Spanberger, who sits on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, also defied national expectations and kept her seat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Republican Don Bacon of Nebraska, another House Armed Services Committee member, ran in a race the Cook Political Report labeled a \u201ctoss-up,\u201d but he managed to hold onto his seat as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whether they\u2019ll serve in a Republican-controlled Congress or a Democratic-led one remains to be seen. Dozens of House races across the country have yet to be settled, according to the Associated Press.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kiggans is a Navy veteran who received significant help in the race from national Republican leaders. On Monday, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin traveled to the district to campaign for Kiggans, calling a victory for her key to a Republican majority in the House.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Luria \u2014 a former Navy commander \u2014 has used her position as the House Armed Services Committee\u2019s vice chairwoman to criticize President Joe Biden for proposing Pentagon budgets she views as too low and to push for large topline increases to boost the Navy\u2019s fleet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She bluntly said Biden\u2019s proposed $813 billion defense budget for fiscal 2023 \u201csucks,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/2022\/04\/05\/top-defense-officials-acknowledge-pentagon-used-incorrect-inflation-rate-to-draft-budget\/\">arguing the Pentagon budget should grow 3% to 5% every year<\/a> over inflation.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/congress\/2022\/11\/04\/veterans-are-running-for-congress-who-to-watch-on-election-night\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22298804221106.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Veterans are running for Congress \u2014 who to watch on election night<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Eighteen races on the ballot this month will feature two veterans vying against each other for a seat in Congress.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Luria and Golden in June <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/2022\/06\/22\/no-consensus-yet-on-military-spending-for-next-year-except-for-more-of-it\/\">offered an amendment to the FY23 National Defense Authorization Act to boost the defense budget topline by $37 billion<\/a>, in part to build five more ships and procure other hardware. 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