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1998-2005 served in US Navy

incumbent

accused of his team forging signatures to get an independent on the ballot to get votes away from Luria

Taylor is a fairly moderate Republican as he believes in stricter gun laws, and believes abortion should be up to the woman, however he does oppose the Affordable Care Act.

Taylor voted in favor of the 2017 tax cut and says the country needs to find a way to address the Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid problem.

middle right economic views

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20 years as a surface warfare officer and nuclear engineer in the Navy

Luria is more of an ideological Democrat as she supports universal background checks for buying guns and opposes bump stocks, wants to focus on climate change, and favors raising minimum wage to $15.

says she wants an economy that works for everyone not just those at the top

middle left economics views

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2016 population: 745,816

67.21% White

19.97% Black

5.41% Asian

7.76% Hispanic

0.26% Native American

Biggest Cities:

Virginia Beach- pop 450,000

Norfolk- pop 240,000

Hampton- pop 130,000

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Resident of VA

Register 22 days prior to election

No early voting

Absentee voting allowed under various circumstances (college, pregnant, work, vacation)

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Tourism is a major industry in District 2 especially within the cities of Williamsburg and Virginia Beach

In 2017, Virginia Beach visitors spent 2.4 billion dollars and has experienced a consecutive increase in this number from 2013-2017

Another large industry is Manufacturing because the Port of Virginia is located in this district

This port has the most advanced port terminal in the country

More than 20% of the region’s manufacturers are located in Virginia Beach

Three Fortune 500 Companies have headquarters in Virginia Beach:

​Hampton Roads Bankshares

Parsons Brinckerhoff

global strategic consulting and engineering firm

Clark Nexsen

global leader in engineering services

The three largest employers in the area are all located in Norfolk

Norfolk Southern

28,044 employees

Class I railroad that operates 21,500 route miles in 22 states

Sentara Healthcare

25,129 employees

not-for-profit health system with 12 hospitals

Beacon Holding Inc

24,800 employees

retailing industry

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Virginia's GDP is 435 billion in 2016

Virginia's 2nd district has an unemployment rate of 4.4

The United State's unemployment is at 3.7

The median income is $70,500

The US median income is $61,372

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Total non-farm has the most employees both in the US and in the VA Beach Metropolitan Area.

Information has the least amount of employees.

Overall, the VA Beach Metropolitan Area's distribution of occupation is similar to that of the US as a whole.

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A poll done by the New York Times from October 18 to October 22 shows Taylor with 45% support, and Luria at 42%, showing a close race.

There was a sample size 508 and a margin of error of 4.6.

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Virginia's second congressional district supported Trump with 48%

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President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden have both endorsed Luria.

The NRA has endorsed Taylor.

Elaine Luria raised a total of $3,611,756.58.

$2,456,938.11 of that being from individual contributions.

Luria's biggest contributor was Alphabet Inc, an American multinational conglomerate, giving $21,109.

Scott Taylor raised a total of $3,651,856.95.

$2,387,451.75 of that being from individual contributions.

Taylor's biggest contributor was Honeywell International, an American multinational conglomerate, giving  $15.351.

The US Navy contributed to both Taylor and Luria's campaign

$14,800 to Luria, $10,950 to Taylor

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The majority of the issues talked about by both candidates are on a national level, but they do affect locally as well. These issues include, abortion, immigration, economy, and healthcare.

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Based on the research I have done for this election I think Taylor will be reelected as representative for District 2. I mainly think this because in most of the polls he is leading as well as he is the incumbent. Incumbents usually have an easier time winning reelection because the people already know them and know their politics. Also, this district has voted for Trump in the 2016 election. However, the polls have been very close and are not always reliable, as shown in the 2016 presidential election. Also, it is expected that many Republican districts will flip in this election and this district could be one of those cases.